Bad basketball doesn't seem to be hurting Saban's recruiting efforts.
In which case our guys will be playing in the emptiest auditorium in the SEC, if not the entire country.
Not saying it's hurting the recruiting. For years, recruits attended basketball games when taking official visits to Bama. Don't believe they've been doing that. The easiest explanation - the basketball product isn't great, which means a lack of attendance, which equals giving a bad impression to recruits.
Agreed. Bringing Grant back would lead to attendance worse than D. Dooley's last year as head football coach at Tennessee.
The amount grew, mainly due to media rights, from a NIT season to the worst season in years? There's no reason Bama can't pay the buyout and go get a good coach. My preferred choice is Tony Bennett at Virginia.
Agree on your non-Izzo/Kryzwhatever choice. Here is a link with details of his 2014 contract extension. Just under 2 mil a year with a 1.4 mil buyout.
From what I've found, he's owed $1 million for each year left on his contract. After this year, that will be $4 million left.
We're going to spend the money anyway. No need continuing to spend it on a coach who is out of his league. Better to spend it on a coach who will give us full value.
Bama wouldn't touch Bruce Pearl because of his NCAA issues. They aren't touching Larry Brown for the same reason.
He was a hot commodity as the coach at VCU. I think he knocked off Duke in the first round of the NCAA tournament one year. Not saying that justifies his contract but that's what I recall..
The contract extension came after taking Bama to the NCAA tournament. IIRC, Georgia was rumored to want him. The team just finished its second straight 20+ win season. The 2013 season showed promise. Releford, Lacey, Jacobs, Cooper, and Randolph returned. Pollard was joining the team.
