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re: Saban: The thought of retirement terrifies me
Posted on 6/9/17 at 9:46 am to 14&Counting
Posted on 6/9/17 at 9:46 am to 14&Counting
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No but you show up in every Saban retirement thread lecturing us about the inevitable fall
this is sort of true. I find it interesting looking at different coaches and when their return start to diminish. For the "good but not great" coaches like a Les Miles it seems like very late 50's early 60's is when the game passes them by and they are unable to adapt. For those who do adapt, the true greats, it tends to buy them 6 or 7 years of extended relevance or so (roughly).
It's just an interesting subject.
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and clucking about how the cracks are showing
You must be thinking of someone else bc i don't think cracks are showing yet.
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There is no evidence whatsoever that Saban is slowing down anytime soon.
Well the evidence would be history of other all time great coaches. Even across all sports the oldest you see is usually late 60's. I think the Marlins manager was in his early 70's.
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Posted on 6/9/17 at 9:56 am to Draconian Sanctions
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It's just an interesting subject.
I agree with you that coaching a big time program in college or professionally is a killer gig. It will burn you out eventually. Despite the money you can make, you typically have a short window. Fans and owners are increasingly impatient and demand results. Saban is a rare breed who seems to embrace it and thrive off it. Billechik is another....I believe he is the same age as Saban. So is Pete Carroll. However, we all see what happens when some coaches stay longer than they should. Paterno and Bowden are good examples.
He has Bama organized like a corporation of which he is the CEO so that makes it considerably easier on him and he can think more strategically about the game, direction of the program, and is years ahead of the curve on recruiting.
Posted on 6/9/17 at 10:17 am to Draconian Sanctions
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it seems like very late 50's early 60's is when the game passes them by and they are unable to adapt. For those who do adapt, the true greats, it tends to buy them 6 or 7 years of extended relevance or so (roughly).
I get Les Miles as an obvious reference point for the first part of this quote, but who are some examples you can cite of those who adapted and it bought them 6 or 7 more years? Also, how do the resumes prior to adapting compare to the resume of Saban prior to adapting?
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