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Worst College Football Coaching Opening
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:21 pm
Will definitely be Alabama whenever Saban retires. Can you imagine the expectations of the fan base? The closest equivalent I can think of is when John Wooden retired as UCLA's basketball coach. Wooden won 10 national championships. Gene Bartow was hired following Wooden and only coached two years there. Had a great winning average those two years but left and started a program from scratch rather than trying to live up to Wooden's legacy. In fact both Bartow and the following coach had a better winning percentage than Wooden but both only lasted two years. The school went twenty years before they won another national championship following Wooden. There is no one that can fill Saban's shoes. In a few years, Bama fans better start bracing for a twenty year drought.
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Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:25 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Not to mention life when its not football season. At least at other schools like LSU, Notre Dame, Texas you can at least watch some good basketball or baseball. February-September must be miserable for Gumps
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:27 pm to Ramblin Wreck
The expectations are going to suck but if a coach can win there those lunatics will worship him like he's Jesus himself.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:28 pm to Ramblin Wreck
They just need to hire Les. He did a great job following Saban at LSU
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:29 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Funny. Everyone was saying the worst college football coaching opening was Alabama BEFORE Saban was hired.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:29 pm to Ramblin Wreck
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The melt that keeps on giving
The melt that keeps on giving
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:30 pm to Ramblin Wreck
The recruiting and talent train will likely still be on the tracks once Saban decides to hang'em up. Programs like USCw or Texas are much less desirable because the expectations are relatable but the direction of each program couldn't be more different.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:31 pm to Ramblin Wreck
We can just look to LSU to see how long a coach can live off what Saban built.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:34 pm to Ramblin Wreck
You may have heard of a guy named Bear Bryant.
Frank Thomas. Wallace Wade?
We're used to it.
Frank Thomas. Wallace Wade?
We're used to it.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:34 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Normally I say that any coach worth a damn will take a job with high expectations because they believe they can win and meet the expectations. But following Saban is a different thing completely. There is no meeting expectations after he is gone from there. They should just make some kind of sophisticated robot that generates coaching decisions based on internally processed statistics and put an Alabama hat on its head. And even the robot might resign after a few seasons.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:40 pm to Ramblin Wreck
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Will definitely be Alabama whenever Saban retires. Can you imagine the expectations of the fan base? The closest equivalent I can think of is when John Wooden retired as UCLA's basketball coach. Wooden won 10 national championships. Gene Bartow was hired following Wooden and only coached two years there. Had a great winning average those two years but left and started a program from scratch rather than trying to live up to Wooden's legacy. In fact both Bartow and the following coach had a better winning percentage than Wooden but both only lasted two years. The school went twenty years before they won another national championship following Wooden. There is no one that can fill Saban's shoes. In a few years, Bama fans better start bracing for a twenty year drought.
What about the time the Dallas Cowboys fired Tom Landry? They hired some guy by the name of Jimmy Johnson to replace him. I believe that ended up working out pretty well for them.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:52 pm to Ramblin Wreck
On the flipside of that Kentucky Basketball has won 8 NCs through multiple coaches. Joe B. Hall succeeded Rupp and won a NC himself.
Alabama has dealt with a massive opening after a legendary coach (Bryant). There'll be a drop off but they'll be fine.
Alabama has dealt with a massive opening after a legendary coach (Bryant). There'll be a drop off but they'll be fine.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:53 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Bama is going to take a massive step back once Saban hangs it up. How could they not? They won't be able to recruit just off a name alone anymore. Probably will get a great coach. But it's not going to be Dabo.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 9:55 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Worst...just stop
I'll worry bout that when it comes. Enjoying right now too much...or is Saban heading to Texas again?
Seriously, We ARE college football right now as we have been before. It's cool. I know LSU fans have been waiting on his retirement since he came here but we don't think too much about it.
Biggest point- did miles ever REALLY replace Saban? Was Saban totally forgotten and miles had everybody totally bought in behind him with no mention of Saban again? Don't give a national title bullshite story, did u ever really forget Saban?
I'll worry bout that when it comes. Enjoying right now too much...or is Saban heading to Texas again?
Seriously, We ARE college football right now as we have been before. It's cool. I know LSU fans have been waiting on his retirement since he came here but we don't think too much about it.
Biggest point- did miles ever REALLY replace Saban? Was Saban totally forgotten and miles had everybody totally bought in behind him with no mention of Saban again? Don't give a national title bullshite story, did u ever really forget Saban?
Posted on 10/16/16 at 10:03 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Posted on 10/16/16 at 10:09 pm to Ramblin Wreck
I remember when they forced The Bear to retire thus killing him .... I suspect they'll somehow kill the midget as well.
Posted on 10/16/16 at 10:20 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Not even close. Arkansas or Mizzou, at their best, will always be worse. Have you been to those shithole parts of the country?
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