Is Dabo gone too?

[stech81]

And yet they hired Bill Curry from GT.

That was on their AD Steve Sloan both were gone after year 3

 

[Vespidae]

Saban is 70 years old. Dabo played and coached at Alabama not to mention he was raised in Alabama too. If Saban can win one more National Championship he might hang it up. Alabama would go after Dabo.

No. Not going to happen. There was a time when Dabo was the front runner to replace Saban, but that time has passed. Besides, he has a legitimate culture of his own making at Clemson. No, the inside scoop is that the front runner to replace Saban when the time comes is Lane Kiffin. He's still well-liked at Alabama and ran an exciting brand of offense ... which is the game now.

While it is POSSIBLE that Saban may retire, there are no indications that he will. My guess is that he will continue until there is a firm continuity plan in place. No one at Alabama wants to repeat the years of wandering in the desert.

 

[Vespidae]

And yet they hired Bill Curry from GT.

Alabama pursued Curry at the behest of Joab Thomas, the university president at the time. He wanted to change the image of the school away from football as its brand. Bad idea.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Saban is a power freak and part time bully. He'll wind up leaving Bama feet first. No way he walks off from the power he has there.

 

[JasonJ]

Heard Miami is trying to hire D-Rad and Cristobal.

 

[iceeater1969]

LOL. Bama donors are not hiring the coach from UAB. Similar to LSU and Napier. They'd consider it beneath them.

So he could be a possible gt candidate if we don't improve by more than 33%.

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

Saban is a power freak and part time bully. He'll wind up leaving Bama feet first. No way he walks off from the power he has there.

He sure bullied the heck out of your mutts last Saturday. For that he has my undying gratitude.

 

[WrongShadeOfGold]

I do agree that I think they’ll go after Dabo first, however I doubt he’d go for it. I think the next Alabama coach post-Saban will be Bill Clark from UAB. Has openly said he doesn’t want to leave the state of Alabama and is a phenomenal coach.

There is no way in hell that the next coach of the University of Alabama is coming from UAB. It doesn't matter how good of a coach he is.

 

[gville_jacket]

LOL. Bama donors are not hiring the coach from UAB. Similar to LSU and Napier. They'd consider it beneath them.

I get it. I know why you say that. But the dude took a program that literally disbanded and took them to three straight conference champ games. And people in Alabama love Bill Clark.

 

[Jophish17]

Imagine if Ted Roof gets promoted out of this

 

[Gomez Adams]

He sure bullied the heck out of your mutts last Saturday. For that he has my undying gratitude.

They're not "my" mutts. I was pulling for Alabama. I hate UGA almost as much as I hate Notre Dame.

 

[RamblinRed]

Heard Miami is trying to hire D-Rad and Cristobal.

This is now being reported as official. Supposedly $8M/yr plus significant investment in football facilities.

D-Rad supposedly was onboard to come if they were able to hire Cristobal, but nothing official has been released yet there.

Alamo Bowl may be the most interesting bowl as it has 2 big name teams that have lost their head coaches.

I've never seen a football coaching change this year like this one.
FL, LSU, OK, USC, Miami, OR, ND. 7 of the top 20 to 25 jobs in the country. 3 of them have hired coaches from the other 4.

 

[Vespidae]

I get it. I know why you say that. But the dude took a program that literally disbanded and took them to three straight conference champ games. And people in Alabama love Bill Clark.

People in Alabama (and I'm one of them) don't even know who Bill Clark is. UAB? It's a medical school. No one gives a hoot about it.

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

They're not "my" mutts. I was pulling for Alabama. I hate UGA almost as much as I hate Notre Dame.

 

[g0lftime]

I do agree that I think they’ll go after Dabo first, however I doubt he’d go for it. I think the next Alabama coach post-Saban will be Bill Clark from UAB. Has openly said he doesn’t want to leave the state of Alabama and is a phenomenal coach.

Mistake to follow a legendary coach and I don't care how good you are.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

If I was Dabo i'd go there in a heartbeat.

Mistake to follow a legendary coach and I don't care how good you are.

Agree. He will get a statue at Clemson. Fired at Bama. The next coach at Bama will not last 5 years.

 

[kalld12]

Agree. He will get a statue at Clemson. Fired at Bama. The next coach at Bama will not last 5 years.

Fair point!

 

[lauraee]

Agree. He will get a statue at Clemson. Fired at Bama. The next coach at Bama will not last 5 years.

Unless the Venables replacement fails.If Dabo doesn't get good assistant coaches & fails to make the CFP for a few years....

 

[Jetdrive3]

Saban is 70 years old. Dabo played and coached at Alabama not to mention he was raised in Alabama too. If Saban can win one more National Championship he might hang it up. Alabama would go after Dabo.

Nah. He is in good health. Nowhere close to retirement. What would he or Bellechick do with themselves.

 

[Jetdrive3]

--or just visiting the Raiders for "fun"? Something could be brewing at Clemson. INTERESTING!

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