re: Saban wanted Freeze as co OC; SEC said no

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I mean we’re just going to have to agree to disagree here bc I just don’t believe these types of things should be part of the SEC commish’s powers

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It probably wasn't some power he enforced. More like he didn't want it to happen and Saban was smarter than to try and piss him off by moving forward despite the disapproval.

Bama could probably pull an Ole Miss and just hire him and say "we got lawyers, come at us," but that never ends well.