and are incredibly different people. Yet college football brought them together, continued a dynasty and split them in bizarre fashion.
The sport is better because of it. Professionally, so are Saban and Kiffin. In their three seasons together, Alabama posted a 40-4 record with a national title, three SEC championships and a Heisman winner while Kiffin modernized the offense as the coordinator. He left to coach Florida Atlantic after (during?) the 2016 season.
On the other hand, the personal relationship between the former colleagues is a strange mix of conflicting feelings.
There is no perfect word to describe it.