re: Saban to PSU? LINK from PennLive

I'll play this game of ifs. IF, Saban was their man:

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SABAN CONTRACT LINK


According to Ammendment #2, Saban is set to receive a $1.6M Completion bonus on 1/15/12.

* Probably not a big issue for PSU to pick up this bonus but Saban isn't going to want to give it up.
According to the Original Contract starting on page #27 Saban must to the following "if" he is going to terminate employment without cause:


* Must notify the University within 5 days of the termination date during the 30 day period following the teams last regularly scheduled match, or 30 days notice at any other time. (Saban would won't to start recruiting asap so the latest day he would want to notify Alabama would be somewhere around 12/26/11 given their last game was Auburn 11/26/11). If he waits after this date it would push is hiring into late January.

* He can't recruit any players not Alabama was recruiting unless the school he is going to had prior communication with that same recruit. (not a big deal)

ARTICLE VI - PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYMENT

* Section 6.01 states Saban has to notify Alabama about any inquiries of other employment either directly towards him or any agents.

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It seems to me that any of these stipulations would have set off alarms within the network of boosters and other individuals that put out information to the Alabama media.