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BREAKING: Mack Brown will resign as Texas head coach.— Longhorn Network (@LonghornNetwork) December 15, 2013
If this story by Chip Brown is true, which was published before it was announced Brown would resign, then drama is most certainly bigger in Texas: http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1587416.
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Say hello to Nick Saban
Saban already agreed to an extension at Bama.
He agreed to the deal after it looked like Brown would not be stepping down last night. I don't know if Nick will or will not be the guy, but I don't think most people, including myself, view Nick as a classy individual. If he turns around and runs. I wouldn't be surprised.
I mean honestly what about Nick Saban makes you not view him as a classy individual. I'm open to having my opinion changed but I havent seen a thing that makes me think that he isnt a stand up guy.
I think he's socially awkward and uncomfortable dealing with/understanding fans, and it rubs people the wrong way. I think he sees the media, fame and fanfare as a necessary evil, the part of his job he hates. I liken him to a professor who just wants to do research, and doesn't want to teach class (every engineer has had a couple of these).
Well, full disclosure my parents and my dad's parents went to Auburn. My parents aren't much of football fans, by my grandparents had Auburn season tickets for years. They didn't tell me dumb blond jokes. They told me dumb Alabama fan jokes... Anyways, my view on Saban.
The way he coaches his players (that I've seen) seems very disrespectful. There is a line in coaching where you have to be hard on your guys, but respect them as people and students. It feels like he crosses that line. He is very condescending during his press conferences to the media. Watch any interview during College Gameday. His eyes keep flicking back and forth to the camera. It freaks me out.
Those are all subjective views, based on what I've seen. There is just nothing that makes me like him as a person the way I like Frank. He is a great coach, but I would never want him to be my coach.
Haha I respect you admitting the Auburn bias. AJ McCarron seems like he would damn well run in front of a bus for him so that says something.
Stockholm Syndrome.
See Miami Dolphins
Guesses on how much the next staff's initial contract will cost?
"Well looks like I have to polish up the old resume..."-Larry Fedora, probably. Okay let's be honest, he definitely did that three weeks ago just in case.
Wonder what he means by "unfair playing field" and also how that specifically relates to Saban. Academics? Surely not culture or money...
FCS teams in September AND November.
I got a guy for Texas:
So is Bobby Petrino available? Jim Tressel's show-cause doesn't end until Dec 19th, 2016.
Dec 19th, 2016.... The year Beamers contract expires....
My question would be, would that old contract between Texas and Muschamp be honored, back when it was stated he would be the HC-in-waiting when he was the D-Coordinator at Texas, or has that since been voided since Muschamp jumped ship to the Swamp? That could be an interesting turn of events to watch.
Well, the old contract definitely doesn't stand, unless we're going to institute claiming off waivers into football...
For a fanbase focused only on winning a NC, all they will see (despite his Texas past) is Muschamp coming off of the worst season UF has had since 1979 and a loss to an FCS team. We can debate all we want about injuries and such, but there were many instances where that team was just inept, although their defense was pretty stout.