Michigan gets permission.... <post coaching discussions HERE>

check out this article from the advocate. Miles at SECCG media day. He admits that he's going to speak w/ Meeeechigan after the game.


http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/11969306.html


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Saban in BR. Maybe hanging from a tree. I loved him, those long years ago. But the knife in my back still hurts, and his 1 good year has made him rich beyond all imagination. Take your dough and go. Don't let the screen door hit you in the ..., You ain't welcome here no mo'. :helmet:

 

Only problem with Saban coming back is if he will lie to us again. Other than that, it would be pretty fun to see the nuclear meldown in Bama. It may be worth hiring Saban just for that ....

 

Now that would be funny:helmet:

 

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Yep. I would love to see this.

 

[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica] See this is what I don't understand with some people about Saban. Him going to the NFL was strictly a business/personal/goal oriented decision. [/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]I never blamed him for taking the Phins job, because if you're a college HC your dream is usually having a HC job in the NFL. [/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]Miami offered him complete control. You don't get the opportunity very often, if any in today's league. Being a HC in the NFL, means being at the top of your position as a football coach. I also don't blame him for taking the Bama job. They just happened to come calling at the right time, and was willing to fork out the $$$. HE DID NOT LEAVE LSU FOR BAMA!!!


I can tell you this much. If he would have stuck it out one more year in Miami, I'm sure no one would be saying anything about him [/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]possibly [/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica]coming back to LSU right now. [/FONT]

 

I agree

 

Your intellectual honesty is an inspiration for others. :thumb:

 

I agree completely and I will even take it a step further....
I am sure this next bit is going to get me bashed on here, but I have given this some serious thought. Here goes:

I have only been on TF for a few weeks now and when the rumors started about CLM leaving LSU there was a unanimous sentiment on this forum:

From what I understood, most people here wanted 4 things in their next coach: 1) championship calibur/ big name; 2) someone that views LSU as a "dream job"/ great job 3) someone that would stay here a long time 4) someone that would keep the program at the level its at now, or even improve it.

In reading reports on Saban from the last few years, he has made it quite obvious that he made a mistake in leaving LSU and the program that he helped bring back to glory. He hated the job at Miami and regretted ever taking it. At the time when the bammers were needing a new coach, Saban had most certainly lost his desire to coach in the NFL. He missed the college game, and surely wasn't going to be lured away by Directional State University. He is a top tier coach that commands a big salary. Alabama, I am sure, was the best fit at the time.

And now it looks like a done deal that Miles is leaving. Maybe the rumors are true about Miles and/or Saban, and maybe they are not. I don't know and don't really have any sources of my own.

What I do know is this- there was a coach that came here once and turned our mediocre program into SEC titles, and a National Championship. In the 3 years he's been gone, we've had 2 trips to the SEC title game and one trip to the Sugar Bowl (maybe trip#2 after Sat).

If the rumors are true, there is a chance to get that championship calibur coach back.

Yes Saban has serious credibility issues, and that may be his downfall when it comes to winning back the fans, and with recruiting. None of us knows where the truth lies with him. He may actually love LSU, and he may really want to come back and continue where he left off. He may even stay here for a while. Who knows.

Again, I don't really know. But for me... and maybe me only, I would be ok with him coming back. The guy can recruit. The guy can coach. The guy has proven that he can build a great program. The guy can win.

:geaux:

 

Reality check...the Saban era at LSU is over. He isn't coming back to LSU. There is nothing to gain for him by coming back here. He'll be loaded with talent at Bama in the very near future, he's locked up long term, and he is the highest paid coach in the NCAA.

Another poster said that he can improve his tarnished image at Bama (or LSU). I agree that he can do this at Bama...going to LSU would make just make it worse, if that is even possible. Very little upside in coming back to LSU that he can't get in the very near future at Bama.

(and don't give me the recruiting BS about LSU being the only game in town so recruiting is easier here and LA is loaded with talent..big time programs and good recruiters, especially those coaches that are accomplished like Saban will always be able to recruit. LSU's talent is there but there is more parity now in the talent levels of college football than most here would like to admit. He'll be stacked at Bama)

I'd move on from the speculation on Saban. I am sure that both LSU and Saban are in the same camp on this one...Saban's tenure at LSU was great, but it is done.

LSU will be fine.

...and i heard this from a really reliable source close to someone close to someone close to the situation (remaining nameless of course) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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