re: Congratulations, Alabama. 2009 SEC Champions!

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He was and is a mercenary - albeit a very good one - just as he is for you.

Don't get very used to him - when you have been a Spartan, Tiger, Dolphin, and now a body of red water, don't think he isn't capable of becoming something else down the road. Enjoy him while you can.

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Bama fan from another board I frequent:
RedFlash wrote:
You guys are worse the Auburn fans.

I know half you talking heads are messing with me, but for those who are serious I promise you Alabama will be his last major college job of his career. And there is 0% chance that Saban takes a job in the north again. He's found a fanbase that has match his intensity. Not to mention Terry and Kristin both absolutely loves Tuscaloosa (tho I do believe when Saban retires, he will retire to Louisana) so while the messing is purely comical and these kind of "fake rumors" will happen every (at the wishful thinking of SEC rivals) year I am fully confident Saban will be a Bama for the duration of his career. So either learn to tolerate Bama, or ignore us, either way Bama isn't going away anytime soon.

More from said gump fan:
And yet I am still not afraid of losing Nick Saban. LSU fanbase is rabid and all, but for nearly thirty years they were pretty much doormats of the SEC until Nick Saban got there, excluding a few good seasons. SO again very few fanbases can match Bama fans intensity about college football. Terry Saban still does loves Louisana and they still have friends in the state, which is why I expect the family to return to Louisana for retirement. Otherwise there really isn't too many better jobs in America then the Bama job. That's not delusion that is fact. You can believe all you want about CNS will leave at the first opportunity, but you would be believing something that is a lie. And if Saban does decide to leave we have his protege already on the staff in Kirby Smart, so again I am not afraid of losing Saban for some reason. But again there is less then 10% chance of Saban leaving Bama at this stage of his coaching career. That's like saying Pete Carroll is deciding to leave USC to coach at Northwest Central State. If people don't think Pete Carroll will leave USC, and he has been to as many places in his career as Nick and only at USC has he been able to stay longer then five years, then why do people think Saban is automatically guarantee to leave? But hey he gets the benefit of the doubt, but Saban doesn't. That's okay