Nick Saban likes money

Posted on Wed Jan 03, 2007 at 11:26:31 AM EST in NFL
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How can you tell Saban is lying?

Are we insane or did Nick Saban not stand up at recent press conferences and tell us that he was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins and that he was committed to the franchise? Something along the lines of "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach". Well, $4M a year is a big incentive to go against your word. Saban was set to take the offer until he met with Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga and started wavering. However, this morning, Saban officially accepted the Alabama offer -- believed to be from 8 to 10 years and worth $35M to $40M. All that cash makes being labeled an NFL failure easier to stomach.

By the way, what does Alabama have against Don Shula. First they fire his son and then they steal the head coach away from the franchise he's the face of.

In other news, Matt Millen, who nobody wants in college or in the pros, said that he would never quit. Despite a 24-72 record, Millen said that he would never consider quitting.

If it's not working, you keep on working at it until you get the freaking thing done. That's just what you do. You don't ever quit.

That kind of attitude is admirable... unless you're Matt Millen and the entire Detroit Lions fanbase wants you gone. Well, at least FireMillen.com has a reason for being around another year. It's always fun to read someone else's angst.

Links:
[Miami.com]: Saban expected to make decision today
[San Jose Mercury News]: Nick Saban forever a coach on the make
[Detroit News]: Lions' Millen: 'I'll never quit'

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