and for the record Saban is going nowhere.
FORT LAUDERDALE ? Alabama coach Nick Saban arrived with his SEC championship team Wednesday afternoon to prepare for Monday?s BCS national championship game against top-ranked Notre Dame in Miami amid a swirl of speculation that he may leave for the NFL at season?s end.
Saban has vehemently denied the rumors that he may land with the Cleveland Browns. That talk has been out there for a month and won?t go away, with the Browns having fired Pat Shurmur on Monday. This is one distraction Saban doesn?t need as he attempts to win his fourth national championship, and his third at Alabama in four seasons.
But, given Saban?s history in Miami, it is hard for the locals to believe anything he says.
Saban may be a conquering hero in Tuscaloosa, where he has become the reincarnation of the legendary Bear Bryant. But he is still considered a liar and a fraud by many in this area for the shameful way he handled himself during his brief and unimpressive two-year stay with the Miami Dolphins.:scared
In 2006, Saban coached the Dolphins, who were considered a playoff contender before the season, to a disappointing 6-10 record, the franchise?s first losing season in a decade. On Nov. 27 of that year, Alabama announced that coach Mike Shula had been dismissed. Saban was reported to be at the top of the Crimson Tide?s wish list, but he refused to discuss the issue while the NFL season was still going on.
That December, the media repeatedly grilled Saban about the Alabama job, and he treated the media as if he was on a recruiting visit, telling them whatever he thought they wanted to hear. He stated emphatically on Dec. 21, ?I guess I have to say it. I?m not going to be the Alabama coach.? Two weeks later, immediately after the Dolphins? season-ending loss to Indianapolis, Saban was gone.:0074
The quickie divorce earned him villain status and widespread backlash, particularly from former Dolphins tight end and radio broadcaster Jim Mandich, who publicly expressed a desire to fight Saban on the NFL Network program ?NFL Top 10.? Still-outraged Dolphins fans will be the first to jump on the Notre Dame bandwagon for Monday night?s game.:0074
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TFresh
just trust in Saban . Miami did
Reminds me of Patrino and how he left Atlanta
He left the players a note in their lockers wishing them good luck.
Freshman, Jr, Sophmore Alabama players - Win and Coach Saban leaves us. Lose and he hangs on at 61 for another 4 yrs. Why did most of them come to Alabama ?