I guess that has to be in the back of the mind not having a tOSU lifer at the coach. IMO coaching in college is more of a year round job than the NFL since you split your time between coaching and recruiting. On the other hand if you are killing it in college I don't understand why you give up a lifetime of 5+ mil a year for a little more money and a 4-5 year contract. Most NFL coaches only get 2-3 years to turn it around before they get canned. I guess if you suck you get fired and go get a job at another big time college, but I'd like to think that tOSU is one of the programs that are as big of a draw as the NFL. Has Saban ever expressed any regret about going to the NFL? It's really the only blemish on his coaching record, but did allow him to upgrade from LSU to Bama.