Holy christ on a cracker. This will reverberate through the entire sport. How lucky were we to experience the greatness that was Nick Saban at Alabama?
I was there for 4th & 31. It means even more now.
Just in case my post wasn’t clear, I meant the play means even more to me and not that it means more than 2 & 26.
Same. I was 3 when Bear died so I heard those stories all my life and wondered if we’d ever see anything like that again. Saban, somehow, did the unthinkable and topped Bear. Even the idea that anyone would’ve been capable of being better than Bear was blasphemy for a long time and yet here we are.
I had a feeling. He's been spending a lot more time outside of football focusing on his car business. He's 72- he prob wants to have time to leave something for his kids to grow, spend time with his grandkids
I had a feeling. He's been spending a lot more time outside of football focusing on his car business. He's 73 - he prob wants to have time to leave something for his kids to grow, spend time with his grandkids
I actually think it will be more celebration than grieving. He gave so much to the fans, much more than most deserved. We can be happy for him- and happy that we got to experience the greatness of Nick Saban. What a man!
My dad is in red elephant club and this was apparently his plan. It wasn’t set in stone or anything but he went into the season knowing this would be his last outside of changing his mind.
Two or so months. I can only speak for myself but I imagine it didn’t leak because nobody wanted it to be true. I’m not shocked nor even sad. If anyone has ever earned retirement, it’s Saban.
This was inevitable but I never wanted to see the day it would come. Helluva career , arguably the greatest football coach in general. Definitely will cherish the memories.
i cant believe it. im 25 years old. all i've ever known is Saban. he has legitimately made me a better person. talking about things like focusing on the things you can control, the Process. i truly feel like not only is he the greatest college football coach of all time, but one of the best men alive today. and i hope yall don't take that as cringe or exaggerating, but that's just how i feel in this spur of the moment.
i owe so much to him and im so thankful he coached at my school. 2016-2019 i went to every home game. i will tell stories about him until i die.
Saban was a once in a generation coach. So let's not look for another Saban. Let's pick someone who will give us a consistent winning seasons, occasional playoff births, and more importantly, a good time. Give us Lane...
Fuck man. Really thought we had a few more seasons.
Tho tbf, had we eked out a win over UM and breezed to another Natty, we’d be sending him out on top.
Damn, mad love and respect to the coach.
fuck. Was on campus from 2008-2015 for undergrad and grad school. Coach Saban made that the experience of a lifetime. Cheers to the greatest college football coach of all time.
Was hoping to see at least one more title from him before he went, send him out on top.
Afraid 2020 might be the last we see in a long time. Worried what this means for all our elite players and recruits.
Look at USC and UF after losing Carroll and Meyer. Fell completely off the map…not saying that happens but it’s certainly within the reasonable outcomes.
The way Saban ran the program, the process…it’s easy to argue he will be the single hardest HC to replace in sports.
This actually marks a sizable transition in life for me. So many memories with so many people that I will never forget. I will never forget the run we had - now we see who the real fans are!
It’ll be pretty rapid actually. You’ll start seeing people respect Saban way more and praise him while Kirby gets constant hate. The price for being on top.
The greatest coach of all time.
Straight domination and he gave us Alabama fans something colleges could only dream of 6 times. 2 decades of dominance!
I was 17 when he ws hired. I remember thinking I hope we can finally win a championship, did not expect this run. I'm glad I got to see it all the way through, beginning to end.
This is bittersweet but hilarious because absolutely no one gives a flying fuck about Michigan’s natty* anymore. Yet again, the talk of the town is the Tide.
I did not predict this or see it coming, but I got a strange feeling at the last minute before the LSU game this year that I needed to go see the old man again before he retired, so I shelled out a bunch of money that I didn’t have and headed to ttown, and now I’m so glad I did. Thank you coach.
I think what all of us Alabama fans should do right now is panic. Just go to the market and buy bread and water. Carry rifles around. Set shit on fire. Block all the roadways and interstates. Scream into the void. All of it.
There was a quote over the summer that I can’t find at the moment but I vividly recall saying we got at least another 3-4 years with CNS.
Obviously he needs to make the best decision for him and Ms. Terry but I am blindsided to say the least.
Whenever it’s officially Bryant-Denny-Saban Stadium, I will make the trek to see that man get every flower.
Genuinely the most shocked I’ve been reading any sports news in about a decade. Knew this day had to come, did not see it coming this year. Thanks for everything Coach, enjoy retirement!
It’s a sad day and I fear for what this means for Alabama’s future success… but it’s also a day to reflect. One hell of a run that will never be matched.
Can't be stated enough his importance to not only the university but the state as a whole. Hopefully the university doesn't fuck this up and send the state into a recession
I really hope this guy is a moron with bad sources. We don’t want Saban to retire off this season, otherwise we‘ll never hear the end of it. I’m already seeing idiots posting bait claiming Michigan beat Saban into retirement.
A little shell shocked right now, I don’t think Im going to believe it until an official Alabama account posts about it or until CNS himself says it. Every source is just citing that Chris Low tweet
Thanks for everything coach. Always will love this team no matter what.
Im heartbroken but so grateful
Same. I thought I would just be sad, but weirdly the strongest emotion I’m feeling is something akin to nostalgia.
I'm legit in tears
I cried in the fucking grocery store checkout line with my sunglasses on.
Pain. Agony even. But what a legend. The man won so much they changed the national title system twice to stop him. What a G
Best to ever do it. Hell of a 17 years.
Wow. What a shock. An incredible, amazing run. Things are about to get interesting.
Holy christ on a cracker. This will reverberate through the entire sport. How lucky were we to experience the greatness that was Nick Saban at Alabama?
I grew up hearing all the old timers talk about Bryant. Now I get to tell everyone about Saban.
Being a student in the building for 2nd and 26....something I'll treasure forever.
I was there for 4th & 31. It means even more now. Just in case my post wasn’t clear, I meant the play means even more to me and not that it means more than 2 & 26.
I grew up with both, saw all 12 NC's, so damn lucky!
Same. I was 3 when Bear died so I heard those stories all my life and wondered if we’d ever see anything like that again. Saban, somehow, did the unthinkable and topped Bear. Even the idea that anyone would’ve been capable of being better than Bear was blasphemy for a long time and yet here we are.
I had a feeling. He's been spending a lot more time outside of football focusing on his car business. He's 72- he prob wants to have time to leave something for his kids to grow, spend time with his grandkids
Byrne said years ago he always has a list ready just in case so we're about to find out.
Interested to see who he comes up with....last FB coach he hired was RichRod
If Byrne fucks this hire up, it would probably be wise for him to retire asap too.
I had a feeling. He's been spending a lot more time outside of football focusing on his car business. He's 73 - he prob wants to have time to leave something for his kids to grow, spend time with his grandkids
I don't believe it man....we will never see anything like it again. Salute to the 🐐
Thanks for everything coach! Spoiled us for 2 decades. If his successor is even half the coach he is we’ll be in good hands.
Byrne better not fuck this up
This is surprising, I 100% expected him to try and win one more before he calls it quits.
He did, we just didn’t make it happen.
One bad snap away…
About 50 bad snaps. Seth is a terrorist.
Well way more than one bad snap
Seth is going to be banned from stepping foot in the state of Alabama. Holy shit.
That mother fucker needs to be in witness protection immediately.
Thanks Seth!
The entire state of Alabama is going to be grieving for the foreseeable future
Except for that smelly part near Atlanta
I’m still in the denial stage
Well, I think about 65% of the state.
I actually think it will be more celebration than grieving. He gave so much to the fans, much more than most deserved. We can be happy for him- and happy that we got to experience the greatness of Nick Saban. What a man!
except those damn auburn fans
What the fuck. Absolutely shocked
My dad is in red elephant club and this was apparently his plan. It wasn’t set in stone or anything but he went into the season knowing this would be his last outside of changing his mind.
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Two or so months. I can only speak for myself but I imagine it didn’t leak because nobody wanted it to be true. I’m not shocked nor even sad. If anyone has ever earned retirement, it’s Saban.
press has been strongly hinting at his retirement for the last 2-3 months
I’ll tell my kids and grand kids that I got to see Nick Saban coach for Alabama
Can we start a support group?
This is the support group
I love you man
I love you too dude
Hugs....lots of hugs
The greatest Cfb coach of all time no doubt. Gonna miss him so much.
Is this real
Yes.
FUCK. But also, thank you Coach 🏆
Had a feeling this was happening. Portal dynamic prob accelerated this
He’s also 72, so I really can’t blame him
Yeah. But I think if the system wasn’t going through weekly changes he’d put another 3-4 years.
It’s even wearing heavy on the young coaches like kirby, no coach likes the portal
This. Plus staff turnover
Yeah, I agree. He is getting old, but recruiting in CFB these days is complete AIDS.
This was inevitable but I never wanted to see the day it would come. Helluva career , arguably the greatest football coach in general. Definitely will cherish the memories.
i cant believe it. im 25 years old. all i've ever known is Saban. he has legitimately made me a better person. talking about things like focusing on the things you can control, the Process. i truly feel like not only is he the greatest college football coach of all time, but one of the best men alive today. and i hope yall don't take that as cringe or exaggerating, but that's just how i feel in this spur of the moment. i owe so much to him and im so thankful he coached at my school. 2016-2019 i went to every home game. i will tell stories about him until i die.
Saban was a once in a generation coach. So let's not look for another Saban. Let's pick someone who will give us a consistent winning seasons, occasional playoff births, and more importantly, a good time. Give us Lane...
those DAMN SNAPS
This is my 9/11
Bro it might be insensitive, but fucking same. This man completely revitalized this team after some really bad down years.
Fuck man. Really thought we had a few more seasons. Tho tbf, had we eked out a win over UM and breezed to another Natty, we’d be sending him out on top. Damn, mad love and respect to the coach.
I'm sending him out on top anyways. He has more class in his pinky finger than the entire program and fanbase of UM.
I’m not tryna hear this right now 😭
Denial is the first stage of grief
Please no
What a run, when is lanning free
Why Lord Why???🤦🏾♂️😭
I am stunned
Just happy to have attended while he was coaching :)
Trying not to cry. Failing.
I had a feeling about this. In my gut I felt like it was his last year. Damn what a ride. Absolutely the best to ever do it. GOAT undisputed.
Indisputably the GOAT. Bama football won’t be the same
fuck. Was on campus from 2008-2015 for undergrad and grad school. Coach Saban made that the experience of a lifetime. Cheers to the greatest college football coach of all time.
I just fell to my knees in the Citgo
Was hoping to see at least one more title from him before he went, send him out on top. Afraid 2020 might be the last we see in a long time. Worried what this means for all our elite players and recruits.
Agreed. I can’t blame him at all with his age and how much the game has changed, but I really wanted one more National Championship with him.
It’s still Alabama
Look at USC and UF after losing Carroll and Meyer. Fell completely off the map…not saying that happens but it’s certainly within the reasonable outcomes. The way Saban ran the program, the process…it’s easy to argue he will be the single hardest HC to replace in sports.
The 🐐🫡
The GOAT. Enjoy retirement Coach, you've earned it.
I'm honestly stunned. I really thought he had a couple more years in him.
Privilege and an honor to have been at his last game
Nothing but respect to Saban. Greatest coach of all time
I am physically sick
I just don’t know what to say outside of thank you for everything Coach, you breathed life back into this program and that’s an understatement.
I think I’m more upset that he didn’t go out with a win than just the fact that he’s going out
This actually marks a sizable transition in life for me. So many memories with so many people that I will never forget. I will never forget the run we had - now we see who the real fans are!
I just saw a guy fall to his knees in a Citgo
Say it ain’t so
The greatest to ever do it
This is the worst day of my life
This offseason just got 100% more interesting. Screw who we hire as DC who do we go after for HC?
Kiffin
Lane Kiffin as HC and Belichik as DC. Who says no.
A timeline doesn't exist where Belichik answers to Kiffin
Ali Meirov reported it. Its real. Wow.
Seth McLaughlin ended the greatest college football dynasty ever
Kill me now
I’m going to need a grief counselor
Thank you for everything Nick.
I feel like my dog just died
Shambles. Thanks, Coach. RIP to our ability to meme in r/CFB for awhile lol.
their hatred will slowly turn more and more to UGA
With the new expanded playoff, even UGA will never have this kind of run. We’re the last true dynasty. And our king has abdicated. LONG LIVE THE GOAT!
Yeah with a 12 team it will be more like the NFL. Teams may dominate regular season but we'll see more and more upsets in the playoffs
I wanted one more so goddamn bad. I hope Coach is in good health and that he’s retired for other reasons.
It’ll be pretty rapid actually. You’ll start seeing people respect Saban way more and praise him while Kirby gets constant hate. The price for being on top.
Um wtf
I just didn’t see this coming. He seemed so adamant this summer that he was nowhere near his end. Maybe not credible?
I mean he was always going to have to say that until the moment he retired
Thank coach Saban for EVERYTHING! COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE!
Damn this is depressing
Wish we could’ve sent him off with a national championship.
Ughhh wtf
What the fuck noooo
Damn. Farewell to the GOAT. Thanks for the memories.
The greatest coach of all time. Straight domination and he gave us Alabama fans something colleges could only dream of 6 times. 2 decades of dominance!
I’m not ok. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤢
My chest hurts
Wow. He’s obviously completely irreplaceable. What a wonderful run it was. Hate that we couldn’t win him one more.
I cannot do this
Say it ain't so 😭
ESPN just tweeted it
I was 17 when he ws hired. I remember thinking I hope we can finally win a championship, did not expect this run. I'm glad I got to see it all the way through, beginning to end.
NAME THAT FUCKING NATTY AFTER HIM IMMEDIATELY
This is bittersweet but hilarious because absolutely no one gives a flying fuck about Michigan’s natty* anymore. Yet again, the talk of the town is the Tide.
The greatest college football coach ever. Coach of my team. So. Damn. Lucky. Bittersweet day.
I did not predict this or see it coming, but I got a strange feeling at the last minute before the LSU game this year that I needed to go see the old man again before he retired, so I shelled out a bunch of money that I didn’t have and headed to ttown, and now I’m so glad I did. Thank you coach.
https://i.redd.it/p5eunir05pbc1.gif
I think what all of us Alabama fans should do right now is panic. Just go to the market and buy bread and water. Carry rifles around. Set shit on fire. Block all the roadways and interstates. Scream into the void. All of it.
Welp, when our new coach takes us to a 7-5 season we'll see who the real fans are.
PAIN
Thanks for all the good times, coach.
Thanks for everything coach, glad to have been a witness to your greatness.
I did not have this on my bingo card. Wtf 🥲
No no no no no
Why are they saying Dan Lanning is the top pick for a replacement though 😬
Him or Kiffin
I love you coach
He can’t go out with a loss like that. Wtf. 😣😣😣😣
I’m in shambles. But now I want DeMeco Ryans.
I would LOVE that, but there's absolutely no chance he leaves his gig for the Alabama HC gig.
When mama calls
I could see him not wanting to be the guy after the guy but I guarantee he’d take that call and very seriously consider it.
Good bye you fucking goat, I will always cherish these years I had at this school and beyond. Thank you for everything
Really going to miss him. But certainly understand. All the love in the world to Coach Saban and his lovely wife Terry. ❤
I’m going to drive off the southside bridge I’m going to vomit
Went from getting my ass handed to me at work yesterday, to fired this morning, and now this. I’m going to start drinking now
🐐
The time has finally come, what a ride it was.
Well, fuck me sideways. Greatest ever. Thanks for everything.
HOLY FUCK WHAT
This is my 13th reason.
God Bless You Nick Saban. You are truly the 🐐
Today is a sad day 🥲 Had they won in OT, it would have been #8
There was a quote over the summer that I can’t find at the moment but I vividly recall saying we got at least another 3-4 years with CNS. Obviously he needs to make the best decision for him and Ms. Terry but I am blindsided to say the least. Whenever it’s officially Bryant-Denny-Saban Stadium, I will make the trek to see that man get every flower.
Seth McLaughlin robbed this man of one last title and I’ll never forgive him.
Oh no
What
Fucked my whole day up. Thanks for everything 🐐
Man…. This is tough news. Thanks for everything coach Saban!
Now we know why McLaughlin left. Ohio State will have dude in a protective vest 24/7.
Genuinely the most shocked I’ve been reading any sports news in about a decade. Knew this day had to come, did not see it coming this year. Thanks for everything Coach, enjoy retirement!
It’s a sad day and I fear for what this means for Alabama’s future success… but it’s also a day to reflect. One hell of a run that will never be matched.
It was the best ride of all time. Roll Tide
I was for sure caught off guard by this one. Seth must have damn near given him an aneurysm lol
holy fucking shit, this has been the craziest day.. im a die hard seahawk and bama fan and just lost two of the head coaches within hours apart FUCK
 Me trying to hold it together
Can’t wait for the 100+ posts on every platform to remind us of this for the next week
Please tell me there is a plan in place.
I honestly feel like someone has died. I know that’s dramatic, but I truly need time to grieve this tragedy.
We are so, so goddamn lucky to have been Alabama fans during this time. Roll Tide, Coach. Always.
Never thought I would see anything resembling the Bryant years how lucky we have been as fans to be apart of it.
Auburn fans are TPing Toomers Corner. Classless fux!! We must annihilate them in the 2024 Iron Bowl.
I'm so happy for all of y'all that complained about him throughout the season. Perhaps now you will get the coach you wanted. [/sarcasm]
WTF. Thanks for everything coach
Oh my god
Absolutely unreal run. Thanks for the memories coach!
Thank you for your service and everything you have taught me, us and them.
What the heck
wow
Who do we hire??
WOW WHAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT! MY INITIAL THOUGHT IS THANK YOU LEGEND! THANK YOU KING! THANK YOU MY GOAT SABAN WOW
Can't be stated enough his importance to not only the university but the state as a whole. Hopefully the university doesn't fuck this up and send the state into a recession
I really hope this guy is a moron with bad sources. We don’t want Saban to retire off this season, otherwise we‘ll never hear the end of it. I’m already seeing idiots posting bait claiming Michigan beat Saban into retirement.
I just fell to my knees in Walmart.
This is officially the worst day of my life.
Fuuuuuuuuuiiiiuiiuiiouyiooytt u iouck
When? how does this affect the recruiting class and current players? Who is taking over?
Thank you Coach Saban! It was an awesome ride.
A little shell shocked right now, I don’t think Im going to believe it until an official Alabama account posts about it or until CNS himself says it. Every source is just citing that Chris Low tweet