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Josh Pate alluding to top football head coaches readying to retire in their primes…

Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:41 am
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65070 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:41 am
Due to the current state of college football.

Multiple college football coaches, some of whom are giants in the sport, have spoken to him off the record and have told him in no uncertain terms that they are thinking about retiring unless things change within the next couple of years.

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Posted by OlDirtyTiger7
Member since Sep 2017
188 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:44 am to
I've largely retired as a fan. I no longer watch games that don't involve my team, and even then I'm not as emotionally invested as I used to be. The sport has gone completely off the rails.
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
52501 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:44 am to
Kirby Smart and Lincoln Riley are two of them
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Member since Aug 2013
7684 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:46 am to
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Multiple college football coaches, some of whom are giants in the sport,


The last giant of the sport retired a couple of weeks ago.
Posted by Opry
Member since Oct 2023
2022 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:50 am to
I can bring myself to watch Bama if they are doing good. No longer watch gameday, other teams, a lot of the talking head shows. Too much other bigger things in life and the world going on.
Posted by Audioman213
Member since Dec 2012
933 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:51 am to
Gameday has become preachy & message based IMO. Bowl season is horrendous now.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98974 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:51 am to
Makes sense. Look at who all retired on the basketball side when NIL and recruiting changes happened (Roy Williams, Coach K, Jay Wright).
Posted by Dawg4Life47
Beach
Member since Sep 2013
8431 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:53 am to
Kirby is going for Saban's record
Posted by bengalfan50
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2009
2467 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:55 am to
quote:

Kirby Smart and Lincoln Riley are two of them

He said top coaches...you said Lincoln Riley.....confused you are...
Posted by biclops
Member since Oct 2011
6149 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:56 am to
quote:

I've largely retired as a fan. I no longer watch games that don't involve my team, and even then I'm not as emotionally invested as I used to be. The sport has gone completely off the rails.



This is me. I bet we would get along pretty well.
Posted by biclops
Member since Oct 2011
6149 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:57 am to
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Kirby Smart and Lincoln Riley are two of them


I bet $100 Dabo is one of them.
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
54085 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:58 am to
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Due to the current state of college football.



Will 100% happen.

The current environment of college football is exhausting. You have to recruit your players ever year on top of recruiting in general. Dealing with kids wanting more money or threatening to walk..............frick all that.

Most of these older coaches are all about to be out.
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
1855 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:59 am to
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I bet $100 Dabo is one of them.



Dabo has been a head coach for a lot longer than the other 2 though.
Posted by LSU Patrick
Member since Jan 2009
73492 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:00 am to
quote:

irby is going for Saban's record


Posted by BevoBucks
H-town
Member since Dec 2022
3954 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:04 am to
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readying to retire in their primes…due to the current state of college football.


Hard to blame them. They have generational $ and the sport’s no longer about winning or representing a tradition, just a guaranteed paycheck with a bonus.
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
11133 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:04 am to
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No longer watch gameday, other teams, a lot of the talking head shows. Too much other bigger things in life and the world going on.
GameDay has sucked for a while. Before the portal and NIL.

But I'm with you. I rarely find myself watching a game that doesn't involve UGA. My Saturdays no longer revolve around CFB. Kids stuff, enjoying the outdoors, being involved with my community, and other things are more important than football.

I used to DVR College Football Live and watch it when I'd get home. I now can't even tell you if it is still on the air.

I stream WJOX at work just as background noise because Spotify and a lot of other things are firewalled.

I'd rather be showing my kids how to do basic car care and maintenance than watching some 18-22 year olds who don't even know I exist play a game that has zero impact on me.

I haven't bought anything with the UGA logo on it since right after the CFP Championship in Indianapolis.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
41899 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:06 am to
They can’t just get all the talent to themselves now



NIL does need changes but don’t whine about it now that it’s legal.
Posted by MetryMauler
Member since Sep 2016
7132 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:06 am to
2019 feels like the last season of real college football. With NIL and such now, it's just not the same.
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
15804 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:09 am to
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You have to recruit your players ever year on top of recruiting in general.
This is a really good point. Attaining stability is nigh impossible in the current environment. If changes aren't made, the system will be too dynamic and people will lose interest due to there being zero continuity from year to year. Imagine if there were only one year contracts in professional sports and every player was a free agent every year. It would suck.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
20497 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:12 am to
quote:

2019 feels like the last season of real college football. With NIL and such now, it's just not the same.




NIL didn't really start until 2022.
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