[97fan]

The fact that Saban flamed out with the Dolphins doesn't prove that he can't coach in the NFL. Pete Carroll flamed out with the Jets before later having success as an NFL head coach. Bill Belichick had a sub-.500 record with the Browns before becoming the most successful pro football coach of the last decade.

Here's an example of the unending speculation about whether Saban will return to the NFL:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowl...-not-plans

Saban, speaking a day after his Alabama Crimson Tide won the BCS national title for the third time in four years with a 42-14 win over Notre Dame, emphatically sought to end speculation that he might return to the NFL.

"How many times do you think I've been asked to put it to rest?" Saban said. "And I've put it to rest, and you continue to ask it. So I'm going to say it today, that -- you know, I think somewhere along the line you've got to choose."

[97fan]

The fact that Saban flamed out with the Dolphins doesn't prove that he can't coach in the NFL. Pete Carroll flamed out with the Jets before later having success as an NFL head coach. Bill Belichick had a sub-.500 record with the Browns before becoming the most successful pro football coach of the last decade.

Here's an example of the unending speculation about whether Saban will return to the NFL:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowl...-not-plans

Saban, speaking a day after his Alabama Crimson Tide won the BCS national title for the third time in four years with a 42-14 win over Notre Dame, emphatically sought to end speculation that he might return to the NFL.

"How many times do you think I've been asked to put it to rest?" Saban said. "And I've put it to rest, and you continue to ask it. So I'm going to say it today, that -- you know, I think somewhere along the line you've got to choose."