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#15: Nick Saban
Saban has the college football world by the tail. His program, coming off its BCS national championship victory over LSU, is the most dominant in the nationās most dominant conference. He recruits better, he schemes better and his teams execute better than anyone elseās. Every other coach in the country is trying to figure out how to be like him. Sabanās influence has lifted the business of Alabama football as well. The Crimson Tide annually ranks second only to Texas in licensed merchandise sales, while Bryant-Denny Stadium continues to grow and improve, which buoys a $100 million athletic department budget. Few would argue with the statement that Alabama has the best bargain in the country with Saban, even at $5.6 million a year.
Mike Slive tops the list in the Sports Business Journals' rankings.
Saban has the college football world by the tail. His program, coming off its BCS national championship victory over LSU, is the most dominant in the nationās most dominant conference. He recruits better, he schemes better and his teams execute better than anyone elseās. Every other coach in the country is trying to figure out how to be like him. Sabanās influence has lifted the business of Alabama football as well. The Crimson Tide annually ranks second only to Texas in licensed merchandise sales, while Bryant-Denny Stadium continues to grow and improve, which buoys a $100 million athletic department budget. Few would argue with the statement that Alabama has the best bargain in the country with Saban, even at $5.6 million a year.
Mike Slive tops the list in the Sports Business Journals' rankings.
