Josh Pate On Alabama's Coaching Search - Latest Intel (Late Kick Cut)

Alabama's coaching search continues after Nick Saban announced his retirement Wednesday to the shock of the College Football world, and on Late Kick Live Ep 473 Josh Pate shared the latest whispers and intel on a process that doesn't figure to last much longer. Let us know what you think in the comments below and be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we bring you multiple live shows per week!
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[@JoshPateCFB]

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[@toddalexander1903]

Please tell me the name your hearing isn't Eliah drinkwitz. Us Mizzou fans need to keep something nice.

[@DixonCider1234]

So this was a video for you to tell people that you have inside sources but can't disclose or talk about the names involved until after they announce?

[@bsilverking80]

I hope everyone in Alabama shows up for Nick's send off parade. I'm a Dawg and hate Bama but dam I would show up. The goat

[@bbd1920]

I'll be there!!!

[@To-attempt-too]

They can't hold us all in there

[@Legendary_UA]

There won't be a parade. He's not going anywhere except over to the stadium to a new office with a new job.

[@too2great8]

​@lrdj3426 Relax! Nick Saban is the reason you have Kirby. He was the best coach in college football. Period. Show some respect.

[@To-attempt-too]

@@lrdj3426 because he's a true fan of the sport unlike you

[@funkdoktor9099]

Coach Saban ran through the SEC and college football like shit through a tin horn.(if you know you know). RTR forever. So blessed to be the age I am and to have seen it with my own eyes.

[@COREYAARON-s5l]

Tin Horn lol, I remember that!

[@Mikevdog]

I remember that phrase😂😂😂😂

[@andytheiss85]

17 years ago nobody thought that anyone could top what bear Bryant did

[@crimsonkings205]

Yep, and there was a shitload of Bama fans who didn’t want Saban.

[@Tyler_Kent]

Are you ready to wait 25yrs? What was it Perkins, Curry, Schula, Coach Fran, Mike Price, dubose? I may be missing someone in there. Edit: some guy named gene stallings who won it all in 1992. I forgot about him lol but I don't think 1 title in the next 25yrs would be acceptable to bama fans. Seems the expectations are much higher than that.

[@WeencieRants]

@@crimsonkings205i remember in 2007 when we lost to LSU people saying Saban should be fired. I remember when we played ULM and everyone chanted “Fuck Nick Saban” at the end of the game. People said his Natty at LSU was a fluke and he would never win a Natty again. Etc

[@WeencieRants]

⁠@@Tyler_Kentcoach Fran was a great coach. He was hamstrung by the sanctions on the University due to Mike DuBose.

[@jmommy881]

Doesn't matter, what counts is the future. The past is the past.

[@tommybryan1793]

Enjoyed your show! First of all I'm a Bama Fan since the 60's, thru good times & not so good times. Thank you! For being honest, factual, & which brought encouragement ! Mr. Byrne told everyone the position requirements / criteria. He gave a time frame. From his statement one knows he's proficient, intelligent and absolutely around 3rd.

[@peytonellsworth9701]

You're the best in the business, Pate. I always look for your videos to get the best take on a big sports situation. Keep kicking ass!

[@indo2383]

A bunch of nothing was said here. Right on brand

[@garyfarley323]

The saying "it's always darkest before the dawn" is a metaphorical way of expressing the idea that things often seem the most difficult or bleak just before a positive change or improvement occurs. It suggests that when things seem at their worst, a better outcome may be just around the corner....Trust the process! Roll Tide!

[@darronwatson730]

Hey Josh I always enjoy your shows! Keep up the great work!..Roll Tide!

[@theNfl_Esq]

Saban surpassed John Wooden, Bear Bryant, Woody Hayes and every other coach in history. We won’t see it again in this lifetime. Props Coach 👏🏻💯

[@luquitafowler7688]

And Saban was in a much different era than Coach Bear Bryant, so don't try to undercut Coach Bryant's accomplishments in an extremely straining era.

[@raidadave7840]

I would agree with this with the exception of Wooden.

[@PushaDee]

John Wooden? You must be joking.The guy won 10 titles in 12 years including 7 consecutive.

[@vl4n7684zt]

Kirby Smart at UGA has done better over the same early tenure length. Let's see how he holds up in the long run.

[@theNfl_Esq]

@@PushaDee I know. But I am not joking.

[@ragnargreystoke3271]

Great take. Thanks JP

[@jangorh]

They better find their guy ASAP because you have a whole bunch of jaded high school commits that were blindsided coming in as well as a whole roster full of players that are getting ready to fly out the door!

[@Mikevdog]

No search. Saban had it lined up

[@mitchellcarreiro1273]

You are outside your mind if you think Norvell is leaving FSU

[@lawrencearmstrong8957]

Whatever coach is going to get a VERY, VERY short list! There's never been a better college football coach.

[@yourfavoritelawnguy2722]

IF, big IF we get Sark. I know he could win and do it well, look what he got Texas back to in short order.

[@Andy-White]

Sark signed a new contract yesterday

[@yourfavoritelawnguy2722]

@@Andy-White well shit

[@ericstevens8744]

Tommy Rees is # 1

[@jawest8636]

I dont care who the next Alabama coach as long it's not kirby smart lol.

[@richerdcrowder1986]

I hope we get it right Saban is an amazing person and coach but whatever happens I'm an old school fan and good or bad it's roll tide in the crimson nation!!!!!

[@borismedved835]

I'm convinced that your guess is as good as mine. Whoever is seen as the master recruiter will be offered that job.

[@mannypalazzo183]

I’m thinking Willie Taggart didn’t make the cut.

[@favre4ever39]

Neither did Jimbo 😢

[@MrRondonmon]

After Saban left LSU he had it on such an Auto-pilot that Les Miles won a National title and played for another one in like a 7-8 year period. He leaves the players with a know how to get it done attitude.

[@themontana3423]

And there was no transfer portal

[@drwinstonOboogi]

give credit to the "Our Lady Of The Lake" bagman scheme that was in place during both coaches tenures and long after

[@23StudiosSports]

@@drwinstonOboogiYou need to read more up on how that worked…

[@drwinstonOboogi]

@@23StudiosSports Unless you're offering me a hefty sum to teach a course on the matter, I've already read as much as I care to.

[@xQuantom]

That’s a bit rich

[@webpoet73]

I’m sad that Dan Lanning isn’t taking the job…. So, the “search” goes on.

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

James Franklin would be a hilarious hire. Penn st fans would rejoice while Bams fans would be sick.

[@pamelashiflett5281]

Everybody needs to remember a quote from Nick himself, "if you want to make everyone happy, sell ice cream".

[@ogreen8475]

It’s funny how Josh brings up stuff he can’t talk about just to keep us watching!😂

[@BrianGlaze]

There is no such thing as a guarantee when it comes to the "right hire".

[@wayneroberts2585]

Agree 💯. If you are afraid you will fail

[@AvengingEnder]

DeBoer is an excellent coach, a good guy, and a great choice. The negatives are that he has zero experience at a top tier program, has never recruited at a high level, and has never coached an entire season with and against the best players. I think he’ll be fine as he’ll be surrounded by top support, but we’ll see.

[@WarNvrChanges]

I’m hoping it’s Lane Kiffin but something is telling me they’re going down another path here.

[@pjthornton220]

Stay away from our coach🔴🔵😂

[@philkakid5617]

“Who wants to follow Nick Saban?” The same question was asked when John Wooden retired from UCLA. Who remembers who followed him? Crickets! Following Nick Saban as head coach is going to likely destroy the reputation of whoever that is.

[@PushaDee]

If your friend became the head coach of Alabama making 10 million dollars a year and didn't surpass Nick Saban would you think less of them??

[@thesundreamers8423]

Really good point. I agree. AD's always have a "list".....

[@bradparnell614]

Tom Jurich said you always have a list. He always had short lists of coaches he wanted to look at for every single sport. Josh Heird, having worked for Tom when he was at Louisville earlier, undoubtedly has the same idea.

[@Nolefan1966]

Nick Saban is what made Alabama a great job for the almost three decades before that Alabama was a laughing stock and people couldn't believe Nick Saban tuck that job. Is everybody forgetting that after Alabama lost to Michigan they were begging for people to give to the nil fund because it was so low on money. Any codes that takes that job is not only got to follow after Nick Saban but he's still going to be there while they're coaching looking over their shoulder. The same guy had a huge list of names of people that was going to go to Texas A&M including Mike Norvell if he was offered it and who did they end up getting the head coach of lonely Duke. I bet in the end Tommy Reese is the next head coach of Alabama

[@thetony5474]

The Lanning video was a touch…a touch…cringe imo I mean it’s a little over the top putting out a trailer in response to a job offer that may not have even happened and why is he chuffing a cigar like he’s Tony Soprano or something lol calm down Dan.

[@pnwadventurer802]

It was a recruiting video. And it worked. Everybody is talking about it. It's all over the internet. Brilliant, Oregon is living in everybody's head rent free😅😅😅😅

[@Toast2222]

I didn’t want him he can’t win the big games

[@ogreen8475]

@@Toast2222 lol right after two years you know his whole career. Sounds a little bit upset. 😂

[@johnathan404]

Salty much.

[@kenc7120]

Who do you want?

[@Thedog9]

I think what people mean when they say people don’t want to step into sabans shadow mean leaving a current situation to coach them. Example many believe that sark wouldn’t leave Texas for bama because Texas is on an upward trend, and at bama he would have to maintain a standard set by saban

[@skipgumphrey9579]

Not to mention he’s said that Texas is his dream job, and they have more money than Bama. It would be nice though ! RTR

[@bbd1920]

Which he can do...

[@TowerHand469]

Rumors on the streets are Dan Enos was on campus this week.

[@gnorley]

How was Alabama before Saban showed up with his Cadillac dealerships?

[@thatonedodo8610]

Who were the names we didn’t think were associated with A&M but Josh found out they were

[@majiinbuu4689]

Mike Vrabel would be interesting

[@mikeliner5206]

Lane Kiffen .He's a traiter, but he's a good coach. Remember what he did to Tennessee?💜💛

[@HoHerm]

Lane Kiffen, Glen Schumann, Dabo Sweeney, Dan Lanning. That's who I like in that order.

[@timdrury9040]

Out of your list I don’t think Schumann would be on BAMAs top list just because he hasn’t had any HC experience yet and they’re not in a position to have to take on additional unknown risk/learning curve. Plus he’s a GA so stay away from our guy 😂

[@Flakester]

Ill just wait until its announced.

[@jumpoutboys114]

Saban and Byrne already know who the next coach is going to be. Saban picked him and Byrne signed off. Done deal. All these channels are speculating in their title with zero results or evidence. I actually will say who I think the next head coach at Alabama will be and if I'm wrong at least I had the fortitude to say it. Lane Kiffin or Demeco Ryans.

[@zesolodar]

awful list, lane was practically ran out of town cant see the university putting up with his shit. your a fool if think ryans is leaving a hc job in the NFL especially when hes turned the team around

[@Ejshootsmedia]

I think demeco ryans

[@FredPitre-o4b]

If that's the case they are only hurting the program letting it drag on longer then it has to.

[@2r3notgoodas1]

Novell Successful season was Mainly because of having 6, 5 and 4th year Players mixed with 4th year high priced NIL Players. All those players are gone and we saw what they are without those players vs Georgia, any team with 6,5, and 4th year player along with NIL Seniors will probably go undefeated. if he does it with Sophomores, juniors and seniors like Bama, Texas, Washington and Michigan did then I will give him credit and considered him a Great Coach.

[@JackpotJ]

No it was mainly because he is good at what he does. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@2r3notgoodas1]

@@JackpotJ what happened in 2020, 2021, 2022? until this year he was like 1-9 vs ranked Teams. 0-3 last year.

[@UzerSomething]

Dang I thought this was a live update 😅

[@karlparsons2031]

You know Saban had new coach already in the wings.

[@22s22a]

Yall hoping 😅

[@karlparsons2031]

@@22s22a I'm no Bama fan. I just know how dependable and responsible Saban is. Not to mention controlling - he wouldn't just up and leave them without a plan. Did you notice they're announcing the new head coach within 72 hours. Did you also notice the mass exodus of Bama players into the portal a couple of days ago ? They knew something

[@thomasallisonstabler3478]

⁠@@karlparsons2031yep. Saban had plans for EVERYTHING. He had plans for how they would practice in the locker room during weather delays. The fact that he had already discussed it with Steve Sarkisian 2 years before he left for Texas tells me that Saban was already planning for this day back then and you know he discussed with Greg Byrne.

[@FredPitre-o4b]

Where is said new coach? All this stuff with lanning is a smoke screen? bama's losing recruits now. Go head and name the dude. It can't hurt. The sooner the better for the tide football program.

[@karlparsons2031]

@@FredPitre-o4b very possibly in washington-- just canceled meeting there this morning

[@worldsgreatestdude1784]

The Patriots in the process of all this as well

[@glockman9c]

I want Kiffin!

[@Deep.Purple]

God I hope not... or Daboooo

[@AW-zy1kw]

I’d be ok with that. I think he’s grown up finally.

[@neilkirk4593]

Gary Patterson? Bama would have a hell of a defense!

[@TheJpep2424]

Lol no.

[@jimedick9496]

Some of you seem upset, rejected, or put off at Lanning saying no. So I’ll explain it, and put this in the most relative example. Most of us are men, so we all can relate. Alabama is the hottest chick in town. Her man just moved away, or died, (Saban) and left her…. Lanning moved into town a couple years back, and has already been dating one of the hottest chicks in town. For most, she’s not as hot as the hottest chick (Bama), but she’s still pretty damn hot in her own right. Hottest chick (Bama) hits up on Dan, but he says no. Only because he happy with the hot chick (Oregon) that he has now. He doesn’t want to leave her. Ok, did you all follow? Comprehend? Savvy? Are you picking up what I’m putting down? Comprender? This isn’t a “NO” To Bama or even A&M. This is a “YES” to Oregon. Dan and his family love being at Oregon. He has stated this repeatedly. He wants to raise his kids there. His video is a recruiting pitch, which was a brilliant move.

[@coryblecha2360]

Love your show.. My feeling is the Alabama job will be better In 2-3 years...If the incoming coach loses 2-3 games their first 2 years the Tide faithful are going to revolt....Just my 2 cents....

[@yourboyj5564]

When are the players allowed to transfer

[@cobenbates7910]

If I’m not mistaken I believe they can from now until around 30 days from now

[@FredPitre-o4b]

They have 30 days from the time it was announced. My guess is most will wait till someone is announced.

[@ionlybringthistoyoubecause1783]

How do you not know this?😭😭😭 what kind of "fan" wouldn't know this

[@cool9669]

I hate how every time a coach opening happens they bring up the same names of coaches that once coached at that school. Is there really nobody else ? 😅

[@TheBullethead]

This whole thing is like when LSU's GOAT baseball coach Skip Bertman, 18 years on the job and 5 national championships between 1991 and 2000, besides many other banners hung, retired in 2001. That's a dynasty to rival Saban's at Alabama football. I pitied the fool who took that job as expectations had been built up and there was no way any other mortal could continue that string. Yes, LSU fans are as passionate about baseball as football, at least since Bertman's run raised the bar of expectations, and because nobody at LSU cares about other sports except women's basketball and gymnastics. Mens' basketball is the 3rd most-popular show in the PMAC behind those other 2, in terms of butts in seats. Anyway, when Berman retired, LSU brought in Smoke Laval who did a pretty good job., In the 4 years he was at the helm, LSU got to the CWS twice but was 0-2 both times so out he went, given that everybody now expected the Bertman dynasty to continue. Then in came Paul Mainieri who kept the job for 14 years despite only getting to the CWS 5 times and only winning once. But overall, LSU baseball was pretty competitive. By now, LSU baseball fans had lowered their expectations and come to realize Bertman was the GOAT and those don't come along but once in all time. Now LSU has Jay Johnson who won a natty in his 2nd year so once again, expectations are rising and remembrances of the 1990s are stirring, so I'm sure if Johnson doesn't pull down a natty every other year or so, folks will be after his scalp :)

[@tommylee3680]

Give us lane

[@pete49327]

Tommy Rees. Think of Tom Osborne following DeVaney at Nebraska, think of Dabo following Bowden at Clemson. Common denominator, both were current assistants with zero HC experience at any level. Rees would bring continuity to team and staff, full of piss and vinegar. But ultimately only Saban's recommendation to Bryne would tip scales. Long shot for sure, but throwing that out there as a wild card.

[@MauriceGreen-rl1ru]

Nick saban put together some of the greatest defenses in college football i

[@PapaChrisGaming]

What about deion sanders @joshpate?

[@JonathanOliver-d2u]

Josh, what are your thoughts on Marcus Freeman from Notre Dame?

[@FredPitre-o4b]

Not as good as the guy he replaced.

[@tomgreen1721]

I sent my resume in to Tuscaloosa for Bama HC job , no replay

[@barryjackson5407]

It’s not all about the coach having the moxie to take the job. It’s about keeping the Bama masses happy. It happened after Bryant left. They went through several coaches. These guys were winning. Still got fired…

[@yourfavoritelawnguy2722]

winning record by 1 or 2 is not winning. All those "winners" leaving bama with nearly the kill shot from the NCAA. You are so wrong your on another planet.

[@charlesivey100]

Gene Stallings won a NC after the bear, retired to be with his son.

[@dangerousdylan6262]

​@charlesivey100 they went through 3 coachs before they got to Gene

[@jimlarrabee5565]

Yeah... not actually true. They may have won some but they got fired because they didn't win enough. Excellent example: people LOVED Mike Shula (stand up guy), but he couldn't win enough so he lost the job.

[@FredPitre-o4b]

@@jimlarrabee5565 Who was the coach that got fired the year after winning the west? dubose maybe?

[@mississippimoonshine1028]

I'M JUST SPEAKING OUT LOUD,,,I THINK THE BEST COACH POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IS BILL BELICHICK.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

I dunno Josh...Lots of folks are having flashbacks to the disastrous hires of the pre-Saban era...the job is different, now but the concern is the same. This AD isn't Mal Moore.

[@jimlarrabee5565]

Saban tore down those issues... thank goodness... and rebuilt something based on The Standard and winning, regardless of people (look at the staff turn over). Bama post-saban is a completely different animal than pre-saban.

[@redsilverado76]

It’s DEFINITELY NOT going to be Mike Norvell. My call is Dabo. Dabo is going to be the next head coach at Bama.

[@ericstevens8744]

Nope. Wrong……TOMMY REES BET $1000.00 on it from my sources in Alabama

[@ericstevens8744]

Fan base will be mad as hell 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@someguy6212]

Matt Campbell, Kalen Deboer, Mike Vrabel, Lance Leipold, Willie Fritz

[@DixonCider1234]

I thought Leipold, but he's 59. Probably want someone a little younger. But Saban was 56 when he took the Bama job. Fritz is 63.

[@chrisshort2841]

As long as it ain’t Tommy Rees

[@ericstevens8744]

IT IS TOMMY REES. !!!!! They will announce it soon

[@hdubya692]

Lets be real, Norvell wasn't on anyone's list until they finished undefeated this season.

[@PushaDee]

That's how it works.

[@gregreese3422]

Still think Kiffin. He’s Pate State material.

[@ECReeves]

I hate that the ncaa hates Pruitt. I want him as Alabamas next head coach. He is a saban bot that works harder than everyone around him

[@equalizer1946]

Alabama needs Dana Holgerson

[@thomasbradford8103]

If you did not think Saban was contemplating retirement when he recently bought the oceanfront property on Jupiter Island, Florida you must have been asleep at the wheel. About 3 years ago I wrote to AD Byrne and suggested he must have a list of potential FB coaches at the ready that he updates every year to avoid past fiascos. Let's hope he did so. If this goes on for more than 72 hours I will be concerned.

[@ToddAtkinsShow]

I think Saban has his successor ready to go.

[@ericstevens8744]

Tommy Rees

[@rudeboy6854]

I tell you this Greg better make the right decision. Mal Moore did 17 years ago, because if Greg doesn't he and the coach that he hires will be on the hot seat FAST! I will hate to be him right now.

[@ridgerunner3364]

If not for the portal, Norvell would be 6-5. He is not a great recruiter!

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Since Bama fans hate Dabo I think the most likely pick is DeBoer, he is a great coach and talent evaluator for the diamonds in the rough, his one negative is he is not a great recruiter for those 4 and 5 stars.

[@ryanestrada5289]

DeBoer won’t move from the west coast.

[@Chasing72]

He won’t need to recruit them, they’ll come on their own.

[@nadeau]

44-16 still hurts

[@jimedick9496]

That’s the beauty of being at Bama, he won’t have to be a great recruiter. It recruits itself. As long as he wins, players will want to play for him without much effort.

[@malcolmjones27]

Don’t know why Alabama would even consider Norvell as Alabama’s next head coach. The guy’s winning record over the last 5-7 years at FSU is 2 winning yrs. VS. 5 losing yrs, I think. The guy doesn’t develop players. He uses the portal to get 1 and done players. He’s been lucky the last couple of years with building his team via the portal. With all these players leaving he now has to rebuild the team through portal players. He’s doing it again this year with all of the portal players they’re bringing in now. Bottom line, Norvell has everyone fooled. He’s a fraud! Making everybody think that FSU is some sort of perennial powerhouse program. They won the ACC because the other teams in the ACC sucked! They faced a real team against UGA and got bodied! Nothing to see here.

[@ericstevens8744]

Bama Got Tommy Rees

[@OoogaBoog]

from the NFL.....Mike Shula or Freddie Kitchens might get a look. I'd say Mike Norvell from FSU is a likely pick.

[@shilledoutbyfers2445]

Mike Norvelle & Kaleb Debour who I had to look up to spell his name maybe great coaches. There are some great elite high school coaches & even elite pro coaches out there. But that doesn’t mean that they are the right fit at Bama!! Nor does it mean that a great coach in another league or at another level can win in the SEC at an elite level!! At the same time, a vey good SEC coach that does have ties to Bama may not transition well at Bama? But I would rather shake that tire, or climb that tree before I go hire the next Bryan Harsin or the TCU coach because he had one great season!! Bama is a special place that needs the right fit & that has experience at an elite level in CFB!! I’m afraid Greg Byrne is in over his head & he is going to piss allot of Bama fans off with this hire. The obvious choice should be Kiffin….

[@evannock]

And still didnt spell it right

[@TheMexicanMetalhead04]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vinceedwards6213]

To sum up, some guys may or may not be considered and may or may not be interviewed.

[@DSincere]

Keep an eye on Jeff Brohm 🎱

[@jimmiecalvert3572]

I am 100% confident that Greg Burns is gonna screw up this coach Job opening at Alabama I’ve been an Alabama fan for a long time and I seen what was done when bear Bryant retired it was embarrassing I hope Mr. Burns realize if he screws this up it’s going to be on him and I hope it cost him his job I have seen all the candidates for this job opening and I am 100% in favor of Lane Kiffin is the man for the job he is a strong recruiter office of genius mine I think he could probably surpass Nick Saban’s accomplishments and all these talking heads on KZbin I wish they would just shut up because they don’t know no more than the average fan knows about any of this

[@pete49327]

Who is Burns?

[@evannock]

😂

[@chuckcts-v3460]

AD @ Bama@@pete49327

[@chuckcts-v3460]

If Kiffin had stayed at Bama, they would have won 1 or 2 more National Championships.

[@jimsomerville3924]

Not sure why a coach would consider leaving UT for Alabama. Texas has to have more money than any others.

[@RockieRacoon]

UT is Tennessee. That's right...welcome to the SEC.

[@TheMexicanMetalhead04]

Wrong UT is and always has been Texas you better get used to it..😂😂😂

[@RockieRacoon]

In the SEC, UT is Tennessee, get used to it. We'll give you UT.2 though. ​@MEXICANMETALHEAD512

[@gr8istever370]

You can refer to them as tu or austin city college....both work.

[@FredPitre-o4b]

If it's all about money. What has the oh so rich longhorns done since turn of the century?

[@dennisheadley4408]

A good AD always has two or three names in mind for each of the major sports, in the event they lose a coach.

[@djtut_clt5236]

JP you missed a colossal opp the highlight the massive quantities of over confidence exuded by Bama Current & Former Players as well as their entitled fanbase & SEC pundits. It was worse than when Georgia was the most dominant Defense possibly ever & Michigan was just happy to be there in ‘21. It heightens the irony of Saban’s retirement that it would come after a loss to a team no one thought could beat him & was presumed to be afraid of facing! So you were either not paying attention or didn’t want to fully give credit where credit was due! Either way, the Wolverines will be in the history books as the last team to do battle with the GOAT & sent him out to pasture with a big fat L! GO BLUE!!

[@MauriceGreen-rl1ru]

Hugh freeze is the best hire

[@chuckcts-v3460]

Ha, Ha!

[@joshuaayala3477]

Norvelle is in the perfect situation at FSU. There’s no way he would leave what he’s putting together there to try to jump lnto Nick Saban’s Shoes. Pate who are you talking to that would make you say all Norvelle has to do is be offered the job and he’s signing ridiculous 😂

[@STxFisherman]

There is so much money at stake with coach Saban's replacement. It HAS to be part of a long term plan. His replacement was probably decided and discussed sometime at the beginning of this season or prior to that. Coach Saban wouldn't drop a "bombshell" on Alabama. He would have given Alabama plenty of notice to allow the plan to occur before his retirement announcement. I agree with you that the decisions was made a log time prior to his announcement. The new coach already knows that he is taking the job and already knows what the long term plan is for Bama.

[@di114n2]

Saban did not know this would be his last year. He already said this was a recent decision

[@beckayshaw6083]

Bruh if they had a plan in place they would have hired them by now lmao. You’re literally pulling that out of your ass

[@FredPitre-o4b]

If that is the case sir. Where the frick is the new coach? The bama AD just messing with everrybody?

[@AAblade7]

The whole following Saban straw man argument was a little out of context cause it does apply for the 3 of the top 5 candidates floating around. I only use that argument for guys like Lanning, Sarkisian, and Norvell. It’s not because I think they are afraid of the job, it’s just that for them what they gain isn’t worth what they lose. All 3 already have solid buy in from their current universities, well established recruiting programs, and flush NIL collectives. Going to Alabama isn’t going to really improve any of that more than they already have. More to the point they’ve builit up more credit with their current Fan bases. Probably the biggest thing is that any decision they make will not have someone saying that’s not how coach Saban did it. So it’s not about being a competitor it’s more about ‘Working smarter not harder’ as my Mema use to say.

[@dwaynepuckett16]

The first question you asked if you're Alabama sports director, Nick who's most like you?

[@HoundFHell-jj8jm]

Do you think Norvell would jump at the job like Lanning did?(NOT)

[@CoastalSouth]

No one asked Lanning. It's all just people on the interweb making assholes out of themselves for making assumptions.

[@michaelcothren5015]

I think he would jump is offered. Gets him out of the ACC.

[@michaelblanton9847]

Keep up the great work sir.

[@1.culturechanger]

Insider Coach is going to step dowm from NFL to Coach Alabama!

[@OnePercentTraining1]

We all knew Josh wasn’t going to give us the deep intel on the job.. I love it tho lol

[@Terence.Tristan0806]

Chris Peterson should be the next coach!!!! Nobody Is even talking about him

[@elbertfarley374]

I consider Pat Summit the Nick Saban of girls college basketball. Tennessee stayed in-house and former players. It has not worked out.

[@cbizprofit6696]

I like Trent Dilfer 😳 …RTR 🐘😎

[@glennvanzandt3011]

None of you have any idea who it will be. Ive read where former players say they know. They don't, i don't we will now when we know.

[@zesolodar]

i dont think for sure anyone knows, but i do think its going to be a guy getting talked about

[@jacobgiordano7778]

Clearly paid by the SEC with that take. Imagine being paid to have your voice stripped

[@jangorh]

The due diligence / fire drill argument is a lame duck one here because of the timing. Saban put them in a hooooorrible position to get the best HC they could which is pretty comical to build that program the way he did and then just say “F it.” on the way out. “You rehearse a fire drill so you know what to do” Yeah, you get out when the smoke alarm goes off. This is more of a the alarm didn’t go off, and you wake up and the whole damn building is ablaze!!! 😂

[@tabc123]

I think people are overstating the attractiveness of the alabama job. Nick saban made it great but tuscaloosa itself isn’t recession proof. Georgia Texas and Ohio state all have closer access to recruits, closer proximity to money, the same facilities, and the same top-down institutional support from their schools. Nick saban made the job 5/5 but there’s no guarantee it’ll be 5/5 for the next guy.