Brent Key on what Saban used to tell them
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I don't understand why we wouldn't have had a Saban disciple as a head coach after Saban. All these coaches get it, I don't hear the same stuff coming from Deboer.
We've had a few Bryant disciples...therein may lie your answer.
Honest question and want honest opinions for answers: if we did hire a Saban disciple to follow him which would you suggest hiring and would they have come at that time (given the time frame of Saban's retirement and recruiting, etc).
No, but you don't just assume a Saban disciple would come in and keep it going like Saban did, either. Like the other poster said about the after Coach Bryant era: we hired Bryant disciples and for the most part they just didn't work out. You can't just make the assumption that they will.
I really like Coach Key and he’s on the verge of making GT a legitimate ACC upper tier team.
Grew up right in Trussville and knows what it takes to prepare the right way.
If KD doesn’t work out and that still seems likely then I think you’ve got to have Key in your Top 5 of guys to interview at least.
Kiffin would have practically crawled to Tuscaloosa... 
So yeah, there are some out there that would have taken the job.
So yeah, there are some out there that would have taken the job.
I think we just wanted to hire the guy who looked to have the most potential to keep things going and on paper KD seemed to fit that need.
Odds are always high though that the guy following a Legend fails to live up to that standard.
KD may or may not right the ship but If he doesn’t we at least need to look at guys who understand the SEC this time and demand more from themselves and the players.
Probably so but there are BOT members who would pour broken glass on the road to keep him from getting near Tuscaloosa.Kiffin would have practically crawled to Tuscaloosa...
So yeah, there are some out there that would have taken the job.
True but I’d take a Gene Stallings right now… lol
Kiffin wasn't and isn't an option.Kiffin would have practically crawled to Tuscaloosa...
So yeah, there are some out there that would have taken the job.
I didn't advocate for him. Just saying that he is a disciple that would have taken it if offered.
Smart wouldn’t and Lanning passed on it.
There are probably others.
Just remember that when Saban left LSU, two of the names he recommended to AD Skip Bertman were Houston Nutt and Will Muschamp.
That may be but we're talking viable options. If you KNOW someone wouldn't get a call for a lot of reasons then he's not viable.I didn't advocate for him. Just saying that he is a disciple that would have taken it if offered.
Smart wouldn’t and Lanning passed on it.
There are probably others.
I'd still want to sign Lanning...first choice. Key would now be 1B for me.
Cignetti has the right mentality as well, but he's getting up there in age isn't he? He may be a Florida candidate when they finally get rid of Napier.
I would not consider Kiffin a disciple just because he coached under Saban. Things didnt necessarily take with Judas even though he was in the circle of trust...
I didn't advocate for him. Just saying that he is a disciple that would have taken it if offered.
Smart wouldn’t and Lanning passed on it.
There are probably others.
That would have guaranteed he wouldn’t be overshadowed.
Kiffin hurt too many feelings.Kiffin would have practically crawled to Tuscaloosa...
So yeah, there are some out there that would have taken the job.
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