I for one hope he is the coach in waiting and coach in training. I think each situation, Perkins and Dubose, are much different than today. From a former player I know in the Dubose era, he just did not know how to be a head coach. Practice would start, and he was with the d-line the entire practice. Come game time, he just did not have a grasp on what to do as a head coach. When I see KS on the sideline, he just seems more in tune with the full flow of the game. Plus he loves recruiting, which Dubose and Perkins were never very excited about doing. KS has helped build the atmosphere we have now, which goes a long way when Saban retires.