Saban would not even entertain the discussion until the season in Miami was over.With all due respect, we didn't hire Saban until January because Rich Rod backed out at the last minute. Thank you queen of the aqua net.
And for the record, Mal Moore quite deftly 'offered' the job to RichRod - once I found out the real story, I was amazed at his 'political' abilities. He knew what he was doing the whole time...