Another Done Deal

ESPN reports that Nick Saban will decide "within the next 24 hours" whether he will become the new Alabama head coach. The numbers are reportedly $4.5 million for 8-10 years. The salary is comparable to the Dolphins job, but is for a much longer term. If true, Saban should take the job. That is a ridiculous amount of money for a college coach.

According to the US Department of Education stats, Bama's athletic department made around $7 million in profit last year. I suppose that would allow for another $3 million in coaching salaries, so I guess it is possible that Bama can support those numbers.

If the deal goes through, here's what we'll know:

1. Your season tickets just got more expensive. If Saban gets $4.5 million, Pete Carroll and Jim Tressel deserve more. Which means Bob Stoops needs more and Urban Meyer and Mack Brown, etc., etc. get ready for an athletic facilities arms race coupled with a coaching salaries arms race. This means your athletic department is poor again and they need your money.

2. All coaches are big liars, if you didn't know that already. Just a few days ago Saban said, "I am not going to be the Alabama coach." Hasn't Bama had one of these guys before?

3. The SEC is the NFL light. Seven of the league's coaches will have won a BCS bowl. Three will have won a national championship. That is insanely competitive.

It sounds like we'll know something tomorrow. The ESPN article says that if Saban falls through, Mal Moore is going after Bobby Petrino.