Did CNS plan on CHF to be involved in any recruiting if he was able to hire him? I can't see how you could have him on the staff and have contact with recruits. Way too much down side to that. It's best that ship has sailed.
I also don't care what other people think of us. I care what I think of us, and I'm not a win at all costs kind of guy. It is a bit like Saban talks about playing to a standard. I think the same should apply with how we run our program. That's just me.100% Are they going to like us more now since we didn't hire him?
I understand what you're saying and agree in principle, but I doubt that many coaches have the same view of Freeze as the media (and much of the media's stance is for show) and the general public. And notice that even Sankey said that it "wouldn't look good", i.e., he was primarily concerned about appearances.I also don't care what other people think of us. I care what I think of us, and I'm not a win at all costs kind of guy. It is a bit like Saban talks about playing to a standard. I think the same should apply with how we run our program. That's just me.
I am new to the Bama world as my daughter just decided to go there, and will admit that I have not actively rooted for the Tide. So whether people like Alabama or not, what cannot be denied is that the program and Saban have to be respected. IMO...the program and its fan base are not necessarily going to be liked but no doubt should be respected. With that said... my daughter is excited and already bragging about the Tide! And as a program that can be respected I look forward to watching them through a different lens.100% Are they going to like us more now since we didn't hire him?
I have to second this. I told a friend that Saban's intent was probably nothing more than drawing the SEC (Sankey) out and trying to get them to declare Freeze untouchable in an unwritten, understandable way. Not forever, but for the immediate future. I expect he will be on the sidelines again pretty soon, maybe next season, but I hope it is not in the SEC. I'd like to see him have to work his way back through someplace like Texas Tech or Kansas. Being on the fringe of the spotlight for awhile would be good medicine for him.I figure this was Saban playing mind games with the rest of the SEC. Hell, it may have been a tactic to ensure Freeze wasn’t able to go to a different SEC school (like one a little over 100 Miles to the east of us).
And I don’t want him anywhere near the program. There is NO WAY in my view that fans can hold stuff from 20 years ago against Dabo but let this Elmer Fudd Gantry in the building.
Saban has long said he admires Freeze’s coaching. They are friends away from football (believe their lake houses are close enough for the families to hangout over the summer).I figure this was Saban playing mind games with the rest of the SEC. Hell, it may have been a tactic to ensure Freeze wasn’t able to go to a different SEC school (like one a little over 100 Miles to the east of us).
And I don’t want him anywhere near the program. There is NO WAY in my view that fans can hold stuff from 20 years ago against Dabo but let this Elmer Fudd Gantry in the building.
I agree with you. I saw an interview with Saban when he was in Mobile recently and he said as much and also said Ms Terry and Freeze's wife are good friends.Saban has long said he admires Freeze’s coaching. They are friends away from football (believe their lake houses are close enough for the families to hangout over the summer).
From what I’ve gathered, Saban was serious about hiring Hugh.
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Both ideas are not mutually exclusive, however.Saban has long said he admires Freeze’s coaching. They are friends away from football (believe their lake houses are close enough for the families to hangout over the summer).
From what I’ve gathered, Saban was serious about hiring Hugh.
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Agreed and according to an ESPN article Saban will sometimes show up at Freeze's lake house on his Jet SkiSaban has long said he admires Freeze’s coaching. They are friends away from football (believe their lake houses are close enough for the families to hangout over the summer). From what I’ve gathered, Saban was serious about hiring Hugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Alabama's Nick Saban hides at Lake Burton in the northeast corner of Georgia, tooling around on his pontoon boat with wife Terry. Hugh Freeze of Ole Miss, who also has a place there, says Saban "just shows up at my place on his Jet Ski." The six-time national champion explains: "I have two normals. I have football normal, and I have lake normal."
You say you think it was Saban playing mind tricks.Both ideas are not mutually exclusive, however.
(And I'm no conspiracy theorist by any means).