re: AJC writer says Saban staying, calls Saban to Texas rumors a "clown show"

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requires me to speculate

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No guess work in that article.

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Poor genro, scouring the webz to find any kind of weak shite to post in his favor...

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I'm told today that the official announcement that Mack will be retiring will take place on Saturday during a press conference. My source tells me that there will probably be leaks during the banquet but he doesn't expect any kind of announcement because according to Mack this is supposed to be about the kids. Could the time line move up or back, sure, but he's gone. Saturday seems most likely at this point.

On Nick Saban, a person close to the Alabama athletic department tells me that the Bama higher-ups are pretty much resigned to the fact that Nick Saban is Texas bound. Look for the total compensation package combined with a new challenge and a change of scenery for both Nick and Terry being the deciding factors that carry the day.

On the Texas side of things, my best sources say all of this from Mack's retirement to Saban's announcement was supposed to be on a precise time-line. The timeline was messed up by a leak from the athletic department. More on that later...

One interesting story from two separate sources I don't typically use...word is Red McCombs hosted Nick Saban last night. As we've been reporting for weeks, Red has been integral in putting together a compensation package to entice Saban to Texas. I'm guessing Red picked up the tab too. Again, that's not from sources we typically use. I'm passing along because they corroborated and the two sources are independent of each other.

My speculation...I would think Saban would announce early next week if this is indeed a done deal. I also suspect Saban to Texas would result in possibly three 5 star caliber players from the 2014 class to sign with Texas and a handful of 5 stars in the 2015 class as well. The Big Cigars believe a Saban hire would effectively hault if not reverse the Aggies' momentum in the state immediately.

One other note, Eric is working on a story about a possible QB transfer to Texas. This player is not Jacob Coker or Baker Mayfield but he's pro-style QB. We expect his release to be granted today.

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I think he thinks this is some kind of competition. If he can find more articles about Saban staying that means Saban has to stay

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I realize I’m taking a tremendous risk with this blog because it requires me to speculate what Nick Saban is thinking

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