College Football Chatter
Here it is, college football fans..... This morning, conflicting reports have been floated to the media by various sources. Coach Mac Brown is expected to make an announcement about his future with the University of Texas. It was already reported that he had resigned this morning, but then ESPN turned around and said that Texas has denied that Mac Brown had stepped down. So what is going on in Texas?
Here is my speculation. I believe Mac Brown has already made his decision to step down. I believe Texas knew this was coming months ago. The "wild card" in all of this is Nick Saban. We all know and have heard Saban deny the rumors and ignored all the talk of him heading to Texas. Even his wife has made comments about staying in Alabama (and you are telling me Nick didn't put his wife up to that?). So...... I believe Texas has a time-table to release certain info.... Who is that time-table centered around? You guessed it. Nick Saban. Now, don't get me wrong, Mac Brown isn't working with this schedule for Nick Saban... Mac Brown is going to do what he wants to do, no matter what the university has planned for their next coach. With that, I think Saban would like the "official talks" with Texas to remain on the "down-low" until the timing is right for both parties. And for the Alabama fans who think that Alabama will match or even beat whatever Texas offers, yeah I think you are right..... Alabama will match or beat whatever offer comes from Texas...... Here is the kicker, Saban doesn't care about the money. He knows he will be taken care of no matter where he goes. Nick Saban cares about one thing..... How will he be immortalized in the college football world? How will he be remembered? Well, here is one way he can do it (and nobody else has done it). Win a National Championship at THREE different programs. It seems crazy but, there is another coach that is possibly chasing the same stat. Urban Meyer certainly isn't the same type of coach that Saban is, but I will say this..... Urban Meyer will win another Title. And when he does, he will then move on to another program..... Where he will then try to win another Title at a third school.
Nick Saban is all about pride and being the best. He is the best around right now. But even Saban understands that great coaches come and go. And he knows that the only way to go down as one of the greatest of all time is to win as many championships at as many programs as he can. He doesn't want to be the best coach in a program's history..... He wants to be the best in ALL of College Football. Now, I am not like all the other fans and media people out there. I think there was a scenario where he could've stayed at Alabama for at least one more season. That scenario? I think if he won a 3rd straight title at Alabama, I think he would've stayed. Why? Simply because he would've been chasing a 4th straight title. You see the trend yet? He wants his name in the record books. So what does he have in front of him at Alabama? Another rebuilding/reloading type season. He would be replacing as many key positions as he ever has at Alabama. New QB, question marks at running-back, question marks on defense. You name it, there are questions surrounding this program for next season. Alabama fans can answer most of what I just asked, but that's not enough to convince me they are built for another Title run next season. Saban wants to build another championship team, and he can do it just as fast at Texas, if not faster with the money and recruiting footprint he has to work with there. Yes, I know Alabama has some of those advantages too....
Coach Saban has conquered the SEC. He has dominated better than any coach in the SEC, simple as that. Urban Meyer did much of the same in a short amount of time as well. Now, Meyer has moved on to try to dominate another conference. Saban? Yeah, it's about that time. Saban has a chance to move to another conference and dominate just the same.
The days ahead are sure to bring more and more speculation. It wouldn't be college football without some kind of drama, and this is the perfect kind of drama. What's your take? Send me your thoughts for this week's Reader Questions segment. Send to Jeremy.cf2d@yahoo.com or post to our Facebook page at www.facebookpage.com/collegefootball2day.
Here is my speculation. I believe Mac Brown has already made his decision to step down. I believe Texas knew this was coming months ago. The "wild card" in all of this is Nick Saban. We all know and have heard Saban deny the rumors and ignored all the talk of him heading to Texas. Even his wife has made comments about staying in Alabama (and you are telling me Nick didn't put his wife up to that?). So...... I believe Texas has a time-table to release certain info.... Who is that time-table centered around? You guessed it. Nick Saban. Now, don't get me wrong, Mac Brown isn't working with this schedule for Nick Saban... Mac Brown is going to do what he wants to do, no matter what the university has planned for their next coach. With that, I think Saban would like the "official talks" with Texas to remain on the "down-low" until the timing is right for both parties. And for the Alabama fans who think that Alabama will match or even beat whatever Texas offers, yeah I think you are right..... Alabama will match or beat whatever offer comes from Texas...... Here is the kicker, Saban doesn't care about the money. He knows he will be taken care of no matter where he goes. Nick Saban cares about one thing..... How will he be immortalized in the college football world? How will he be remembered? Well, here is one way he can do it (and nobody else has done it). Win a National Championship at THREE different programs. It seems crazy but, there is another coach that is possibly chasing the same stat. Urban Meyer certainly isn't the same type of coach that Saban is, but I will say this..... Urban Meyer will win another Title. And when he does, he will then move on to another program..... Where he will then try to win another Title at a third school.
Nick Saban is all about pride and being the best. He is the best around right now. But even Saban understands that great coaches come and go. And he knows that the only way to go down as one of the greatest of all time is to win as many championships at as many programs as he can. He doesn't want to be the best coach in a program's history..... He wants to be the best in ALL of College Football. Now, I am not like all the other fans and media people out there. I think there was a scenario where he could've stayed at Alabama for at least one more season. That scenario? I think if he won a 3rd straight title at Alabama, I think he would've stayed. Why? Simply because he would've been chasing a 4th straight title. You see the trend yet? He wants his name in the record books. So what does he have in front of him at Alabama? Another rebuilding/reloading type season. He would be replacing as many key positions as he ever has at Alabama. New QB, question marks at running-back, question marks on defense. You name it, there are questions surrounding this program for next season. Alabama fans can answer most of what I just asked, but that's not enough to convince me they are built for another Title run next season. Saban wants to build another championship team, and he can do it just as fast at Texas, if not faster with the money and recruiting footprint he has to work with there. Yes, I know Alabama has some of those advantages too....
Coach Saban has conquered the SEC. He has dominated better than any coach in the SEC, simple as that. Urban Meyer did much of the same in a short amount of time as well. Now, Meyer has moved on to try to dominate another conference. Saban? Yeah, it's about that time. Saban has a chance to move to another conference and dominate just the same.
The days ahead are sure to bring more and more speculation. It wouldn't be college football without some kind of drama, and this is the perfect kind of drama. What's your take? Send me your thoughts for this week's Reader Questions segment. Send to Jeremy.cf2d@yahoo.com or post to our Facebook page at www.facebookpage.com/collegefootball2day.
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