Not even Jimmy Sexton can leverage his mid-tier ass at this point.
| FTBL Alabama hires Kalen DeBoer as its next football coach.
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Not even Jimmy Sexton can leverage his mid-tier ass at this point.
TerryP
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It's not a coincidence I brought his name up. I mentioned it here in another thread...Two 1K receivers and a 1K back at USC.
DeBoer has the same resume bullet point.
OldPlayer
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How real was Franklin’s name in the mix? Was it anybody with real knowledge or mostly people here on this board?
BamaFan334
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I sure hope not. Guy should be coaching high school football. I'd let him run IMG or Bishop Gorman though.
TerryP
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It wasn't. No more than Kiffin's.
How do you explain Greg being on the west coast the evening Saban retired if Franklin was a candidate?
Was never real. No idea why PSU keeps him honestly.
Thought both Kiffin and Sark were disasters. Happily wrong.
IMO this whole thing was done rather quickly after CNS’s retirement was announced. The AD probably made one call to Jimmy Sexton, who represents, Lanning, Sark, and DeBoer, to find out each one’s interest level. I’m sure of 3 the AD knew which one had the most interest even if 2 said they would think about it or needed more time. The AD had to make a hire within 48 hours to make sure the players knew who was coming and etc.
TerryP
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IF the world would learn...
You can't make a comparison‒for a coach or a player‒from the NFL to CFB. It seldom works. And even when it does, it's "tainted." See Carroll, Johnson, et. al.
I think there's more to the story. The AD said he wanted to make a hire within 72 hours of the announcement, and that it took 49. He didn't say when they actually started looking for a replacement. The call to Sexton certainly occurred ahead of the announcement. We'll never know the true timeline, again because Saban, Byrne and others were aware of the shelf life of recruits and roster inhabitants.
Like the old saying, "Cheaper to keep her"?
And Carroll was something like their 6th choice, if memory serves. Definitely wasn't their top choice.
Splicing together what I've heard from 2 different people who are well connected with agents... Byrne knew well before that Saban retiring was a possibility, but nothing more than that. Lanning was vetted and spoken with by Byrne before Saban's announcement (in person I'm told). Not an official interview, but in info gathering session. Byrne figured out Lanning wasn't an option then, he wanted to stay in Oregon (the buyout wasn't helpful, but it also wasn't a non-starter). Byrne did get good feedback from Lanning on DeBoer, a guy he already supposedly had targeted (Byrne admitted as much on Saturday). From there, he basically zeroed in on DeBoer and worked behind the scenes with Sexton and a plan was put in place... but he had assurances that a deal would be worked out if Saban retired. Once Saban told Byrne his intentions, the plan was immediately put into motion. Byrne just had to play ball with Sexton to get a couple of his guys better deals... which was easily seen during the hiring timeline, over the course of those 2 days.
BamaFan334
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Wild stuff, but fun to hear. Roll Tide.
Crimson&WhiteGecko
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THIS...... This wins the internet today. Damn, you can't make this stuff up.
So, how true is the stuff McElroy said about Kiffin never being a consideration because of the bridges he burned on the way out?
This picture, and @Slickmullet has gone on a posting frenzy. Connection?
It’s pretty much word for word what I’ve been saying since Kiffin left. There was no chance of him being hired as long as the current AD, president, and BOT were in power.
He's just not coming back to work at UA. Ever.
