"It's part of being a Nick Saban assistant - you have to put in hours that are insane hours and go through things you wouldn't have to at other jobs."
Stop feeling threatened by someone critiquing your tribal leader.Stop trying to psychoanalyze relationships you see bits and pieces of in 15-20 second intervals....
Without knowing any inside information and only looking at the oddities of the situation,
Surely you are joking right?
He is clueless and has absolutely no idea about what its like to coach for Nick Saban
Is it not odd that we are seeing Saban assistants making lateral moves, leaving the top program in the country????
Wow, look at how mean-spirited and personal your replies are. Ask yourselves why you're so riled up. Why can't you simply rebut my points, you know, how people usually discuss and debate issues.
Is Saban, a human being, beyond reproach? Is it not odd that we are seeing Saban assistants making lateral moves, leaving the top program in the country???? Can we not speculate if Saban's treatment of assistants and offensive philosophy are factors?
Jesus, getting some of you guys to think critically and objectively question Saban is like asking you to question Santa Claus or your religion. Like your brain automatically switches into fight or flight mode.
These are not lateral moves. Uga HC, FIU HC, NFL OC....
But coooooome on, don't tell me Lane going to FIU isn't a lateral move. Hell, most people thought it was an embarrassing demotion!
And as for Sark, it was reported he was going to be paid $1 million in his first season as Bama OC. That's $1 million less than a year removed from nearly going into sports commentary after a publicized substance abuse problem. With all the offensive bluechips he would have had to work with, plus a Saban D backing him up, that would have been any OC's dream. So we would think, right? Spend 2-3 seasons at Bama with such offensive talent, and then you're fully rehabbed as a top tier HC candidate. I don't know how you don't come away with a conclusion that Sark was in some way unhappy with something about his job.
You're being unreasonable. Collaboration and information sharing is what a message board is for, right? I think I often offer ideas and possible solutions, but why does someone have to have an answer in order to share a concern about our program? The fact that you're so offended by someone raising concerns is really a bad sign of your mental health.Sorry we don't exhibit your "critical reasoning" skills, oh omniscient one.
Since you are so willing to criticize someone who you think we feel is beyond reproach, let's hear a solution to what you perceive as an issue. Anyone can bitch, moan and whine like you but only the real critical thinkers bring solutions to those problems when they bring them up. So what is it, musso? Do we just need a new coach because I doubt his attitude is going to change a whole lot at 65? Do tell us all knowing one so we will know what it's like to be a real critical thinker. We wouldn't want to lose another offensive coordinator, would we?
No I agree with most everyone's take on the motivations of people like Kanell and Cowherd. But that doesn't mean there isn't a kernel of truth in what they are saying. Hell, my career doesn't depend on how sensational my comments are. Plus, I'm a devoted Bama fan. Just because there may be some overlap between my commentary and Kanell's, doesn't mean you can safely assume Kanell is a die-hard Bama fan like me, right? Well then, you likewise can't assume that just because Kanell is a professional troll, that there isn't anything worthwhile in his remarks either. It goes both ways.Lane wasn't keeping his job as OC at Alabama, so getting another HC gig anywhere might have been all HE could hope for, so who left who? And are you left with Sark as the only example of this leaving for the sake of leaving, an OC in the NFL? Sark didn't look all that happy when he got run out of LA, so there's that.
The SEC east is starting to look like a Saban coaching tree reunion. 3 HCs and mucho assistants filling positions greater than what they were filling at Alabama.
Kanell and Cowherd aren't getting paid for their research, just their ability to start an argument. And you're not sounding any smarter.
No I agree with most everyone's take on the motivations of people like Kanell and Cowherd. But that doesn't mean there isn't a kernel of truth in what they are saying. Hell, my career doesn't depend on how sensational my comments are. Plus, I'm a devoted Bama fan. Just because there may be some overlap between my commentary and Kanell's, doesn't mean you can safely assume Kanell is a die-hard Bama fan like me, right? Well then, you likewise can't assume that just because Kanell is a professional troll, that there isn't anything worthwhile in his remarks either. It goes both ways.
It all goes back to simply debating the merits of one's claims, regardless of who you are or what your profession is.
Okay so now you're expecting me to provide evidence for his claims. Lol, nice pivot. Sorry, I'm only worried about my claims.Kanell believes we have coaches who are leaving the Capstone just to get out of town. Prove it? If that's the case you would see plenty of physical evidence where coaches are leaving for the sake of leaving. Got any?
Why do these coaches keep leaving and falling all the way to the penthouse? Maybe Newton was wrong?
Okay so now you're expecting me to provide evidence for his claims. Lol, nice pivot. Sorry, I'm only worried about my claims.
Something I forgot to add earlier is that so much has been made of the benevolence of Saban in giving coaches like Lane and Sark "second" chances. Well, only a few commentators have noted that perhaps Saban NEEDED them too. You don't get to the top of the college football world by making questionable hires a habit, particularly at meaningful coaching positions like OC, when you're a defensive minded coach. I think there is something to say that Saban being in a position to even be interested in compromised coaches like Kiffin and Sark. I'm not saying they aren't talented, but they have clearly had issues, enough issues to miss out on other coaching offers. Kiffin has said repeatedly that "the phone wasn't ringing" when Saban called, clearly saying that no one of significance was interested in hiring Kiffin when Saban was. Now we have Sark who was about to go into broadcasting before getting a call from Saban to accept a $35,000 analyst job. He gets the OC job at a cool $1 million with talent galore, and then splits to the NFL at the first chance.
Back up to the OC before Kiffin, crap I forget his name. He moved laterally to accept the Michigan OC job under Harbaugh. Any objective observer would have to wonder if Saban's philosophy is unfriendly to creative and head-strong OCs.