Bama's offer to Saban

[KY_Sasquash]

This is crazy:

"The Miami Herald is reporting that Dolphins head coach Nick Saban turned down a $5 million a year salary for 10 years and a signing bonus of $7 million from Alabama. West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez is expected to be offered a very large contract in the next 24 hours"

[timmgirvan]

That's some CRAZY money being thrown around there!! Saban is nuts for not taking college over the Pros....maybe he didn't want the recruiting headaches?

[saucon17]

Is BAMA gonna up the ante an try to lure WVU coach
Rich Rodriguez?

[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by saucon17

Is BAMA gonna up the ante an try to lure WVU coach
Rich Rodriguez?

I don't think they'd have to go that much bigger. This was pretty interesting if you click on the chart you can see salaries....

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...es-cover_x.htm

[Cajungator26]

I heard that they offered Rich Rodriguez 2.2 million a year.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I heard that they offered Rich Rodriguez 2.2 million a year.

Cajun: that would be a 100% raise, but I think there is a penalty clause in his contract, which Bama would certainly pay!

[timmgirvan]

Doc: interesting article..thanks for the link. Big Bucks...I think the teamates should have dinner on the coach regularly!

[Thunder Gulch]

Here they go again thinking they can buy their way into gridiron glory. Only difference is now the coaches will make more than the players.

ROLL TIDE!!!!

Samarta~ the thing is that Alabama has no interest in the feelings of LSU fans...and why should they? hiring Nick Saban had absolutely nothing to do with LSU, it was to better Alabama football only...Saban was the head of coach of the Miami Dolphins, it's not like he jumped ship from LSU to Bama...to think it's classless to introduce Saban at a basketball because they're playing LSU is plain ridiculos and rather arrogant on LSU's part for them to think that we spend much time, if any, considering them

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by BellamyRd.

Samarta~ the thing is that Alabama has no interest in the feelings of LSU fans...and why should they? hiring Nick Saban had absolutely nothing to do with LSU, it was to better Alabama football only...Saban was the head of coach of the Miami Dolphins, it's not like he jumped ship from LSU to Bama...to think it's classless to introduce Saban at a basketball because they're playing LSU is plain ridiculos and rather arrogant on LSU's part for them to think that we spend much time, if any, considering them

It's classless, plain and simple. Let me know when you take off the crimson colored glasses.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by BellamyRd.

that's your opinion and we could give a f..k less

"We" as in who? Are you part of Bama's athletic department? Bama FANS had nothing to do with the scheduling, but you're crazy if you don't think that Bama athletics didn't have something to do with that.

[Cajungator26]

Anyway, I call a truce... I'm tired of thinking about all of this. Until next season...

I find it hilarious when LSU fans start talking about class. There was an article in one of the Louisiana papers after the Sugar Bowl where a reporter questioned fans about Saban. He basically recieved a death threat by one of them.

[dr. fager]

Bama+fan+kissing+Nick.jpg

University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban receives a kiss from Colette Connell of Tuscaloosa as he is mobbed by Alabama fans at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport Wednesday.
Colette Connell. Remeber that name. Because she was also mentioned in this Tuscaloosa News article the same day reporting on Saban's arrival:


Colette Connell, one of the more exuberant fans at the airport, even had her own Saban cheer: “Praise the Lord, God is so good, Nick is now in the Bama hood."

Later that day, Connell was arrested for driving under the influence.