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re: Kiffin accepts FAU job
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:03 am to OldPete
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:03 am to OldPete
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Since when has any Bama OC been a long-term thing after Saban got here in '07? Applewhite for 1 year, McElwain for 4, Nuss for 2, and Kiffin for 3...I recall hearing McElwain joke earlier this year how he was the longest serving OC at Bama under Saban...
Whomever we get as OC, I seriously doubt he's here long-term either...
I think that's pretty typical for any successful program. Guys who can't quite meet the expected standards quickly get moved out (Applewhite & Nuss) and guys that are successful get promoted to the next step, which in the case of a coordinator is HC somewhere. Kirby was the obvious exception in that I think it is pretty clear now that he was holding out for one particular job.
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Posted on 12/13/16 at 11:38 am to JustGetItRight
Bruce Feldman thinks Charlie Weis Jr. may follow Kiffin to FAU.
Posted on 12/14/16 at 10:43 am to JustGetItRight
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Guys who can't quite meet the expected standards quickly get moved out (Applewhite & Nuss)
I'd always assumed that was the case with both Applewhite and Nuss...however, I read the other day where Saban was defending Nuss who was under fire for UF's offensive woes. He said that Nuss did a good job for Bama and hated to see him leave after only 2 years but that the UM job was a great opportunity for him. ( LINK) I guess it could just be coach-speak...
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