I think you nailed it! Please forgive my fat thumb.I'm tempted to say it's because the media got tired of looking stupid, but they seem to have an inexhaustible supply of stupid, so maybe not...
Exactly. What high profile jobs? A very weak Florida is not > Bama.What in God's name is more high profile than NUMBER 1?
Agree!He's 63, and he doesn't want to start a new life somewhere else. He's happy being the coach of the best football program in America.
Vehemently disagree!Colleges know that, plus, in all honesty, they don't won't to hire a 63 year old head coach to rebuild a program.
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Maybe I should rephrase. Most colleges would probably "prefer" to hire a younger coach to start a rebuilding job.Agree!
Vehemently disagree!
There are probably at least 120 FBS schools that would hire CNS TODAY if he would come.
I do agree that most schools would probably rather hire a younger guy, but I think CNS is so good that most people would not look at that.Maybe I should rephrase. Most colleges would probably "prefer" to hire a younger coach to start a rebuilding job.
On the other hand, Coach Saban is a very "young" 63 and could probably coach until he's 90 if he chose to, so I'll agree with your opinion on this one. I stand corrected.
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Only if they didn't have to pay hiim.Vehemently disagree!
There are probably at least 120 FBS schools that would hire CNS TODAY if he would come.
He's 63, and he doesn't want to start a new life somewhere else. He's happy being the coach of the best football program in America. Colleges know that, plus, in all honesty, they don't won't to hire a 63 year old head coach to rebuild a program.
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Just a guess, but the OP was probably referring to the Michigan, Florida and Nebraska jobs.Yeah, I'm shocked the barn didn't offer their opening for the D coordinator to Saban. rolleye
Why are we even discussing this??
Basically, CNS is the fourth highest paid coach in the world.Only three NFL coaches earn more than CNS, and the average NFL HC annual salary is $4.8m: http://coacheshotseat.com/NFLCoachesSalaries.htm