Texas and Mack Brown

Mack to Dolphins...Saban to Horns on Xmas day book it!

Dandy Don just reading too much of the rant
Mack Brown will be coaching the Longhorns next year - if he was retiring it would have been announced by now for continuity of the program.

Saban is not going anywhere, Bama will be his last job.

Mack will be the HC for 2 more seasons, IMO.
After the 5-7 disaster, he wants to right the ship before turning things over.

Chris Petersen is rumored to be the 1st name on the Texas coaching wish list. I don't really see Saban to Texas simply due to his age.
After having Mack run the show for nearly 15 years, do you really want to hire a 60 yr old as your next head coach?

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Some Texas fans want Major Applewhite as HC.

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Major is the most under appreciated player in Texas history.

Why would Texas want Saban? They are not some talent depleted program that needs an instant turnaround in recruiting. They need a young guy known more for coaching than recruiting who wants to make a career in Austin, not a coach who will be drawing social security before the decade is up and can't even promise a recruit he will be coaching his senior year. Peterson is perfect for that job.

off yourself now if you think saban is going to texas.

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South Carolina hired Holtz at age 62, and Spurrier at age 60. Just throwing a fact out there. Texas may want to do it if it will win them some games.

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True. I just think the smarter move would be a younger coach who could provide a lot more stability than another 60 yr old could.

It's hard to see Saban fitting in that well at Texas. Methinks he would chap some hides that Mack knows how to schmooze.

And that's even *if* Saban were interested. Texas fans often wrongly assume we can get whoever we want by throwing money around and reminding everyone that "we're Texas."

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1. $$$ They can match anything Bama can.

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After making at least 3 to 4 million + for the better part of the last decade I question just how important money really is to coaches on Saban's level. It isn't like he isn't financially set for the rest of his life already.

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2. Recruiting. One of the top 3 most talent-rich states with in-state loyalty thats rarely matched... The univeristy recruits itself prolly more than most.

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He routinely signs a top 3 class each year so I don't see how he can do much better than he already does.

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3. Easier road to BCS titles. His great defenses would own the Big 12-2(or whatever it is/will be).

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He just got into the national title game for the 2nd time in 3 years and did so despite a late loss and a heavy national outcry against a rematch. I'd say he's already in a job that will give him a very good shot of competing for NCs on a yearly basis

P.S. I'd never say never with regard to Saban going to Texas but I find it amusing how LSU fans try to convince themselves and others that the Texas job offers all these major on the job advantages that Alabama somehow lacks.

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Govt Tide

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Absolutely nailed the response. The three point argument was flawed at all three levels. You blew up each of the points and showed them as lunacy on their face. Well done.