January 28, 2018 · 2:16 PM

All the right moves

Allow me to submit the proposition that a man willing to subject himself to this on the recruiting trail (with apparently good humor, mind you)…

… isn’t the kind of man intent on hanging his spurs up any time soon.  (h/t)

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20 responses to “All the right moves”

  1. Uglydawg
    January 28, 2018 at 2:38 PM

    Good for him. What’s weird is were this CKS or Boom, or Pruitt, we might be saying, “Can you imagine Saban doing that?”

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  2. The Old Jeffster
    January 28, 2018 at 3:09 PM

    Senator, I agree 100%. Saban’s a warrior on the recruiting trail so his stepping up (no pun intended) to increased competition is a clear tell of future intentions. He’d have to be on the receiving end of a 2009-ish SECCG beat-down or somebody in the west div. would have to wrest Bama’s stranglehold away for him to ponder retiring. As long as Saban’s in the playoff hunt every year he’s staying put.

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    • Mayor
      January 29, 2018 at 6:15 AM

      I respectfully disagree. I think (and all it is would be my opinion–no inside information) that when he breaks Bryant’s record for number of national championships he’ll retire. He saw what happened to SOS after SOS got to 70 and Saban is to smart to let that happen to him.

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      • AthensHomerDawg
        January 29, 2018 at 1:21 PM

        He saw what happened to SOS after SOS got to 70 ………”

        We will know if he is or isn’t when he appears w/o a shirt on a billboard.

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      • Otto
        January 29, 2018 at 3:53 PM

        We can see SOS having fun outside of football, can you see Saban having fun outside of football?

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  3. Russ
    January 28, 2018 at 3:48 PM

    LOL! I wonder if recruits think up weird shit for coaches just to see if they will do it?

    BTW, I hope Saban stays for a while because I want Kirby to be the one that puts him into retirement.

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  4. Doyle Hargraves
    January 28, 2018 at 4:10 PM

    I know from a winning standpoint college football is easier due to being able to recruit/stockpile vs. draft/FA/53 man roster. But it’s hard for me to believe he wouldn’t rather be BB and work on game planning vs kissing 17 yr olds ass. To quote Jerry Maguire, “It’s a pride swallowing siege”. I’m really surprised he hasn’t given it one more go. Here’s hoping

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    • DoubleDawg1318
      January 28, 2018 at 7:24 PM

      I think Saban is done with the NFL for two reasons. 1)He knows one of, if not his best strength (and the source of his success) is recruiting. That would be a wasted talent in the NFL. 2)In the NFL he would not have the total control over the program and roster that he does at Alabama.

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    • ASEF
      January 28, 2018 at 8:14 PM

      Imagine Saban at, say, the Colts. Great talent at QB.

      Aaaaand he’s walking into the office of a guy with a literal spoon up his nose trying to get him to change this or that in order to make something happen on the field. I mean, Belichick’s got owner drama all of a sudden, and if anyone NFL coach should be beyond that nonsense, it’s BB.

      In college, Saban’s the owner. And the good news is that Kirby probably realizes that the grass isn’t greener on the NFL side.

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  5. HiAltDawg
    January 28, 2018 at 4:50 PM

    Open the door, get on the floor
    Everybody walk the dinosaur!

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  6. cardawgrapher
    January 28, 2018 at 6:20 PM

    “What do I do with my hands?”

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  7. steve
    January 28, 2018 at 6:44 PM

    That’s a clip from the 1989 cult classic ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’. You can see the strings on his hands.

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  8. BMan
    January 28, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    He’s telling someone that their footwork and hip turn are gonna have to improve if they want to play DB at Bama, a’ight.

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  9. Gaskilldawg
    January 28, 2018 at 10:26 PM

    So THAT’S why Paul Johnson can’t recruit!

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  11. DawgPhan
    January 29, 2018 at 9:58 AM

    Seems like saban enjoys recruiting.

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  12. n/a
    January 29, 2018 at 10:38 AM

    Yep….and he is getting exactly what he wants, the publicity. I would think he appreciates your contribution. Good job!!

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