Nick Saban Has Retired.

Today on VSiN’s Sharp Money, Patrick Meagher, Amal Shah, Dustin Swedelson, and professional handicapper Scott Spreitzer react to the biggest news in College Football… What is next for the Alabama Crimson Tide?

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Breaking news Alabama head coach Nick Sabin is retiring this is a shocker absolutely and I’m I’m s I’m like they can opt outs not opt outs but uh transfers and decommits like crazy coming down the pike I think for the Alabama Crimson Tide I mean if you’re a

High school kid or a transfer and you’re going to play for Nick Sabin all of a sudden this comes out now I’m seeing it on the TVs too so a great job by dusted of getting that before just about everybody uh but I was just going to say

That you know this program was at a world to hurt there for a few years before Sab arrived unless they go out and get a Kirby Smart type it’s hard to imagine that they’re going to be able to keep around too many of these blue chippers and four and five stars that

They’ve recruited over the last several months and transfer portal and all that um do you want to play for Alabama no offense to Alabama but do you want to play for him if you committed to play for Nick sa and now he’s gone and Texas and Oklahoma making the move to the SEC

Just said oh this is great couldn’t have been any better than you know Nick s moving on so I I think they got to go after Kirby Smart the best they can just throw a fist full of money at him and see if he’ll come to Tuscaloosa imal

That’s what I I said Kirby now we all have discussed the job that Georgia is and Kirby’s built it into a Powerhouse obviously I don’t think Kirby’s goingon to leave I don’t think dabo’s going to leave but obviously I had to bring up the two names Kirby with the connection

Many years with Alabama and Dabo obviously played football there at Alabama yeah I I think Kirby being from Georgia he’s going to stay I mean that was probably the Dre dream job at ug you mentioned uh d what he’s done at Clemson now remember he did play for U OFA so he

Might consider going back there but guys I can’t really think of a name off the top of my head that they would look to hire who would be the person to fit in immediately following uh obviously Nick Sabin this is going to be a challenge and remember Alabama has had some great

Great successes you had obviously Bear Bryant Jean Stallings won a national championship there but then you’ve had some lean years there as well remember Mike deau and then of course David schula so Nick sav’s run obviously going to come to an end here but you know I

Was looking at his numbers I’m going to throw a quick stat out there Nick Savin didn’t lose three games I mean you have to go back to the 2010 season last 13 years bamon never lost more than two games and who woulds to be the guy who

Replaces the ultimate you know I mean I’m just going to speak from you know my own experience growing up in Nebraska and being a court Oscar fan all of my life you had a coach who in 25 years never won fewer than nine games in Tom Osborne you bring in Frank solich and

It’s like boy Frank only goes out and goes like 57 and 18 or whatever it was and gets canned you know and I’m I’m I do you want to be that guy that replaces uh one of the greatest coaches if not the best of all time do they go I mean

I’m just going to throw a couple of names out there Lane kein Steve sarkeesian you know guys who’ve had connections to Alabama in the past are these guys that maybe the names pop up and you know kein might be a far a far reach but I’m thinking you know do you

Go out and get a Steve sarkeesian and take him away from Texas p go ahead Dustin I so kein I think it makes sense cuz Miss Even though they’re spending a lot of money in the transfer portal right now in nil uh I think he would

Make sense I think Sark is happy at Texas I think Texas is one of those gigs it’s a it’s actually a downgrade in job Texas to Alabama uh unless they’re going to throw money at him but Texas has the money to keep him uh I think thinking

The problem is where we’re at right now in the in the hiring process a lot of these like sexy names have gotten scooped up the big coordinators the the the the people moving up from one program to another and Alabama is a delusional fan base I think you always

Have to keep that in mind with them they they were pretty Irrelevant for a long time they did not matter in the SEC for a very long time till they were able to to get rid of schula replace him with Sabin Sabin took a couple years and once

He got going it became something like we’ve never seen before in college football but Alabama is one of the more overrated jobs in the country when you consider the state of Alabama doesn’t have that many people in it I I agree completely with uh Dustin in terms of

What he just said I was going to Echo the same sentiments I said David schula as Mike schula but to me this is not as great of a job as people will think because of the run that Nick Sabin had and I thought Scott put it very well you

Don’t want to follow think about this Frank solich never had a losing season at Nebraska he had only one season out of six where he didn’t win nine games and they ran him off because Dr Tom was one of the greatest coaches of all time I think that’s the challenge here I

Think right now when you look at a Patrick we had this conversation a few weeks ago best states to recruit in we don’t have Alabama in that top five oh no and to me it’s not as coveted of a job when you think about what LSU does what Georgia does what Florida could

Potentially return to uh Tennessee’s On The Rise I I think you need the right coach and the right personality in there and and Scott said it so well do you want to follow John Wooden do you want to follow Tom Osborne those aren’t guys you want to follow Nick sain is in that

Same category look in between Jean Stallings who obviously had a connection but you know you know Mike debose as a all mention Dennis franchon remember Mike Price didn’t actually coach a game because he was hanging out with Dustin at the script club uh Mike schula and then Nick Sabin so the Sabin

Hire lets you know that Alabama you don’t have to have a connection to the school so I’ll give you the name and I think it’s the name they have to go after and just say blank check please we’re begging you leave Washington kayn dbor and come come to Alabama for the

Next 20 years it’s your job if you want it go for it that’s what you know what else about dor that’s a great name to throw out there number one yeah and I I I agree and uh he’s used to not having I mean he doesn’t have a big recruiting

Base he he’s sitting in a state that’s next to Idaho and Wyoming and Oregon and those don’t those those states don’t bring a great recruiting base as far as high school football players are concerned obviously because of their population so he’s already used to you

Know not having a lot to work with as far as recruits are concerned I think that’s a great fit if they bring in those kids who go to Washington have to go multiple States for their family to watch them play they have to get on planes at least in Alabama if he’s

Recruiting Georgia AR wherever whatever States Mississippi that are nearby it’s a car ride for them on a Saturday they’re back Sunday and at work on Monday it’s a totally different style of recruiting when I when I saw this was open when sain was stepping down kayin

Deor with a bullet was number one on the list I think you have to and Now’s the Time to get him when he has to rebuild that receiving Court Washington they’re going to hit with a ton of guys going to the draft for him he has to capitalize

On that and if Alabama comes off well I just said it’s an overrated job it’s still a better job than Washington and he will be the highest paid state employee in the state of Alabama you guys make great points on Kellen dbor and I think he’d be an excellent choice

Now from Kellin dore’s perspective I would argue do you want to go to Tuscaloosa he’s a guy that grew up in South Dakota now he’s at Washington remember he had to stop at Indiana as an OC and then at Fresno State as a head coach so that’s the first question the

Second thing I would point to and say there’s a lot less pressure at Washington than there is at Alabama you have one of the most beautiful campuses in America you are in an absolute huge Metropolis in Seattle do you want to make that move to a smaller town where

Every decision you make is going to be absolutely analyzed and dissected every time we’re at udub you’re going to get great support but they’re not going to run you off if you go 9 and three and you know one thing about you mentioned about dor and and is from I I think sa’s

Just amazing but being a regional fit yeah for a personality is important to a certain extent I still think he’s the best option but I’ll say real quickly like I was having dinner one night guys with John makovic the former Texas Longhorns coach and we’re sitting there

And we’re talking and he said and he didn’t mean this and I I kind of brought up the the uh the little analysis on this one or whatever and I said it seemed like when you were a Texas you found success you did however you know

You’re a wine and cheese guy and back then when he was coaching in Austin that was a beer and hot hot dogs a be and pork rin’s job and he was wine and cheese and you got to make sure his personality can handle and fit you can

Go8 and four one year at Washington and nobody’s going to complain you can’t go eight and four one year in Alabama after what sabin’s done and Patrick just to add we already saw this type of situation it’s not completely the same Brian harson went from Boise State down

To Auburn and it was culturally just not a fit yeah no it’s a good point my assumption is Sabin has already handpicked his successor I would agree I think I think there’s something to that that would be my guess the name that’s going to be floated mostly would be Lane

Kein who went to Nick Sabin rehab and flipped it to the Old Miss J excuse me flipped it to the Florida the went Florida Atlantic first and then flipped it to Old Miss I think that would be a grave mistake he’s a wildly overrated coach in my opinion it’ll be fascinating

It really will be fascinating I think if you just want the best football coach I think kayin deor is the answer Dustin had him won as well and I don’t think history with the program matters Nick Sabin had nothing to do with the school and he’s gone on to essentially pass

Bear Bryant there’s already statue there in Tuscaloosa all right so if you’re just joining us we’ll continue with the handicapping certainly huge news and that is Nick Sabin six-time national champ at Alabama is retiring as a head football coach at the University of Alabama we’re coming back Scott Sprites

Are next a busy week certainly with Wild Card Weekend coming up but a busy day you wanted to top Mike Vel being Let Go by the Titans yesterday so the Seattle Seahawks said hold our beer and they I guess mutually agreed to part ways with

A legend there up in Seattle and that is Pete Carroll and then a bombshell Dustin had his mouth a gape it was hanging like a hand dog like a dog like it was and I and and Scott Sprites are in the middle of the Pittsburgh Buffalo handicap said

Big guy you okay the big guy came on and told us I’m not because there was no you know it’s interesting there was no retirement tour I think Coach K where Coach K said 177 years out I’m thinking about retiring so get ready Nick Sabin is retiring as the head football coach

There at Alabama six-time national champ probably the goat he and Bear Bryant that’s the convers ation that’s the school so our conversation now turns to who will replace him Dabo had been long thought potentially the replacement but he’s a legend at Clemson of course the wide receiver there at Alabama Kirby

Smart was a longtime defensive coordinator and assistant under Nick Sabin but the George job is just a better job and he’s built the PowerHouse he’s not going to leave Athens Dustin just texted me where does Alabama rank in just the new look SEC maybe we can have that conversation boys

Just as a job remove the Bear Bryant stigma along with Nick Sabin where does the Amal where does the Alabama Job rank in the SEC I remember we did the kind of a debate on this one I think we had it somewhere between three and five in the

SEC and I would probably stick by that I I think Georgia Florida and LSU in my estimation are still better jobs in the Southeastern Conference and now you throw in Texas I think Alabama pushes somewhere out to five or six the age is interesting here too boys

Because Nick Sabin 72 he’s retired Pete Carroll 72 he just stepped down as the head coach Bill bich 71 and there’s a question mark what will happen with Bill bich who apparently has been begging the crafts to let him stick around Foxboro but big guy you and I agree we both want

I don’t even think it’s a question if dor would come you roll out the red carpet and you just fall all over yourself there’s no connection to Alabama that doesn’t matter there wasn’t a connection with Nick Sabin dor just lost his 12th game as a head coach

That’s insane what else you got there big guy he’s 49 years old as well um some other names I’d like to throw at you guys you tell me your your Vibe when I throw the name at you and look we can say they may not leave the job they’re

Going to but they need to be in the mix for this and I think they will interview uh you guys mentioned Dabo so we’ll skip it Dan Lanning how how how could how can Dan Lanning and what he does defensively especially the way he built up B Knicks

How can Dan Lanning not be one of the top three candidates for the Alabama job now I I was just going to say I’ll make uh it’s probably too uh too heavy of a favorite but I’ll I’ll make dor plus 350 as the favorite I’ll come back with

Landing as maybe plus 550 as a second favorite and I like that quite a bit because he’s proven what he could do on both sides of the line of scrimmage he knows the kind of coordinator that fits what he wants to do which is like D’Or

Dor goes out and gets guys who are going to fit with him you know just real quick you mentioned belich and I kept I just wanted to mention you know and everybody’s probably talked about this on this show his his win percentage as an NFL head coach before and after Brady

Is like 450 you know I I just don’t get this whole bellich Chic love I mean it was great when Brady was there he had the right assistance but no more uh but anyway as far as back to that question I would make I would put Landing up there

Keen’s in that top five or six I think he has to be even though I don’t think Alabama I agree with Patrick I don’t think Alabama should go after Lane kein I really don’t but he would have to be top five or six for me well how about

This the biggest challenge right now in the SEC overall forget divisions for Alabama is Georgia and what Georgia has built Kirby came from Sabin planning comes from Kirby who better to go after your enemy than someone who knows how he operates sure no it’s another great coach to throw out there quick Ling’s

Got a $20 million buyout that’s okay you want to win football games in Alabama that’s what you got to do that’s not much that that’s not a lot for Alabama you know for an Alabama program I mean if Texas A&M can pay 70 million for a buyout you

Know& M&M has oil money and they’re delusional yeah but they paid a lot of those those cont they because they’re delusional I think they’re still paying Kevin suin right now one thing one thing we do know as far as PR that Lanning is very concerted he went on the National

Championship broadcast to raise his Q rating we know that’s what you do there’s no need to do it he chose to do so his press conferences this year built steam right he was talking social issues he was you know backing up his players he knew there was a bit of a

Grandstanding element to Lanning so I believe he wants to be bigger than he already is he’s got a good job at Oregon it’s not the best job in college football and how old is he 3 7 38 he’s dore’s 49 so Dan Lanning is younger Dan

Ling is 37 so Dan Lanning is a year two years younger than me I I think there’s very there’s a very that’s ego yeah but like just just to show you how mature he is right he consider the things I say you’re a good coach too yeah I am a good

Coach you should see my Madden record um kayin dor kayin dor davo Sweeney Dan Lanning that’s the top three Jed outside of the box I’m going to say a name right now that’s going to make a lot of people uncomfortable but he’s absolutely going to get interviewed for this job and

Everyone loves to crush him and everyone loves to root against him and that’s part of why he would be a guy to go here I’m talking about Dion Sanders they’re not bringing oh he’s in the commercials with with Savin too there’s a connection they seem like they get along that’s an interesting name

Dion’s a smart smart guy but I don’t know I mean do you go after him he’s unproven so far yeah I that’s why I don’t understand the affinity for Dan Lanning I mean if you look at Dan Lanning and say okay great you beat Lincoln Riley who hasn’t this last

Couple of Seasons you’re 0 and3 against kayin dor so are you going to beat Kirby Smart now I like what Patrick said about ly though I mean look bring it up Dion look what he said I mean he he wants I’m not going to say Oregon’s not a great job it

Is he wants bigger and better things I mean when you see what he did with Dion you know uh we play for wins they play for clicks clicks you know I mean boy he just seems like he’s a little bit more out there and I don’t mean that in

A bad way a little bit more out there as far as making himself making himself accessible the Dion mentioned I mean he’s got the connection with samon from working with him on TV a little bit but I keep thinking he’s got to prove himself and so far he’s totally ignoring

The traditional recruiting and he’s just going after again this year nothing but transfer portals but he will be interviewed and then are these two names sexy enough one of them just took a job one said he won’t take a job I think we all agree they’re both great football

Coaches but I don’t know if they’re sexy enough for Alabama but they could get in the mix depending on how this thing shakes out Lance Li he’s kind of old isn’t he like about 60 and then then Jonathan Smith who just went to Michigan State I don’t think

He’s done enough yet to war in Alabama but if they were buying low that would be the name I don’t know if it’s as simple as Steve sarkeesian used to coach here he’s going to be an option Lane kein was the AA parent under saving for

All those years he’s just going to come over I don’t think it’s that simple that would be so goofy if they hire keif and that would be the goofiest I don’t think they’re h of all time oh sorry I I was going to say I don’t think they’re

Hiring either of those guys Sark or kif yeah I mean then guys it’s only one k I’m sorry theor is the answer it’s the only answer Dustin it look you’re Dion’s an interesting name and I agree I think there will be even just to do him a

Favor I we talked about it a little bit during the break boys do you disagree with my assertion that Sabin is a calculated person and he he cares about Legacy I believe he’s already handpicked his successor I think there’s something to that I wouldn’t doubt that at all

Well if he cares about Legacy then bring in Sark they’ll be seven and seven in two seasons well that’s the I agree with you I think he knows sarc isn’t isn’t that good like and I think Lane’s the same you know I I Lane would recruit there we

Know that but theor if you just want to if you want to keep it you know kind of consistent as far as just medium personality that’s not going to embarrass the university and win a ton of football games it’s kayin deor what about a great coach who’s not coaching

Right now has won a national title he coached under jbo Fisher there’s Zer J if s is co-signing there’s a 0% chance he allows Jimbo fer to follow him he can’t they can’t stand each other to me it’s three names it’s three names it’s dor it’s dbo it’s Dan Lanning that’s it

Those are the three targets you have to go after kayin dor and Dan lanon do not want to be in the big 10 next year playing all the way in the Pacific Northwest you guys really don’t think that Kirby I mean it comes to this K his dad’s a legend in Georgia high

School he you offer wouldn’t you offer him the state I mean just but but Georgia’s actually a better job than I’m not saying it’s not I’m just saying I would throw as every penny I have to try to get him and he could refuse it yeah

No sure and I think Dan Lanning might refuse it as well trust me if Georgia lost what they had with Kirby the government the state government would have a state of emergency to say we’ve got to declare the Kirby Smart day here we got to pay my

Gut my gut tells me Dustin’s right I think it’s going to be Dan Landing I got a weird vibe go to von.com subscribe to become a vison Pro subscriber today