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That is actually different from what I've heard. I've heard that the connection with Saban and the Browns would actually be through a gm named Mike Lombardi. I guess they are friends but that is all I know. Seeing as though the Browns and Holmgren parted ways fairly recently though it makes sense.

I know that the Browns first choice will be Saban. Now he could certainly be using this as a tool to get himself another 2 million a year or so, which Alabama will pay. He could also really want to see if he can't get him a Super Bowl ring before he retires. I mean if he beats Notre Dame, he would already have 4 national championships. That alone puts him in the top four of all time. Not a whole lot else that you would have to prove. Him being 61 doesn't exactly give him a ton of time if he wants to give it another shot.

Then again, I wouldn't put it past Saban to try and get more national championships in college football history than anyone else in history. First and foremost, I'm worried about beating Notre Dame hopefully. After that I'll worry about Saban's situation. At least you know with Saban that he's not going to let this lose sight of what's in his grasp this year either.

One way or another, you have to think that if he stays at Bama for next year, he'll be with us until he retires. Fingers crossed.

You know full well that we will be able to cherry pick his replacement. We won't have to worry about the likes of Rich Rod turning us down, much less even resorting to interviewing a scrub like him. Say it happens and he goes to the Browns, I would love to see us make a move for Andy Reid. Lord knows that the man could use some stability in a college atmosphere after what has happened with his sons, AND the man can certainly deal with the pressure of being the Bama coach. If you can deal with the Philly fans for over a decade, you can deal with our fans.

Irrelevant? lulz

Ummm, Look in the mirror, LSu right now is what Nick Saban created, not lester not gerry dinardo, Nick Saban created what is happening in red stick. Les deserves credit for keeping it going and I assure you the foundation Coach Saban has laid would make it easier for a coach to come in and keep it up al la Lester at lsWho.

Quit pissing in my Kool-Aid bro!

Yes-irrelevant. Otherwise known as the time period between Gene Stallings and Saban's second year.

Yeah last I knew he ran a clean program and cleaned things up there when he took over. I don't know of 1 violation he's had since coaching all his time.

TT has been entertaining.

Irrelevancy was my favorite part.

It's coming. Be patient.

Posted by Mike Florio on December 21, 2012, 4:08 PM EST

Over the weekend, both Peter King and I spent time kicking tires and shaking branches on the question of whether Alabama coach Nick Saban will at some point soon not be the Alabama coach and instead coach an NFL team.

King learned that the likelihood of Saban shedding the Tide for the Browns in the coming weeks remains extremely small if not nonexistent. I learned that Saban currently hasn’t percolated to the top of the NFL “A” list because no one believes he’s ready to return to pro football.

The difference between Les Miles taking over LSU and Kirby Smart taking over at BAMA is that Les was a successful HEAD COACH at okie st. meanwhile the verdict is out on Smart as a coach because he held the shirt-tail of Coach Saban for years...

no doubt that Bama has the resources to find a awesome coach...but just because a foundation has been laid down doesnt mean that its always an easy transistion....just look at NEBRASKA in the 90's for example Tom Osborne laid down the foundation for his team and they havent been the same since he left...

and the sky is blue...i never said bama wasnt great....so NEBRASKA isnt a powerhouse and they didnt have a legendary coach lay the foundation for the next coach in waiting...all im saying is that its not as easy as you may think to follow a successful coach as an assistant...

just look how long it took bama to find a successful coach before saban....15 years to be exact

you dont replace a saban, JoPa, Bear, or even a bowden that easy sir...

thats all im saying