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Posted on 12/5/13 at 2:42 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Posted on 12/5/13 at 2:42 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Orangebloods article confirming a meeting with mack brown, bill powers, and steve patterson next week
bunch of stuff we already know about the Saban rumors in the article, but they also give a much lower number than most estimates I've seen ($7 million) which I suspect Bama will easily match.
edit: this post wasn't a response to your "Mack Brown is employed" comment. It was just a newly posted article that I thought should get some attention as it's probably the most reputable source pointing to Mack Brown's departure, and I responded to your comment because it was the last one in the thread.
bunch of stuff we already know about the Saban rumors in the article, but they also give a much lower number than most estimates I've seen ($7 million) which I suspect Bama will easily match.
edit: this post wasn't a response to your "Mack Brown is employed" comment. It was just a newly posted article that I thought should get some attention as it's probably the most reputable source pointing to Mack Brown's departure, and I responded to your comment because it was the last one in the thread.
This post was edited on 12/5/13 at 2:45 pm
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Posted on 12/5/13 at 2:45 pm to baytiger
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much lower number than most estimates I've seen ($7 million)
This is reasonable. Nobody is going to offer $12-15 mil for a college corch.
Posted on 12/5/13 at 2:55 pm to baytiger
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but they also give a much lower number than most estimates I've seen ($7 million) which I suspect Bama will easily match.
I can't see how that does it - at least when he signs, he will have to be the highest paid coach in America, NFL coaches included - that's the whole purpose of this - Sexton has been working this deal for about 2 years - ever since the rumblings in Texas - that's why Saban's name was floated for Penn State (pre-scandal, of course), but I believe that was more smoke than fire - just to keep Alabama officials guessing. His hand was pretty strong last year, leading up to the BCS run, but Texas wasn't ready to drop the ax on Mack - now the "Saban to Texas" window seems to be closing rapidly - Mack has made it difficult for them by winning just enough this year to make it tough to just fire him.
The USC vacancy going quickly sure helped Texas breathe a sigh of relief - but if they want Saban, it pretty much has to be now.
Things are lining up for this - as Saban is almost certainly not going to the big game this year, he's losing McCarron and possibly Nussmier. This is, literally, the longest he's ever held a single job.
Again - could be leveraging his "final" contract at UAT or planning his final move - but like them or not, Jimmy Sexton and Nick Saban know how to play this game - and play it well.
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