What impact will Nick Saban’s retirement have on Tennessee’s football program? And how quickly might a change take place?
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Tennessee is at least El leite eight bound this year what would that have been if they hadn’t come back and beaten Georgia yesterday that’s fascinating only 15% say they won’t make it past the second round which is actually the Rick Barnes usual the typical year so we’ll
Reach the sweet 85% of you think this team sweet 16 or further very good I appreciate you playing along and telling this helps us shape our conversations in the coming week let me give you one more graphic I don’t know if my director’s ready here I’m going to put this up
There very quickly if we can get to the next full screen it’s about replacing a champ at Alabama there we go you see Paul Bear Bryan he won six national titles they brought in Ray Perkins to replace him he lasted Four Seasons Jean Stallings wins a national championship
Mike dupose replaces him he’s gone in Four Seasons and Scandal Nick Sabin six national titles 875 winning for in this era God what a coach and then kayin dor coming in so best of luck to him here’s the question boys we got just a quick time though what’s the impact on
Tennessee how quickly is there an impact does Alabama come back to the pack and I say they will because of you’re not going to be able to have the pro conveyor belt that you’ve had in the past I think eventually that hurts recruiting that’s my take I think
Alabama Falls because of that but I don’t know that that’s going to impact Tennesse immediately I think they come back a little bit and but still that’s better look Kayla deor is great he ain’t Sabin nobody’s saving sabin’s probably the goat when it comes to college
Football so even if he’s a great coach he’s not the greatest coach of all time so for me that opens up an opportunity for Tennessee to to gain some ground and and I’ll say this I think it’s kind of sad sabin’s leaving but I’ll say this
For him dor coming in the job now perfect timing with four playoff teams right so you don’t necessarily have to win 12 you can get four from the get four so I think that is one thing that would be in his Corner even if you don’t win
The SEC can you get in the National playoffs good point Chuck no going nobody’s going to argue with that what do you guys think what’s it be for Tennessee exactly like Chuck it open you know now you’re going to have Georgia as the front runner for the entire SEC but
Now it opens up that second third and fourth spot and make it one more competitive because if Savin was there you just go ahead and cancel off Georgia and Alabama as the top spots which Tennessee is the only team that’s going to play both of those every year or at
Least that’s what the schedule looks like I think Texas and Oklahoma have to feel good coming in with no saing and Texas would just in the college football playoff so it makes it harder for Alabama to stay up there I think this is a huge deal for Tennessee and everybody
I think the recruiting side is the biggest reason uh I think nil Alabama was not just perceived to be winning battles with nil all the time they were winning with the Sabin brand putting guys in the NFL you immediately lose that so I’ll be fascinated seeing how
Much residual effect is there from that does the Alabama brand immediately fall off or does it still have some carryover with some of these guys who’ve always seen Alabama as the gold standard so I I think recruiting this is a real challenge for them if without if they
Don’t get nil turned up a notch quickly they’re they’re going to hurt from this pretty pretty immediately you know one thing I had a lot of friends that texted me as soon as this news came out they’re like gu you’re going to have to change your prediction for Tennessee’s record
Next year and I thought no no that’s unless unless that whole roster just flees in the portal and maybe they do then I’ll adjust but right now I don’t see Tennessee suddenly I don’t see Tennessee as ahead of Alabama right now now because sav’s leaving maybe in 5
Years if if Hyo continues in the right direction if what happens at Alabama every time they replace a legend happens again then I think you’re good but I don’t think it’s going to be anything quick I think it’s going to be you know obviously he’s not going to be Sabin but
I don’t think that program is going to fall off a cliff tomorrow no I don’t either I don’t either he’s also a really really really good coach you love him we got it we got it so but the key is going to be recruiting right can he get
Players and so for some of those Midstate guys that have been going to Alabama the tenness lost over the last few years all of a sudden you’re back in on them if you’re Tennessee and I think you have a better opportunity because kayin dbor hasn’t put guys in the NFL
There you go all right good points one and all uh when we come back we’re going to do the Tennessee Florida uh prediction and then also talking about coaches in the NFL player coaches putting players in the NFL how about Tennessee putting a player in the NFL
Who became a coach in the NFL for the first time ever we’ll talk about that next come on back on the sports
