Jeff1960

That very well could be the case. Saban is very demanding of his assistants, and works them hard. Yes, he does tend to have a high staff turnover, but there are also a lot of coaches who WANT to work for him. Some coaches like Will Muschamp and Jimbo Fisher loved working for him. Working for him is not for everybody. His drive and relentlessness is what makes him the coach he is. He's probably the best recruiter in college football, and one of the best defensive minds.

I was on business going through the Dallas airport 6 or 7 years ago and run into Coach Osborne. Very classy man BTW. I told him I was a Bama fan/grad, and he said some of his fondest memories were of playing Bama back in the 70's and spending time with Coach Bryant. I got his autograph and a picture made with him. Always had a lot of respect or Coach Osborne.

Defense was a wreck. Offense was great and Johnson would've had to overhaul it. Pelini did an EXCELLENT job working with an old-school Husker in '03 and reminds many of Devaney. If that ain't perfect for Neb, I don't know what is... You guys really wanted Watson, didn't you? It's hard to tell with Coach Saban. I know he talked to Coach Watson, but it is his practice to speak with a number of coaches when a position is open. I have heard that he was very high on Watson.

I have a question for you guys, and please don't think I am being disrespectful in any way. With all due respect to your current coach, why didn't you guys hire Paul Johnson? Did you consider him? I just can't imagine a guy who IMO is more PERFECT for Nebraska than Johnson. It just seems to be that he was born to be a Nebraska coach.