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ESPN Cleveland: (rumor) Haslam is prepared to offer Saban 10 yrs/ $100MM

Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:33 pm
Posted by baytiger
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Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:33 pm
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There is one rumor that Haslam is prepared to offer Saban a $100 million deal over 10 years to coach the Browns.

Two sources who know Saban have told me that Saban is leaning toward staying at Alabama and if he ever sought to scratch that NFL itch again, it would not be in Cleveland. Once Saban left Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., said one source, he has never traveled north of Tennessee.

Sexton and Lombardi could be scratching each other’s backs on the Saban rumors, said one source. The theory is that Lombardi gains stature with the Browns by forwarding this tall tale, and Saban inevitably will gain a new deal with Alabama. The Crimson Tide could and would re-up whatever it takes to keep him, said a source.
Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
51966 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:33 pm to
Take the money and run
Posted by RT1941
Member since May 2007
30644 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:36 pm to
Damn there's a lot of "sources" in that rumor.
Posted by go ta hell ole miss
Member since Jan 2007
13782 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:39 pm to
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he has never traveled north of Tennessee.


Did he skip the Penn State and Kentucky games? I don't think he's going, but this article is BS.
Posted by NYCAuburn
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Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:44 pm to
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The Crimson Tide could and would re-up whatever it takes to keep him, said a source


They would be stupid to reup with whatever it takes. its not going to take much to keep him at bama
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42833 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:51 pm to
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$100 million deal over 10 years to coach the Browns


Posted by Dr. 3
Member since Mar 2005
11355 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:52 pm to
quote:

Once Saban left Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., said one source, he has never traveled north of Tennessee.

You need a source to tell you that?
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
90879 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 2:57 pm to
Sexton has been floating that number for 2 years.

AWESOME
Posted by bamasgot13
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2010
13619 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:16 pm to
Just looked at the article and thought this nugget was interesting:

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I have now have had three credible sources – two in the NFL and one in the college ranks – swear to me that Saban has no attraction whatsoever to Lombardi. One insisted Saban wouldn’t work with Lombardi “in a thousand years.” Another on Monday said there is “zero chance” Saban would leave Alabama to work alongside Lombardi in Cleveland.



Sounds like something someone else on this board said a while back:
Saban doesn't like Lombardi
Posted by RonFNSwanson
1739 mi from the University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23412 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:17 pm to
so he would be 75 when his contract is up? Smart move.
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
57572 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:25 pm to
I don't see Saban going back to the NFL.

There was a time when he wanted the challenge. He has since learned that he has no advantage in the NFL...and that his success in the NFL is far from guaranteed. His time in Miami was nothing short of a failure. It was about to get bad when he bailed and he knew it. He left while he could plausibly say that the NFL just wasn't for him vs. saying he failed.

I don't think he's willing to lay it on the line again. He's going to stay in college where he knows he can get it done at the highest level.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Member since Oct 2012
122600 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 3:25 pm to
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if he ever sought to scratch that NFL itch again,


Saban isn't stupid. Jumping in the Cleveland dumpster fire is not a smart move. Money isn't the issue with him I'm sure.
Posted by Brettesaurus Rex
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2009
38259 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 4:17 pm to
Please god
Posted by Stingray
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2007
12422 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 5:47 pm to
This is where I parked my car.

(my car's a tiger-striped Lambo)
Posted by sunderlandsoccer
Member since Jul 2012
382 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 6:03 pm to
bush never traveled out of country until he was a president
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 12/18/12 at 6:12 pm to
He gone
Posted by ThePoo
Work
Member since Jan 2007
60714 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 6:58 pm to
if don't know who would be dumber in this scenario

Browns offering Saban $100mm or Saban turning down $100mm



Im leaning towards the Browns
Posted by TreyAnastasio
Bitch I'm From Cleveland
Member since Dec 2010
46759 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 9:36 pm to
This is some decent trolling. The tone of the article is the exact opposite of the way you make it sound. Solid selective quoting as well. Leaving out the most important paragraph of the peice is a nice move.

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I have now have had three credible sources – two in the NFL and one in the college ranks – swear to me that Saban has no attraction whatsoever to Lombardi. One insisted Saban wouldn’t work with Lombardi “in a thousand years.” Another on Monday said there is “zero chance” Saban would leave Alabama to work alongside Lombardi in Cleveland.
This post was edited on 12/18/12 at 9:37 pm
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
34111 posts
Posted on 12/18/12 at 10:37 pm to
Haslam is one stupid frick if that's true. You offer that kind of money to Bill Cowher or Tony Dungy not to a guy who had mixed results in the NFL.
Posted by hashtag
Comfy, AF
Member since Aug 2005
28080 posts
Posted on 12/19/12 at 7:55 am to
I still don't understand how Bama fans can be so stupid. How can you trust a guy like Saban?

Is it likely that Sexton is using the NFL to get more money from Bama? Yes.
Does Saban and wife have it made in Alabama? Yes.
Would he be stupid to leave? Probably.

Can you trust Saban as far as you can throw him? Absolutely not. There is literally zero reason to believe anything he says regarding leaving Alabama. He's going to say the things to make you happy, right up until he decides he wants to do something else.
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