re: IF Saban bolts to Texas, who are the top candidates to replace him at Bama?

In a fit of betrayal. Les Miles!

But in all honesty. Kirby Smart interim, until he cracks under pressure then, NFL caliber guys or bust. They won't take college coaches anymore.

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This is kinda like when Pope John Paul II died. They just couldn't replace him with another superstar pope. They needed a transitional pope... a caretaker before the next big hire. Enter Benedict XVI, a longtime insider. Nothing revolutionary. He just minded the ship to set things up for the rock star.

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This is ignorant. Benedict will be a doctor of the Church, and that would have been the case if he had never been pope. His writings are absolutely epic.

I say the Pirate Ship sails from WA to AL

Ed Orgeron

Who does Sexton represent? He may already have a new HC lined up for y'all.

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Kirby Smart?
Jimbo Fisher?
Jim McElwain?
Charlie Strong?
Dabo Swinney?
Bobby Petrino?

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Saban can't be replaced by a college coach. If replaced with a college, bama fans will be just like lsu fans and the first thing we are going to hear is "if saban were here we would have won". I think nfl is the only way to go. I am sure bama will make a run at gruden, the harbaugh brothers, tomlim and maybe a couple others.