re: Why Texas Was So Sure They'd Get Nick Saban

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- Ensure that Mack Brown was on board with the move

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Late that night, multiple Texas boosters in the loop get a text message from a member of Saban’s inner circle (not Sexton): “Can he step down on Monday so we can announce Nick taking the job on Tuesday?”

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This is nonsensical. One of the conditions is that Mack Brown be okay with the move, and on the Saturday night he loses the Big Ten championship game, Saban's people want him to resign the job a day later.