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 Alabama1:22 Saban’s retirement was always going to be a surprise4:07 Rece on Saban: Great coach in history of CFB7:53 Alabama was down when Saban arrived in 20078:26 Alabama capitalized on football’s success9:36 Saban’s impact on the Tuscaloosa community11:20 What Rece is hearing from fellow alumni14:53 What’s next for Nick Saban?17:58 Early Alabama coaching candidatesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices