re: BOB to BC?

Saban hired guys he got good recommendations on from people he trusted, namely Belicheck.

Belicheck loved BOB for some reason. Worked with him multiple times with the Pats.

I don’t think BOB was Saban’s first choice, but he was an NFL and college head coach with decades of experience calling plays. As resumes go his looks pretty good, but schematically he’s basically Jimbo Fisher where everyone knows what he’s gonna do and he’s not gonna even bother to isolate your weak links. That can work if you’re that much better from a talent standpoint, but it’s not exactly optimizing your results either.