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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2718488
Nick Saban has accepted an offer from Alabama to coach the Crimson Tide and leave the Miami Dolphins, two weeks after declaring "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach."
Saban's agreement with Alabama is for eight years and a fully-guaranteed $32 million, ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports. Saban can potentially earn an additional $700,000 to $800,000 annually in bowl-game bonuses.
Saban told team owner Wayne Huizenga of his decision in a face-to-face meeting Wednesday morning. Saban then informed all of his coaches by speakerphone that he was leaving the franchise to coach Alabama.
In a news conference at the team's facility, Huizenga told reporters he was not upset by Saban's departure.
"It is what it is. We have to move forward," Huizenga said. "We want the best for Nick and [his wife] Terry. I like Nick a lot and think he could have won here. I'm a Nick Saban fan."
As of late Wednesday morning, Saban was not yet headed to Tuscaloosa for a formal introduction.
"All indications are that he's coming, but I know they're not in the air yet," an Alabama athletic department official told ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach.
Alabama made a formal offer to Saban on Monday after rumors swirled for weeks that the Crimson Tide were pursuing the former LSU coach.
Saban had issued repeated denials that he was interested in coaching Alabama, one of the most high-profile and high-pressure college coaching jobs in the country. He leaves the Dolphins with three years left on a deal worth approximately $4.5 million a year.
Saban was 15-17 without a playoff appearance in his two seasons as Dolphins coach.
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Weird move for him.
Someone pointed out on the news last night how disgraceful it was for a public institution in Alabama to throw that kind of ridiculous money at a football coach when the state of the public education system is so deplorable.
Johnny can't read or write, but he can root for the home team, I guess.
01-03-2007, 03:43 PM
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