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Saban: I'm not hiring basketball coach

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07:35 AM ET 03.09 | With the start of spring practice less than a week away, Alabama head coach Nick Saban covered a litany of topics in Wednesday's press conference, ranging from the possible starting quarterback to the Andre Smith NFL Combine situation. He also took time to discuss a variety of non-football related content, namely the soon to be vacant head coaching position of the UA basketball team. "I'm going to be supportive of them and what they do, and that's my role," Saban said. "I'm hopeful that we do choose somebody that, we can work well together. I would say that of any coach in the athletic department, of any sport." Ever since former Alabama coach Mark Gottfried resigned on January 26, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo has been mentioned as a possible replacement specifically because of his relationship with Saban from their time spent together in East Lansing. While neither has publicly acknowledged the rumor, Saban has been thought be to be a key figure in the search for the next Crimson Tide basketball coach, a notion he dispelled Wednesday.

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March 9, 2009  08:48 AM ET
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why would Izzo leave a basketball school (MSU) to play second fiddle at a football school (Bama).

Izzo has had a great run in E.L, but it isn't close to ending, so why leave? This makes no sense at all.

March 9, 2009  08:50 AM ET
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What's sad is that if he recommended someone, they probably would hire him

March 9, 2009  09:02 AM ET
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I don't see that at all. Izzo is worshipped in Michigan. This is simply pure gossip.

March 9, 2009  09:32 AM ET
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Sounds like another story about basically nothing.

March 9, 2009  10:08 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:20 AM ET  03.09 by CRIMSONandTNERB

Izzo is going NOWHERE.....

Perhaps we need a TRUTH and REALITY? Izzo is not leaving MSU for Hellabama

March 9, 2009  10:27 AM ET
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Nobody's mentioning it here as even remotely a possibility. So, don't get yourself all wired up to run Alabama down because some journalist says there's been a rumor.

March 9, 2009  11:15 AM ET
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Wow, MSU's team is young enough with great recruits coming in, that would be surprising. I don't think anyone raised in the U.P. would consider residing down south. Visit yes, but not living down there!

March 9, 2009  11:20 AM ET
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Saban: I'm not hiring basketball coach - I'm coaching the MF team, aight

March 9, 2009  11:21 AM ET
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Originally posted 11:20 AM ET  03.09 by GatorBaitor

Saban: I'm not hiring basketball coach - I'm coaching the MF team, aight

Relative to their desire to win, aight.

March 9, 2009  11:22 AM ET
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Originally posted 11:21 AM ET  03.09 by GatorBaitor

Relative to their desire to win, aight.

Relative to their level of intensity and competition, aight.

March 9, 2009  11:23 AM ET
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Originally posted 11:22 AM ET  03.09 by GatorBaitor

Relative to their level of intensity and competition, aight.

We are here to dominate the other guy in the paint, aight

March 9, 2009  11:23 AM ET
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Originally posted 11:23 AM ET  03.09 by GatorBaitor

We are here to dominate the other guy in the paint, aight

We want them to say "Dam, I hate playing these guys", aight

March 9, 2009  12:22 PM ET
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Why would Izzo want to be in the same college as Nick SATAN.

March 9, 2009  12:31 PM ET
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Originally posted 12:22 PM ET  03.09 by reydbj

Why would Izzo want to be in the same college as Nick SATAN.

Because Coach Saban is a winner and committed to winning?

March 9, 2009  12:43 PM ET
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Originally posted 12:31 PM ET  03.09 by Joekidd1992

Because Coach Saban is a winner and committed to winning?

Can't argue with that.

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March 9, 2009  01:15 PM ET
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bottom of the barrell news

March 9, 2009  02:09 PM ET
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Originally posted 01:15 PM ET  03.09 by UofM_man

bottom of the barrell news

aight

 
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