Rece Davis and Pete Thamel convene for an emergency podcast following Nick Saban’s retirement from coaching. The guys discuss how it would always be a surprise when Saban decided to retire, if he is the greatest coach in the history of college football, how he revived the University of Alabama football program, the university using Saban’s success to boost academics, what Rece is hearing from Alabama fans, what’s next for Saban after coaching, and who’s on the shortlist of candidates to coach the Crimson Tide.

0:00 Nick Saban retires from Alabama

1:22 Saban’s retirement was always going to be a surprise

4:07 Rece on Saban: Great coach in history of CFB

7:53 Alabama was down when Saban arrived in 2007

8:26 Alabama capitalized on football’s success

9:36 Saban’s impact on the Tuscaloosa community

11:20 What Rece is hearing from fellow alumni

14:53 What’s next for Nick Saban?

17:58 Early Alabama coaching candidates

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