re: So let's talk about Saban's tree.

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Well I was figuring on someone making some type of comment regarding the height of the tree itself or the lack there of.

That's all we have against the guy at this point.

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I went ahead and got it out of the way, then.


Back on topic...determining coaching trees probably needs a different paradigm than it once did. Coaching is a much more volatile profession nowadays, with less job security -- can you imagine Richt being fired with the same success (adjusted for number of games) in prior to the 1990s or so? -- and more lateral and upwards mobility. Add in the greater power of information dissemination and ability for fans/sportswriters to provide feedback, and it's just difficult to really say where a coaching tree really deserves to start branching. Some are, as in the Kirby example mentioned, pretty obvious. Most, however, come down to fairly arbitrary/highly subjective criteria.