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If he just came out and said that they made him an offer he couldn't refuse and was honest about it instead of going all coach speak on it he might survive it again.

Something along the lines of "Would YOU turn down that kind of money if you knew you only had a few years left to earn it for your family?" Because ultimately that's what it comes down to.

Ok, so if Saban was a greedy, disloyal scumbag taking an immoral and ridiculous contract offer that was going to "ruin college football" when he left Miami for Alabama how do you explain this offer? I guess getting paid a gauranteed $10 million a year for 10 years is no big deal because Texas is just that great and desirable of a job?

I have to give it to some of you. You want Saban away from Alabama so bad that you've gone from outrage over Saban's initial $4 million a year contract at Alabama to not even batting an eye at a gauranteed $10 million a year. I guess the "outrage" is all dependent on who is involved. How convenient.

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Posted by MontanaTiger

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Posted on 12/18/13 at 12:08 pm to Govt Tide

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I have to give it to some of you. You want Saban away from Alabama so bad that you've gone from outrage over Saban's initial $4 million a year contract at Alabama to not even batting an eye at a gauranteed $10 million a year. I guess the "outrage" is all dependent on who is involved. How convenient.

Of course the outrage is selective - we only really hate Bama while we just dislike everyone else. So anything that hurts Bama the most is what we cheer for. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

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Posted by VoxDawg

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Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 12/18/13 at 12:57 pm to Govt Tide

You guys really are short sighted aren't you? Until someone else takes the job, Saban is absolutely in play at Austin. As for his credibility - I can't imagine that he's too worried about that since as others have mentioned, all he has to do is play the "Would YOU turn down $100M+ over the next ten years" to anyone who asked him. Besides, if he's "too old to start over somewhere else," then he's likely going to retire from whatever school he coaches for 2014, so what does it matter to him?

When he signed the extension last week, there was no opening at Texas. As of Sunday afternoon, there was.

If the leaks hadn't gotten out, then Mack wouldn't have shown his arse and dug in.

If Mack doesn't dig in, then he goes quietly at the beginning of the week, last week.

If Mack goes quietly last week, then there's no media circus.

If there's no media circus, then Saban doesn't have to sign the new extension.

If Saban doesn't sign the new extension, then it's likely because Sexton was negotiating a deal to Texas.

If they offer - Honest to God, paper on the table with numbers and lots of commas... He gone.

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