Nick Saban, considered among the greatest college football coaches of all time who won six national titles at Alabama, is retiring, sources told ESPN's Chris Low on Wednesday.

Saban, 72, just completed his 17th season at Alabama, which ended in a loss to eventual national champion Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

[www.espn.com]

The man has nothing left to prove, he eclipsed Alabama legend Bear Bryant. He lead his teams to seven national championships in 20 years (1 at LSU, 6 at Alabama) but two of those seasons were with the Miami Dolphins in the NFL. So his teams won the national championship once every three years on average since 2003.

Word has it that Lane Kiffin just wet himself.



EDIT - it's apparently official. He has told the team.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2024 06:44PM by Ombligo.

The portal may explode.

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Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)

I saw Alabama fans complaining about him in the last few years. What a spoiled fan base.

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Never heard of him before today.

Don’t celebrate too soon rgG. Bama’s got enough cash to tempt Kirby back but will probably end up with Kiffen again.

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Don’t celebrate too soon rgG. Bama’s got enough cash to tempt Kirby back but will probably end up with Kiffen again.

I don’t think Kirby would defect, but who knows.
I am just sick of hearing about Saban.

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Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)

I saw some Bama fans complaining about Saban and I looked up his record. What a bum.

7 National (2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020)
11 SEC (2001, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2014–2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023)
1 MAC (1990)
12 SEC Western Division (2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014-2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023)

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Don’t celebrate too soon rgG. Bama’s got enough cash to tempt Kirby back but will probably end up with Kiffen again.

I don’t think Kirby would defect, but who knows.
I am just sick of hearing about Saban.

He sure enuf stomped some jaw-ja dreams.

Whoever comes in will likely be a short-term fill. When the new coach doesn't win a national championship within three years, he'll be booted. Alabama chewed through seven coaches in the two decades after Bear Bryant retired, before hiring Saben.

My devious mind says to go after your strongest competition (Dabo Sweeney, Kirby Smart, Brian Kelly) to cripple their current team and give yourself a shot for a few years before moving on.

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“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.” -- François de La Rochefoucauld

"Those who cannot accept the past are condemned to revise it." -- Geo. Mathias

The German word for contraceptive is “Schwangerschaftsverhütungsmittel”. By the time you finished saying that, it’s too late

Dabo already makes $11m for Clemson to go 4-4 in the ACC this year.

Overrated.

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Dabo already makes $11m for Clemson to go 4-4 in the ACC this year.

Overrated.

The recruiting landscape has changed with NIL deals. Some recruits that will make decent deals no longer feel the absolute need to go to Alabama for absolute exposure and money. Unreasonable Bama fans may be in for years of coach carousel. No one is going to replicate what Saban did.

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So Huskies coach heads to Alabama.
They got a golden boy, hope it goes well.