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Why in the world would Chip Freakin Kelly take a job as a COLLEGE OC?
because he could not get one as an NFL OC? And let's face it...Alabama assistants get paid like College HCs elsewhere and he can sit tight and wait for the right college gig to open up?
I am sure he made good money at Oregon and probably a lot of money in the NFL. For coaches they still get paid by the organization that fired them unless they take a new position. So being an OC at Alabama would have to pay more than what he would make in his old NFL HC contract. If he wanted to wait for a college job he can sit tight on the NFL contract money and at the same time doesn't have to answer to anybody.
all that is certainly possible. I don't claim to know what is on his contract. I do know he was passed over by a coach with a checkered history and minimal NFL experience for a spot on a team that just played in the super bowl. That must have hurt. I think Chip's NFL days are over and he will go back to college at some point. He may even have to prove himself again before another HC gig at either college or pro level comes at him.