| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
| Location: | Mississippi |
| Biography: | B.A., magna cum laude, University of Alabama, 1976 J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1979 University of Alabama “Million Dollar Band,” 1972-1975 |
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| Occupation: | Attorney at Law |
| Number of Posts: | 7 |
| Registered on: | 11/16/2008 |
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Y’all always have a serious shot, especially in Tuscaloosa, it seems, although we always do well in Tiger Stadium.
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re: Saban to LSU?
Posted by Bama76 on 10/29/25 at 9:49 am to PurpleSingularity
Well, I don’t intend to come across as so presumptuous to claim to “know” what LSU fans think. I just sometimes get that impression, is all. I certainly could be mistaken.
Saban to LSU?
Posted by Bama76 on 10/29/25 at 9:39 am
Bama grad here, so discount my comments accordingly. A few points, in my opinion:
1. Nick Saban loves LSU and has said so many times. This does not mean he would consider coming out of retirement for LSU or anywhere else.
2. Nick Saban also loves Alabama and has said so many times. But I personally believe that LSU fans tend to forget that Saban did not leave to coach Alabama, but to coach in the pros, something he has admitted was not a good choice for him ultimately. Indeed, he obviously regrets not staying at LSU at the time, and would, I think, have been both happy and successful in Baton Rouge had he done so. That does not mean, however, that he and Miss Terry have not also been exceedingly happy throughout his raging success in Tuscaloosa.
3. There’s nothing Saban has ever done or said to suggest that he ever regretted coaching at Alabama instead of at LSU or anywhere else. Indeed, his entire conduct suggests he greatly appreciates the opportunity he was given. He is rightly proud of his success and legacy in T-town and, I think, is manifestly satisfied with the finality of his extraordinary career; he literally has nothing left to prove and clearly no “need” to ever coach again.
4. Nick Saban “loves” retirement, by all accounts. He has a relatively low-stress but high-paying, high prestige gig on national TV, and is universally regarded as the ultimate guru and wise man of the college football world. This image won’t change even if he never coaches another down. Miss Terry “loves” her new life with Nick, and we know her influence on all things that matter. I don’t doubt the Sabans’ love for Baton Rouge, but they manifestly love Tuscaloosa also, and have maintained a great home life there and on their other properties elsewhere.
5. LSU is a great school, a tremendous college football environment, and will hire a fine coach and will have great future success. LSU, as traditionally, will regularly compete for conference and national championships. It just won’t be Nick Saban who coaches them.
With much respect for the Tigahs . . . . Good luck! (Excepting the next game)
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1. Nick Saban loves LSU and has said so many times. This does not mean he would consider coming out of retirement for LSU or anywhere else.
2. Nick Saban also loves Alabama and has said so many times. But I personally believe that LSU fans tend to forget that Saban did not leave to coach Alabama, but to coach in the pros, something he has admitted was not a good choice for him ultimately. Indeed, he obviously regrets not staying at LSU at the time, and would, I think, have been both happy and successful in Baton Rouge had he done so. That does not mean, however, that he and Miss Terry have not also been exceedingly happy throughout his raging success in Tuscaloosa.
3. There’s nothing Saban has ever done or said to suggest that he ever regretted coaching at Alabama instead of at LSU or anywhere else. Indeed, his entire conduct suggests he greatly appreciates the opportunity he was given. He is rightly proud of his success and legacy in T-town and, I think, is manifestly satisfied with the finality of his extraordinary career; he literally has nothing left to prove and clearly no “need” to ever coach again.
4. Nick Saban “loves” retirement, by all accounts. He has a relatively low-stress but high-paying, high prestige gig on national TV, and is universally regarded as the ultimate guru and wise man of the college football world. This image won’t change even if he never coaches another down. Miss Terry “loves” her new life with Nick, and we know her influence on all things that matter. I don’t doubt the Sabans’ love for Baton Rouge, but they manifestly love Tuscaloosa also, and have maintained a great home life there and on their other properties elsewhere.
5. LSU is a great school, a tremendous college football environment, and will hire a fine coach and will have great future success. LSU, as traditionally, will regularly compete for conference and national championships. It just won’t be Nick Saban who coaches them.
With much respect for the Tigahs . . . . Good luck! (Excepting the next game)
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The FAA may care about AU also, though arguably not as much as the USDA does.
One of the Texas schools versus Alabama, if Georgia drills UT or if Vandy pops the Viles (both a distinct possibility). It Tennessee wins out, they will play Texas or A&M and will deserve to be there.
re: CFB better when AU is relevant?
Posted by Bama76 on 11/10/24 at 4:41 pm to RollingwiththeTide62
You’re asking the wrong guy. :lol:
Personally, I don’t believe Auburn can ever be much more relevant than as a spoiler whenever Bama and Georgia both are at the top. The Barn must have one, at least, of Bama or Georgia, failing as a program for them to rise to true relevance. (I don’t even pretend this is an objective or unbiased take, so that’s that!)
Personally, I don’t believe Auburn can ever be much more relevant than as a spoiler whenever Bama and Georgia both are at the top. The Barn must have one, at least, of Bama or Georgia, failing as a program for them to rise to true relevance. (I don’t even pretend this is an objective or unbiased take, so that’s that!)
One thing I respect about Kelly’s postgame press conference . . .
Posted by Bama76 on 11/10/24 at 4:32 pm
is that he says his team’s psyche after the loss is not about the playoffs per se. Thank God! We college football fans, of whatever school, shouldn’t make everything about the playoff standings. Don’t get me wrong; I’m tickled that Bama is still in the hunt and has a great chance to be in the Top 12 if we keep winning. As a Bama grad, I naturally believe that is where we should be. But, playoff status, or the lack thereof, should never be your prime lament if you don’t play your best, for whatever reason, in big games against your rivals. Team focus (and, in my opinion, fan focus) rather always must be playing to your standard, whether real or idealized. When you fail to do that, it is that regret that matters the most, and it is that shortcoming which must be addressed honestly if success ever is to be realized. Quite simply, it is the driver of whatever success you will achieve. “Process,” if you will.
Failure to advance to the playoffs of course is a prime indicator (for the elite schools like Bama and LSU) of a season’s failure to play to your standard. But, it is an indicator, not your raison d’etre. From where I stand, beating LSU is always going to be great in and of itself, regardless of where the playoff race shakes out. Ditto against Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, et al. Some things are much more visceral, and more important, than checking a playoff box. I believe that, I believe that Bama thinks that way, and if Kelly and his team really believe this too, then I respect them all the more for that.
Also, for what it’s worth, when I close my eyes and ponder “big time” college football, in my mind’s eye, at least, I see Crimson and White lining up against Purple and Gold. That, my friends, is cream rising to the top. May it always be so.
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Vandy 79
Failure to advance to the playoffs of course is a prime indicator (for the elite schools like Bama and LSU) of a season’s failure to play to your standard. But, it is an indicator, not your raison d’etre. From where I stand, beating LSU is always going to be great in and of itself, regardless of where the playoff race shakes out. Ditto against Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, et al. Some things are much more visceral, and more important, than checking a playoff box. I believe that, I believe that Bama thinks that way, and if Kelly and his team really believe this too, then I respect them all the more for that.
Also, for what it’s worth, when I close my eyes and ponder “big time” college football, in my mind’s eye, at least, I see Crimson and White lining up against Purple and Gold. That, my friends, is cream rising to the top. May it always be so.
Roll Tide!
Bama 76
Vandy 79
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