This just came across the wires...

by TopDaddy on Dec 17, 2007 6:10 PM CST

[editor's note, by Todd] Bumped from the diaries. Personally, the chances of this being even remotely valid are slim at best, but since it's the latest coaching rumor and it involves Coach Saban (again), might as well put it out here for everyone to see.

http://wbgv.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/nick-sabans-agent-contacts-wvu/

Now, this would thoroughly piss me off, however it wouldn't surprise me in the least. I think we have a lot of potential with Saban, it's just a matter of whether or not he has the patience to get his recruits in there (i.e. 2 or 3 more season)

Someone please make me feel better about this...

Update [2007-12-17 19:10:27 by Todd]:

Don't worry folks, there's no way WVU would hire Saban when Terry Bowden is itching for the job:

Bowden, who grew up in Morgantown when his father, Bobby, was Mountaineers coach and played at West Virginia, has been out of coaching since 1998. Not long after Rich Rodriguez left the Mountaineers to take the Michigan job, Bowden, the former Auburn coach, let it be known he's interested in the West Virginia vacancy.

"I made a full commitment to get back into coaching almost two years ago. Coming home to West Virginia would obviously be the dream job for me," Bowden, a college football analyst on radio and for Yahoo! Sports, said in a statement released by his publicist.

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Dude

don't worry about that. I am surprised they had enough time to stop burning couches and chairs in their front yard to type that nonsense up. Saban is leaving a top 5 recruiting class to head to the West Virginia where White and Slaton are guaranteed gone now that Rod left. Riiiight...

by Nose Guard on Dec 17, 2007 2:18 PM CST reply actions

re: this jus came across the wires

I have been following this also. I surely hope there is NO truth to it. None of the major sites are posting or saying anything. It is only on fan-based sites at this point. I have read on one of them that DC-Kevin Steele may be targeted. Seems BOL is deleting all posts on this because it is unfounded. Does anyone have anymore information??

by bama18boy on Dec 17, 2007 2:21 PM CST reply actions

You guys realize

that just because a website shows up on the same screen as another doesn't make it legit, right? I could type up a site tonight stating that Saban is bolting for (fill in the blank) and within minutes the internet would be awash in rumors. The sad thing is some real sites jump on the moron bandwagon for lack of real in depth reporting.

Remember don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.

by Nose Guard on Dec 17, 2007 2:25 PM CST reply actions

Just remember folks...

...Saban's agent is Jimmy Sexton, who represents plenty of coaches in both the college ranks and the NFL. Sexton probably did contact WVU on behalf of somebody, but it's highly unlikely that it was on behalf of Saban.

by Todd on Dec 17, 2007 2:26 PM CST reply actions

Exactly

That's exactly what I was about to write. Sexton would be delinquent in his job if he wasn't pushing one of his coaches, but not Saban.

by Bama Hawkeye on Dec 17, 2007 2:35 PM CST up reply actions

Why?

I think we all realize that anything is possible in coaching these days, but why would he even entertain WV. Are they going to be able to match the money? Saban does not have any direct relatives living there anymore, no ties. He has cabin in Georgia that he says he wants to retire to. He can recruit with anyone at UA, not at WV.

WV has been very fortunate in that they were able to get both Slaton and White to come there when no one was recruiting either of them for their current positions. They are both leaving for the NFL.

by kennybk483 on Dec 17, 2007 2:57 PM CST reply actions

HILLARIOUS...

SABAN ain't going to WV.
I do not even feel the need to list the plethera of reasons.

tubs sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!

by BAMA PHREAK on Dec 17, 2007 3:10 PM CST reply actions

um...

it's FAR from an official confirmation, and its still highly unlikely, but if you're looking for official sources...

http://blogs.dailymail.com/wvu/2007/12/17/rounduprodriguez/#more-170

Also, all the things you're saying about Saban, yeah, West Virginia fans were saying about Rich Rodriguez. Except, he didn't lose to Louisiana-Monroe.

by MizzouRobot @ Roll 'Bama Roll on Dec 17, 2007 3:17 PM CST reply actions

Choke

the official soft drink of the Missouri Tigers.

by Nose Guard on Dec 17, 2007 4:06 PM CST reply actions

And this 'source'

only quoted the same fan blog we've been talking about - thus proving my remarks earlier about jumping on the moron bandwagon.

by Nose Guard on Dec 17, 2007 4:09 PM CST reply actions

I think perhaps Saban is as interested...

...in coaching at West Virginia right now as Spurrier was in coaching here one year ago.

For several hours (if not days) in December of 2006, the wikipedia entry for Steve Spurrier identified him as the head football coach at the University of Alabama.

God, love/hate the internet!

The most beautiful phrase in the English language: "Touchdown, Alabama!"

by turnover on Dec 17, 2007 7:11 PM CST reply actions

not true

Read it over in Rivals that he was not interested and it was just a rumor.

by ro11t1dero11 on Dec 18, 2007 2:50 AM CST reply actions

I really don't think

that the Saban family is happy in Tuscaloosa though. I wish they were, but from what I have heard from people that know them, the Sabans don't seem to be happy there.

by rolltidempd3 on Dec 19, 2007 3:28 PM CST reply actions

REALLY....

SABAN and his family are not happy from what you have heard from "people", sounds like a real solid source.
I am willing to bet SABAN is not happy, but it has nothing to do with Tuscaloosa. It has to do with him not having enough talent to compete on a consistent basis. The staff is fixing that problem as we speak.

Once the wins start rolling in, SABAN and family will be feeling just fine.
There is no better place than Tuscaloosa, Alabama when you are leading the TIDE to victory.

tubs sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!

by BAMA PHREAK on Dec 20, 2007 6:48 PM CST up reply actions