(12-03-2019 06:19 PM)Purple Wrote: (12-03-2019 05:17 PM)Purplehazed Wrote: Those of you saying Cig's age is a deterrent to his leaving for a better paying job. I don't get that. If the earning years are fewer, isn't max earning those years a carrot?
If I am wrong, is this reasoning a valley thang?
I think you are right. The more experience, the better. Lots of coaches have coached into their 80s. Cig has many years left and I don't see him as having a lot of miles on him. He is in good shape, it appears.
Nick Saban is ten years older than Cig. I certainly see him as being over the hill.
Not many college coaches have coached into their 80s.
Last year out of 130ish I-A HCs, the oldest was Snyder at 78, and he retired. Next oldest was Solich at 73. Those were the only 2 even in their 70s.
https://herosports.com/college-football/...-long-aiai
Nowadays with the pressure cooker that I-A head coaches face, very few last until their 70s..
89 college football coaches, all levels, throughout history, listed with 200+ wins.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...h_200_wins
Excluding those still coaching, and handful whose birthdates weren’t listed, the amount who retired (or died before retiring) in their 50s and 60s was more than double that of those in their 70s and older, with the 60s being the most common retirement decade. And a large chunk of them were I-AA/Div II/Div III/NAIA that didn’t face today’s I-A pressure cooker.
Looking at the A-10/CAA coaches on the list, Tubby Raymond was 75, Talley was 73, and Laycock 70 when they retired. Frank Beamer was 69.
The only coaches on the list to retire in their 80s were John Galiardi (86) (Div III St Johns). Joe Paterno (85), Bobby Bowden (80). And obviously Paterno stayed too long. Hell, he couldn’t fart without breaking a hip.
I think its a lot more likely CC will be retiring in his 60s than his 70s