One thing is clear to Alabama football fans – no successor to Nick Saban will ever be enough. However ‘enough’ is defined, the man who follows Nick will never equal Saban.
Despite Saban’s eventual retirement likely being five to eight (or more) years into the future, Alabama football fans worry now. Check out any Alabama football message board. The topic is often hot enough to stretch into several pages.
Every individual “Xxxx Xxxxx would be a good replacement for Saban” claim elicits negative responses. The dissension should not surprise. Anyone pretending for fun to be Greg Byrne will quickly realize the enormity of the future task.