DrDawkinstein Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 I'd be gone in a second. i dont know how nick saban would turn down 10 years/$40 million to coach at Alabama as opposed to staying in miami and dealing with all the crap that goes along with it. here's to Head Coach Mularkey!!
/dev/null Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 he's a putz and i don't care what he does. if he stays we'll beat the dolphins some more. if he goes, we'll beat whoever the new coach is too and i don't thing mike mularkey is ever getting an NFL head coaching job again. maybe some mid major college, but no NFL team or major college program would take him
bbfan54 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Being a coach of a high profile college football team is no picnic either. If Saban went to Alabama and didn't win right away the fans would be calling for his head just as quick as in the NFL.
Kuile Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Something fishy, no pun intended, is happening at 'Bama. They were played by WVU's coach, and now Saban is not easily wooed. You would think the Tide could hire anyone they wanted, but nobody wants the job. The Tide job has a lot of upside(rich southern talent pool, a chance at a title, and lots of cash), but Saban would leave Miami a wreck, not that I would complain, with a broken Daunte, an aging D, and the return of Mr. Pot Smoke. As for Mularkey, I like how he ruined the NFL's "offense on the rise." If he can't work with Ronnie Brown, Chambers, and the other weapons they have, he should not be coaching anywhere.
DrDawkinstein Posted December 31, 2006 Author Posted December 31, 2006 i didnt mean for this to be about saban/dolphins. i meant it about coaching in college vs nfl... he was just a prime example.
Cynical Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 I'd be gone in a second. i dont know how nick saban would turn down 10 years/$40 million to coach at Alabama as opposed to staying in miami and dealing with all the crap that goes along with it. here's to Head Coach Mularkey!! The HC of Bama would be a state employee. By law, no contract can be longer than 7 years.
DrDawkinstein Posted December 31, 2006 Author Posted December 31, 2006 interesting shinfo, cyn. those are just the estimated numbers that were kicking around. id still take 7 years/$28 mill
Dan Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 The HC of Bama would be a state employee. By law, no contract can be longer than 7 years. There are exceptions to all laws and regulations. When I worked for NYC, you had to have a physical residence within the City. It took a lot of effort, but that law was eventually waived and I was allowed to live in NJ. If they want him bad enough and a 10 year contract is the dealbreaker, he'll get the 10 year contract.
Cynical Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 i didnt mean for this to be about saban/dolphins. i meant it about coaching in college vs nfl... he was just a prime example. College and the NFL are different animals, as Saban is finding out, just as Spurrier did, and Pete Carroll should now realize. Good coaches tend to have big egos, which causes them to believe they can coach anything, anywhere, at any level. Great coaches that can keep their egos in check, allowing them to focus on what they do best, are few in numbers. (i.e Bear Bryant and Papa Joe from Penn State)
JimBob2232 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 College and the NFL are different animals, as Saban is finding out, just as Spurrier did, and Pete Carroll should now realize. Good coaches tend to have big egos, which causes them to believe they can coach anything, anywhere, at any level. Great coaches that can keep their egos in check, allowing them to focus on what they do best, are few in numbers. (i.e Bear Bryant and Papa Joe from Penn State) Add Coach K. to that list
Cynical Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 There are exceptions to all laws and regulations. When I worked for NYC, you had to have a physical residence within the City. It took a lot of effort, but that law was eventually waived and I was allowed to live in NJ. If they want him bad enough and a 10 year contract is the dealbreaker, he'll get the 10 year contract. Sure, any law or regulation can be changed. But I really do not think the university is willing to wait on the state legislature to modify the law just so they can sign a HC. When I replied, everything I read had the contract as a "guaranteed" 10 yr contract. Obviously, that cannot happen.
bills44 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Pete Prisco thinks that Saban's a goner: Deny, deny, deny. That's what Nick Saban has done constantly when talking about leaving the Dolphins for the Alabama job. I don't buy it. I think he's on his way to Tuscaloosa. I really do. Several sources who know Saban think so, too. The money the Tide is said to be offering -- one source said it was a 10-year deal worth between $35-38 million -- is too good to pass up for Saban. Plus, his two years in the NFL have taught him that he likes the college game better. With the chance that Wayne Huizenga might be selling the Dolphins, there is no loyalty to the team. I will be shocked if Saban is coaching the Dolphins in 2007.
CFLstyle Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Why do so many coaches prefer coaching college football as opposed to the NFL? Is it because there is a lot more money available in college football, and if so why is that the case? There is no cap for coaches in the NFL is there..
/dev/null Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Why do so many coaches prefer coaching college football as opposed to the NFL? Is it because there is a lot more money available in college football, and if so why is that the case? There is no cap for coaches in the NFL is there.. More money More control (no owner or GM) Less media pressure
CFLstyle Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 ah thanks, in that case I would go for the college game too.
DrDawkinstein Posted December 31, 2006 Author Posted December 31, 2006 i think the biggest upside of coaching college is that you KNOW the players are leaving AND there is a whole new class coming in right after them. a coach can turn a team around with recruiting
DrDawkinstein Posted December 31, 2006 Author Posted December 31, 2006 plus tons and tons of college girls
MRW Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Why do so many coaches prefer coaching college football as opposed to the NFL? Is it because there is a lot more money available in college football, and if so why is that the case? There is no cap for coaches in the NFL is there.. What other people have said. Plus, there will never be any doubt that you're top dog on a college team. No one player will ever be bigger than the team.
Steven in MD Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 The Bama job is no picnic.....you have to out recruit Auburn, FL, USF, FL State, Miami, Arkansas, LSU, etc.....and play in the TOUGHEST conference in college football. He won in the SEC so he knows what it takes, but it is still a very tough job that very few men want. I think that he will stay at Miami since he knows that he is secure until Wayne and Co sell the team.
Astrobot Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 I think Saban will leave, and bring his offensive coordinator with him
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