re: Potential replacement for when Saban retires

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He took a fairly powerful program that was suffering through some mediocrity (think Bama between Stallings and Saban) and righted the ship.

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So he shouldn't be getting any credit for taking a traditionally good program and restoring it? I am sure you can follow what my next point will be.

Hiring Saban proved that it takes someone who has experience winning championships at the top level and has sustained it. When a coach is at that level, they usually have the leadership capabilities of managing that caliber of program. Unfortunately, that list is really small and when it comes to coaches who will actually come here, it gets smaller. Dabo has proven he can win at a high level, that he can recruit at a high level (especially in this part of the country), and he can do it over an extended time period. Sure, he doesn't quietly pace the sideline like Bryant or Saban, but in the end he has the resume that we will be looking for especially as he matures as a coach.

There isn't a Saban clone out there at the moment and we don't need to shackle ourselves like we did post-Bryant. Up & Comers can't handle this job nor can an assistant that's on staff.