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Hope Mack fly's back from Florida before they cancel his debit card. Looks like ESPN will be getting a new analyst if true.
 
jdb50 said:
Hope Mack fly's back from Florida before they cancel his debit card. Looks like ESPN will be getting a new analyst if true.
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Mack Brown would be a GREAT analyst
 
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huskymedic said:
Mack is all but gone but...

“@Gil_Brandt: Just told by source Nick Saban in contract negotiations w #Alabama for extension in $7M/year range.”
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And?? UT is offering $10 million PLUS 1% of LHN
 
Jax Husky said:
And?? UT is offering $10 million PLUS 1% of LHN
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Saw that... It's only money. Sexton to Bama - "your move". <Nick Saban agent Jimmy S-ex-t-o-n<
 
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UCHuskies08 said:
God, could the filters here be any lamer?
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No. They are the worst on any board I've ever seen. By FAR. Pretty pathetics that you can't write "ba l ls" or "s e x"
 
Anyone think that this would impact us if Warde chooses Narduzzi. Maybe makes him(Narduzzi) want to wait a bit before giving the OK to see if other dominos fall? He is my choice based on what he's done and where he is in his career. Not real impressed with Lembo. Would want TJ in no from Narduzzi.
 
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MarbleheadHusky said:
After researching this lead myself, I found another UConn twist in the Saban to Texas rumors. The person that started this fire storm from InsideTexas goes by the handle "Jesus Shuttlesworth"
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So now he's saying that Nick Saban is $20M in debt due to commercial real estate investments made with LSU and Bama alums, Texas is going to give Saban $20M under the table and then pay him $8M per year on top of that, and Saban is leaving Bama because his retirement plan sucks and he's mad at LSU and Bama alums for steering him wrong?

Does anyone actually believe this crap? JS is like Penthouse Forum. Everyone knows it's mostly bullshit, but if it happens to give you a you might not care.

JesusShuttlesworth said:
Knowing full well that any numbers I throw out will aid and abet the enemy, I will say the minimum. Again, full disclosure, I'm reporting a story that seems to be taking on a life of it's own but I feel it's important to post now so this website is credited for the work. To that end, I'll also be posting my real identity tomorrow and I will email all subsequent stories to the various media outlets including but not limited to ESPN, CBS Sports, etc.

Here's what I got.

In talking to various sources plugged into the Alabama and Texas sides, it seems Nick Saban is roughly $20 million in the hole due to investments with LSU and Alabama alums. These investments are predominantly in the commercial real estate space. For his trouble, Nick Saban is not a happy camper with these two alumni bases and has a hole in his retirement plan that Mark Ingram could run through. Additionally, I'm told Texas and the Longhorn Foundation have "passed the hat" to provide a dollar amount up front that nearly makes Nick Saban whole after these defunct investments. Call it the Lamarr Houston/Roy Miller investment strategy. The mechanism used to fund this "bonus" will be off the books in order to make the total compensation package more politically palatable when it's officially announced. Texas does not want to be perceived as the Yankees and again, I don't want to help negotiations with enemy.


As far as conventional compensation, look for the number to be right around eight million a year for six years with a two-year option. This structure makes it more acceptable to the BOR and the academics in the school. Don't tell them how much the athletic department contributes to the general fund because they won't listen. Just know that the football men understand how the perception game is played.

Trust me, I understand that there's always a counter offer in these deals, but I'm told that the Bama president does not want to get in a bidding war against Texas because she doesn't want it to seem like Bama is a semi-pro team. Again, this is the academic's mindset at work. She's, after all, Bill Powers' peer or at least is attempting to be. Add this item to the fact that Bama's Athletic Director Bill Battle has gotten sideways with Saban, and it doesn't bode well for the Tide. One final piece is Chancellor Witt.

Dr. Witt is the only ally that Saban has at the administrative level at Bama and he happens to be a Texas guy. Yes, Dr. Witt has a soft spot in his heart for Texas, and has told folks close to the Texas AD that he thinks Saban is headed to Austin.

If Saban is announced as the Texas head football coach in the next few days, fans will be in line to enjoy an historic change in culture and football operations in general.

Like you, I will enjoy the process.

In other words, I will look forward to Nick Saban's process.
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ihatepants said:
So now he's saying that Nick Saban is $20M in debt due to commercial real estate investments made with LSU and Bama alums, Texas is going to give Saban $20M under the table and then pay him $8M per year on top of that, and Saban is leaving Bama because his retirement plan sucks and he's mad at LSU and Bama alums for steering him wrong?

Does anyone actually believe this crap? JS is like Penthouse Forum. Everyone knows it's mostly bull , but if it happens to give you a you might not care.
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Check out the URL in the link for ESPNs story about Mack Brown retiring:

http://espn.go.com/college-football...-longhorns-hire-nick-saban-50m-5year-contract
 
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Mr. Conehead said:
At first, I would assume that Texas would be one of the one or two coaching slots outside of the NFL that Saban would leave Alabama for. After reading this story about the state of U Texas politically, if it’s true, Saban may not want to get anywhere near Austin…
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/co...k-brown-texas-longhorns-nick-saban/?eref=sihp
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They are letting him pick his own admin. He is bringing the Head of the UA system (Robert Witt) with him to replace the Texas President.
 
But, how will that help if the Regents, who hold the power and the purse in Austin, are all hand-picked, Texas A&M alumni, political allies of Governor Perry?
 
Mr. Conehead said:
But, how will that help if the Regents, who hold the power and the purse in Austin, are all hand-picked, Texas A&M alumni, political allies of Governor Perry?
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Probably won't, but it would give him an ally and a buffer. The story about Saban owing money above is, at least, partially true. I know first hand that Saban has a couple bad real estate losses in Baton Rouge. Some bigtime development deals (like Blue Back Sq in West Hartford) that went completely belly up.
 
If he's really trying to raise cash in a couple of ways, selling this house will help a bit.

Makes you wonder why a guy who coaches Alabama, and has zero ties to anyone in the state of Georgia would drop a couple of million on lakefront castle that he couldn't possibly live in more than a couple of weeks a year.

http://www.ajc.com/gallery/sports/college/nick-sabans-ga-lake-house-sale/g9ZM/#3396433

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Pasqualoni has been rumored to be in Austin. UT will not go forward until they hit rock bottom, so it appears to all be part of a master plan. Plus, PP has NFL experience and was the winningest coach in the Big East.
 
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If Mack is gone, the list to replace him is pretty short. I could see Jim Mora leaving UCLA for UT. Maybe Saban would leave, but he'd be seen as even more of a mercenary. At some point you do think about your legacy.

UConn needs to get our man and then these stories don't affect us.
 
I've been seeing Narduzzi mentioned by Texas fans as someone they would want to go after... then again Texas fans are awful.

I've seen some of them argue that Texas will get either mike tomlin or jim harbaugh to coach. Others are saying that possibly the best coach in the sport (Saban) would be a bad hire because he is kinda old and might only win like three national titles instead of the 10 that Texas obviously deserves because Texas. They have this crazy entitlement.
 
The idea that Narduzzi could land the Texas HC job with NO previous HC experience is ridiculous! Texas will have the cream of the crop of current head coaches applying for their position, IF Brown is no longer there. They will not have to, nor want to, take the chance on hiring the latest hot coordinator.
 
HuskyHawk said:
If Mack is gone, the list to replace him is pretty short. I could see Jim Mora leaving UCLA for UT. Maybe Saban would leave, but he'd be seen as even more of a mercenary. At some point you do think about your legacy.

UConn needs to get our man and then these stories don't affect us.
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Exactly, and the legacy of a guy who won NCs at 3 schools would be unprecedented. It would cement Nick Saban as the greatest football coach in college history. No one cares about that mercenary crap, it is a job.
 
Jax Husky said:
Exactly, and the legacy of a guy who won NCs at 3 schools would be unprecedented. It would cement Nick Saban as the greatest football coach in college history. No one cares about that mercenary crap, it is a job.
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Nonsense. Coaches who jump around are never thought of as highly as those who have long term sustained success at one school. He's a HOF coach regardless, but at this point, MSU hates him, LSU hates and him and if he moves, Alabama will hate him. He can be there with Bear Bryant or he can be just a shady guy who chased the money and crapped on those loyal to him. It doesn't matter if it is fair or not. That is the reality of the perception when the coach leaves (if he is fired, it is different).
 
“@KirkHerbstreit: Breaking News....Nick Saban has agreed to a multi year contract extension to STAY at Alabama! Details to come out soon!!”
 
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