Nick Saban retiring

GoGreenBeans · January 10

I know that this isn’t UNT football related but this is just too crazy not to share!

DeepGreen · January 10

UNT Football should hire him as a consultant.

Big Z · January 10

The new college landscape and NIL burnt him out quick

UNTLifer · January 10

4 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

UNT Football should hire him as a consultant.

Should, but he's too old school.

ADLER · January 10

Saban won six National Championships at Alabama and one at LSU.

CMJ · January 10

I HATE Alabama, and a large part of the reason is his greatness the last fifteen plus years.

Big Z · January 10

10 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

UNT Football should hire him as a consultant.

lol come on...

GoGreenBeans · January 10

7 minutes ago, CMJ said:

I HATE Alabama, and a large part of the reason is his greatness the last fifteen plus years.

I hate them, but man do I respect em

NM Green · January 10

Glad I lived through the Saban legend - can only imagine Vince Lombardi, Bear Bryant and Darrell K Royal. We witnessed one of the greats of all times.

Roll Tide

gmg

greenminer · January 10

17 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Should, but he's too old school.

I have zero problem with his old school ways.

MCMLXXX · January 10

39 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

UNT Football should hire him as a consultant.

Do you remember the last time we hired a former Alabama Head Coach, that had won a national championship, as a consultant?

He told us Fouts was good enough and we didn't need to build a new Stadium. I can't remember anything good that came out of that hire. His suggestions may have been impacted by having watched a Trilli team barely beat a D3 squad the night before his presentation (he mentioned that fact with derision in his presentation).

The year was 2001 and the team Trilli had trouble beating was Hardin Simmons ( one of four wins that year in BB).

Edited January 10 by MCMLXXX

Jonnyeagle · January 10

the GOAT!

Also NIL is killing this sport people!

Cooley · January 10

8 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

the GOAT!

Also NIL is killing this sport people!

And so is this

https://frontofficesports.com/who-are-highest-paid-college-football-coaches/

MeanGreenGlory · January 10

It's always been tough to root against Saban. He seemed to legitimately care about the development of his players as people while simultaneously setting exceptionally high standards and sustaining years of success. None of that is easy to do, and he managed to do it all with a great deal of humility.

He'll go down in the history books (and for great reason).

On another note, those are BIG shoes to fill. It's going to be challenging for Alabama to carry on like business as usual. They're likely going to experience some challenges as they go through an identity crisis finding their next long-term HC. It'll be interesting to see how the school and fans respond to that.

Coffee and TV · January 10

1 hour ago, CMJ said:

I HATE Alabama, and a large part of the reason is his greatness the last fifteen plus years.

Same. Hope the next guy is awful, but no matter, unless he has something like 3 national titles in 4 years the boosters will boot his ass real quick. You never wanna be the guy replacing a legend, you will never meet expectations.

NT80 · January 11

1 hour ago, Cooley said:

And so is this

https://frontofficesports.com/who-are-highest-paid-college-football-coaches/

$11M a year for Saban as coach was cheap. Major NFL athletes make $20-30M per season and don't have near the impact as he did overall on their teams and culture.

Udomann · January 11

2 hours ago, Big Z said:

The new college landscape and NIL burnt him out quick

Guy was coaching into his 70s. The only things burning were his knees. Back. Kneck. Probably prostrate and who the hell knows what else.

NIL may have been the final straw, but this guy went well beyond the standard and still did amazing work.

Venson · January 11

Do you think they will go after Dabo Sweeney? He is a Alabama grad and that's where he played football. He has had some success and has won a National Championship.

ADLER · January 11

2 hours ago, MCMLXXX said:

Do you remember the last time we hired a former Alabama Head Coach, that had won a national championship, as a consultant?

He told us Fouts was good enough and we didn't need to build a new Stadium. I can't remember anything good that came out of that hire. His suggestions may have been impacted by having watched a Trilli team barely beat a D3 squad the night before his presentation (he mentioned that fact with derision in his presentation).

The year was 2001 and the team Trilli had trouble beating was Hardin Simmons ( one of four wins that year in BB).

Dr Norval Pohl thought North Teas should be doing far better in athletics and fired AD Craig Helwig and brought in Gene Stallings for an outsider's perspective.

Oh yeah Gene Stallings thought Fouts Field should be replaced, he just thought we had higher priorities since our coaches in our two potential revenue sports were both so horrible. The Chairman of our Board of Regents Bobby Ray wouldn't let the football coach be fired so President Dr Pohl released the basketball coach before he even hired a new AD.

Cooley · January 11

11 minutes ago, NT80 said:

$11M a year for Saban as coach was cheap. Major NFL athletes make $20-30M per season and don't have near the impact as he did overall on their teams and culture.

The median wage for all NFL players is around $860,000, which is considerably lower, and First-year rookies earn a minimum of $435,000. While top quarterbacks can make over $25 to $30 million per year, the average salary for all quarterbacks is $5,766,000, with a median income of $1,100,000.Sep 5, 2023.

My point is that NIL was created as a result of coaches and universities making millions while players were limited to room & board. Additionally, despite contracts, coaches were allowed to move around (with or without buyouts) They are not required to sit out either.

I don't agree nor like today's NIL; wish it never happened. Don't think the NCAA saw this tsunami and failed to have guidelines or rules in place.

ADLER · January 11

24 minutes ago, Venson said:

Do you think they will go after Dabo Sweeney? He is a Alabama grad and that's where he played football. He has had some success and has won a National Championship.

Wouldn't be a bad move for Sweeny. He's a proven coach and already loving Alabama would be a bonus for both. He's also currently situated at a school that is slated to likely be left out of the two premier conferences after all the dust has settled. Neither the Big Ten nor the SEC seemed to have any interest in Clemson.

El Paso Eagle · January 11

3 minutes ago, Cooley said:

Don't think the NCAA saw this tsunami and failed to have guidelines or rules in place.

This should have led to the entire leadership of the NCAA being replaced. Many people predicted what would happen and that it would be a pay-for-play system. I don't think many thought there would be so much money thrown at players (even backups who rarely play). I would also guess they did not think they would create a system where star players at Blueblood programs would leave their teams. Combine this with the ease of transferring (players transferring multiple times) and the fact that the spineless NCAA would not attempt to stop tampering; you have the perfect storm in place.

NT80 · January 11

18 minutes ago, ADLER said:

Dr Norval Pohl thought North Teas should be doing far better in athletics and fired AD Craig Helwig and brought in Gene Stallings for an outsider's perspective.

Oh yeah Gene Stallings thought Fouts Field should be replaced, he just thought we had higher priorities since our coaches in our two potential revenue sports were both so horrible. The Chairman of our Board of Regents Bobby Ray wouldn't let the football coach be fired so President Dr Pohl released the basketball coach before he even hired a new AD.

Yes, Stallings said our practice fields (grass next to Fouts) wasn't even fenced or protected. He gave a realistic picture of facilities and sports, where we were, and where we should be with our size and desires, plus financial shortfalls. It was well-spent fees for him as a consultant outlining a direction for us.

Many changes happened after that. Dr. Pohl's leadership was key. RV was about to finalize plans to remodel Fouts and make a warehouse next to it the new Athletic Center. Then Dr. Pohl was informed the lease had been canceled on the golf course. Next, the Stadium plans shifted (to a new facility) and a new Master plan began for Athletics across the highway. Getting the old golf course land reserved for Athletics was probably the biggest aid to our program ever! What school in modern times gets 100+ acres handed to them for athletic facilities adjacent to their campus?

NT80 · January 11

42 minutes ago, Cooley said:

The median wage for all NFL players is around $860,000, which is considerably lower, and First-year rookies earn a minimum of $435,000. While top quarterbacks can make over $25 to $30 million per year, the average salary for all quarterbacks is $5,766,000, with a median income of $1,100,000.Sep 5, 2023.

My point is that NIL was created as a result of coaches and universities making millions while players were limited to room & board. Additionally, despite contracts, coaches were allowed to move around (with or without buyouts) They are not required to sit out either.

I don't agree nor like today's NIL; wish it never happened. Don't think the NCAA saw this tsunami and failed to have guidelines or rules in place.

The cost of a Scholarship at a public school like UNT is at least $70K a year; double at a Private school. Most athletes (>99%) will never go pro. Thus they "are being paid" to get an education and skill for other professions. They could just pay for an education themselves like >99% of other people.