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On 8/22/2025 at 7:46 AM, crash_davis said:

Great article. This part is especially interesting. 

 

NOBODY KNEW WHERE Arch Manning wanted to go to school. Some in the family preferred Georgia, where head coach Kirby Smart would coach him hard. Others, Alabama. The problem for Alabama was that Nick Saban -- whom the Crimson Tide assistants affectionally called "Daddy" -- was getting up there in years, and nobody knew how long he'd be there. Texas kept lingering. Competition was so fierce that everything was fair game. It was public record that Steve Sarkisian had battled alcoholism, a disease that nearly cost him his career. Sark had rebuilt his life and work in recovery. But during one Zoom call with Arch, Golding was discussing Alabama's schematics and culture, and then he went there.

"I love Sark," Golding said. "He's my best friend." He paused. "I hope he can stay sober."

After the Zoom ended, Stewart called Golding. "Pete, that's f---ed up!"

Golding knew. He had no choice.

"Daddy's on me."

threw up in my mouth

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