SABAN RUMORS INTENSIFY
With Dolphins coach Nick Saban blowing off his day-after press conference, rumors are heating up in league circles that he will be the next coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Fueling the scuttlebutt in this regard is a Monday nugget from ESPN's Chris Mortensen, which (as we hear it) gave credence to our recent report that owner Wayne Huizenga soon will sell the team. Since Huizenga was instrumental in luring Saban from the college ranks, the potential absence of Huizenga from the organization could be the trigger that forces Saban to make the jump back to the NCAA version of the game.
If Saban isn't the next coach at Alabama, word is that the Tide will focus on someone with head coaching experience. There is a rumor that former Packers coach Mike Sherman has been interviewed for the job, but we have been unable to corroborate it. An NFL source tells us that there also are whispers about Bucs coach Jon Gruden landing in Tuscaloosa, where the opening line of his introductory press conference very well might be, "Can someone please tell me what in the f--k a grit is?"
Either way, things look to heat up considerably after the NFL regular season concludes.-PFT
With Dolphins coach Nick Saban blowing off his day-after press conference, rumors are heating up in league circles that he will be the next coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Fueling the scuttlebutt in this regard is a Monday nugget from ESPN's Chris Mortensen, which (as we hear it) gave credence to our recent report that owner Wayne Huizenga soon will sell the team. Since Huizenga was instrumental in luring Saban from the college ranks, the potential absence of Huizenga from the organization could be the trigger that forces Saban to make the jump back to the NCAA version of the game.
If Saban isn't the next coach at Alabama, word is that the Tide will focus on someone with head coaching experience. There is a rumor that former Packers coach Mike Sherman has been interviewed for the job, but we have been unable to corroborate it. An NFL source tells us that there also are whispers about Bucs coach Jon Gruden landing in Tuscaloosa, where the opening line of his introductory press conference very well might be, "Can someone please tell me what in the f--k a grit is?"
Either way, things look to heat up considerably after the NFL regular season concludes.-PFT