re: How disappointed/butthurt will Auburn/LSU fans be when Saban stays?

If you think this would change anything substantially on this board then you don't understand Rant mechanics.

He leaves;
Bama fans mad
Bama not the best job.
Bama in decline
Bama settles for X coach. No one else will take.
Problems A,B and C which will give Bama big problems down the road are the reason Saban left.
Recruiting for Bama is suffering.

He stays:
Bama fan mad.
Bama not the best job.
When Saban leaves at some point In future, Bama will decline.
Bama had to bribe Saban to stay. Bama not the best job.
When Saban leaves, Bama will have to settle for X coach.
Saban almost leaving has to do with problems A, B, and C which will cause long term problems at Bama.
Since Saban almost left, recruiting will suffer.