We'll have a long post on the Saban hiring up tonight (one that's been brewing since Wednesday, but that keeps getting put off for things like the Sugar Bowl and naps), but for now, some more linkage:
God bless Gene Stallings. Paul Westerdawg has a link to Coach Stallings's retort to the Bill Curry sour grapes fest over the Saban hiring. Stallings reminds us all of why, for those of us either too young or not alive enough to remember Coach Bryant, he'll always be the shining gold standard for what an Alabama coach should be.
The shoes Nick Saban has to fill are on this man.
Continuing the "We Heart UGA Blogs" theme, LD weighs in on the Saban hire:
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Saban can change his mind, protect his interests, and leave for what he considers a better job. Journalists can ask questions, write stories, and even become annoying to those from whom they seek information. And journalists are free, as much as anyone else, to harbor grudges against those who disrespect them. But journalists also should mind the fact that their platform gives them certain privileges and expectations.
Peter at BON (one of the finest CFB blogs out there, so read it every day like we do) takes LD's thoughts to their conclusion:
Hack knows why the media hates Nick Saban.
While it's still not official, the palmbeachpost.com is piling on the Fisher to FSU bandwagon.