The finest of SEC fans use The Paul Finebaum Show as a televised watercooler of sorts, berating opposing teams and coaches while detailing homer ideas of their own, often striking a nerve with the noted analyst. But if you really want to make the Mouthpiece of the South angry, suggest replacing Nick Saban at Alabama.

One caller knocked Finebaum off his rocker during Thursday's show, Jason from Birmingham, who is cheerleading for someone else to coach the Crimson Tide in 2020.

“I want to talk about loyalty in coaching and you know how fanbases are, Paul, it’s just crazy to think Nick Saban gives one hoot about Tuscaloosa and Alabama, period … it’s a job,” Jason said, whose soundbite starts at the 19:05 mark in the first hour. “It’s a job for him and we get so blindsided by that. What you’ve got in Dabo Swinney is someone from Alabama. He’s from Pelham (and) he’s going to be there for the long haul.

"Is it crazy to think 2020 you pull the trigger even if Saban is doing well?”

Finebaum erupted with laughter, but Jason wasn't finished making his outlandish point.

“I’m serious. Don’t even laugh. It’s not funny,” Jason strikes back. “This is the deal. Saban is getting negatively recruited against because of his age, right? Has it ever gone down in history, for someone at the top of his game, as an athletic director you go with a guy who’s already proven himself in another conference and he’s hot and got 30 years left? I’m not taking that risk.”

Finebaum made sure he heard everything correctly.

“So you’re saying, like in two years, the university should say, ‘Listen, we need to bring in Dabo Swinney,’” Finebaum asked.

“I’m absolutely saying that,” Jason said.

Finebaum opened Friday’s show with the same call. He couldn’t get over it.

“This guy Jason, from Birmingham, literally called in with a straight face, serious call, this wasn’t a prank, and actually suggested Alabama get rid of Saban in two years as he’s getting close to 70,” Finebaum said.

The idea Saban is slowing down is rubbish. Recruits say as much. Just look at what he's done in the last three seasons, in his mid-6os — Alabama has played in three straight national championship games with two wins and continues to stiff arm others on the recruiting trail.

“I’ve always just looked at the next challenge,” Saban told ESPN's Rece Davis in January. “And I really enjoy what I’m doing. I’ve been a part of a team for a long time. I don’t know what it would be like to not be a part of a team. And the relationships that you have with players, with coaches, the people in your organization who you respect because of their contributions and commitment to what you’re trying to do.

"These are all things I think are a little bit unique, but very self-gratifying. I know that I can’t do this forever, but as long as I enjoy it and feel like I can provide the right stuff for the people in the organization to have a chance to be successful on and off the field, I certainly enjoy having the opportunity to do it.”

None of that sounds like Saban is close to retiring at his lake house, certainly not in 2020. He just tied Bear Bryant for most national titles all-time and has won more championships than all active coaches combined.