@the-gipper said:

I don't know about that.   The major colleges, I believe, actually pay their coaches more than the NFL does.  So...it would not be about the money.  It would be more about the challenge.   I think he feels he still has challenges ahead of him at OSU/college.  Unlike Saban. 

This is the thing about Saban......he must either be so totally content at Alabama....or convinced that he is either too old.....or convinced that he would suffer defeat and humiliation at the NFL level....again...that he does not want to take another NFL job.    He certainly has nothing else whatsoever to prove at the college level.  He proved that with good coaching and the right mix of HGH that you can dominate the college game. Maybe it is that latter factor that keeps him where he is.

It also helps that 5***** players are tripping over one another just to start on his teams. They usually spend most of their first two years getting to Saban's standards. It's a reload every year. Always a top 5 class or better yearly.

EDIT: QB was recently an exception to that when he switched to dual threat QBs after JM gave him so much trouble the two years he played them. Saban quit bitching about it and adapted it for his own use.

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/

@boo-fagley said:

If the NFL came calling with the right team and money he would be gone.

I don't know about that.   The major colleges, I believe, actually pay their coaches more than the NFL does.  So...it would not be about the money.  It would be more about the challenge.   I think he feels he still has challenges ahead of him at OSU/college.  Unlike Saban. 

This is the thing about Saban......he must either be so totally content at Alabama....or convinced that he is either too old.....or convinced that he would suffer defeat and humiliation at the NFL level....again...that he does not want to take another NFL job.    He certainly has nothing else whatsoever to prove at the college level.  He proved that with good coaching and the right mix of HGH that you can dominate the college game. Maybe it is that latter factor that keeps him where he is.

@bob806 said:

Agree to a point, but remember Carroll left because of the sanctions imposed by the NCAA.

Meyer will retire a Buckeye. 

A very successful winning coach and wealthy BUCKEYE.  

Big time NCAA football....hey it's a money game.

@the-gipper said:

Meyer was always looking for only one job:   the one he has now.

If the NFL came calling with the right team and money he would be gone.

@boo-fagley said:

Saban left LSU for the Dolphins and then Alabama.

Meyer is always looking for his next job. If the Devil could win a National Championship he would have his choice of jobs.

Meyer was always looking for only one job:   the one he has now.

Meyer will retire a Buckeye. 

@bob806 said:

He's a total scumbag, but yeah he could coach. 

While I've never cared for USC, when he bailed to Seattle is one of the most slimiest things in sports history.

Saban left LSU for the Dolphins and then Alabama.

Meyer is always looking for his next job. If the Devil could win a National Championship he would have his choice of jobs.

@canton-mike said:

Don't forget Dabo Swinney of Clemson.

Mike 

Yes, Check.

1998  FSU  Chris Weinke

1999 Va. Tech Michael Vick

2000 FSU  Weinke

2001  Nebraska  Eric Crouch

2002 Miami Fla.   Ken Dorsey

2003 Oklahoma Jason White

2004 Oklahoma  Jason White

2005 USC  Matt Leinert

2006 Ohio State  Troy Smith

2007 Ohio State  Todd Boeckman

2008  Oklahoma  Sam Bradford

2009 Texas  Colt McCoy

2010 Oregon  Darren Thomas

2011 LSU  Jordan Jefferson

2012 Notre Dame  Tommy Rees

2013 Auburn  Nick Marshall

2014  Oregon Marcus Mariota

2015 Clemson DeShaun Watson

2016  Alabama  Jalen Hurts

2017 Georgia   Jake Fromm

Very few of these had stellar Pro careers.   Vick being the best probably.  Mariota doing pretty good. Bradford...spotty.  McCoy....career backup really.  Watson may be good.

Not sure if this group is any better or not than the QBs who won the title.

Newton the class of them all.

@the-gipper said:

A very fair statement.  The stars of these teams are the coaches.   Saban, Carroll, Urban Meyer,   Tressel, Stoops,  Les Miles,  etc.

Don't forget Dabo Swinney of Clemson.

Mike 

@gumby73 said:

A Heisman Trophy losing QB in Ncaa title games is 10 years overdue to winning in NFL? Before the BCS in 2014.(which M.Mariota nor D.Watson won Heisman) .1)FSU-Chris Weinke lost title game in 2000. 2)USC-Matt Leinart won but title was vacated from 04. 3)OSU-Troy Smith lost in 06. 5)Oka.-Sam Bradford lost in 08. 6)Aub.-Cam Newton won in 2010. 7)FSU-Jameis Winston won in 2013..B.Mayfield follows his last Oklahoma Title losing QB from 10 years ago...Cautionary Note Gip,I got no idea what any of this means ..(can we get at least Bradford QB play in Da Land?)

It simply meant that  NCAA Championship QBs often do not perform well in the Pros.    (Heisman winner was not a factor above)

I guess I would have to go back and look at the QBs on the losing side of the College Football Championship game...be that BCS or CFP...to see how those QBs did.   Though you covered some of it there. 

@boo-fagley said:

USC Carroll was a good HC.

He's a total scumbag, but yeah he could coach. 

While I've never cared for USC, when he bailed to Seattle is one of the most slimiest things in sports history.

Mayfield is another example. 

@boo-fagley said:

An Alabama QB just needs to know not to put his jock strap on backwards because the team is so good. Saban is god.

Tebow was on a pretty good team with a good HC.

USC Carroll was a good HC.

Seems to me that in college a great HC is more important than a great QB.

A very fair statement.  The stars of these teams are the coaches.   Saban, Carroll, Urban Meyer,   Tressel, Stoops,  Les Miles,  etc.

Tebow was on a pretty good team with a good HC.

USC Carroll was a good HC.

Seems to me that in college a great HC is more important than a great QB.