re: Lets talk Dave Aranda.

What if Aranda was contacted not for the DC position but for the command chair?

The rumor goes that Saban has very quietly let the people that needed to know that he’s ready to move on. Some say to the NFL again, some say to Lake Lanier. The people in the know then went to Dabo and asked him to come home which he politely declined. After some discussion, it was determined that Pruitt hasn’t proven enough yet at UT and Smart and Jimbo are not viable options. Bama has always preferred a defensive minded coach. The two best out there that appear ready to take the next step are Venables and Aranda. Venables has some type of baggage from his past that gives everyone cold feet so feelers have gone out to Aranda. It would strike a blow to LSU and give us a promising looking new head coach.

Just rumors and I’m not even confident in the quality of the sauces but I have heard some folks reading between the lines and coming up with this theory. It’s not beyond the realm of possibility. Unlikely, yes. Impossible, no.