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On this date in 2006 in the Alabama Football Coaching Search
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:22 pm
Rich Rodriguez either turned down the Alabama offer or, if some are to be believed, was informed by Alabama that they were going in a different direction.
There are some who say Sexton called Mal Moore and asked what the hell he was doing. Mal said that they were concerned about losing the recruiting class if they didn't act soon and felt confident Rich Rod could do well. Sexton then told him "if you'll just wait you'll never have to worry about recruiting again".
Either way, Rich Rod was officially no longer a candidate on 12/8 and Bama waited 27 days before finally landing their next HC in Nick Saban.
Side Point - maybe Michigan is willing to take a similar gamble and wait.
There are some who say Sexton called Mal Moore and asked what the hell he was doing. Mal said that they were concerned about losing the recruiting class if they didn't act soon and felt confident Rich Rod could do well. Sexton then told him "if you'll just wait you'll never have to worry about recruiting again".
Either way, Rich Rod was officially no longer a candidate on 12/8 and Bama waited 27 days before finally landing their next HC in Nick Saban.
Side Point - maybe Michigan is willing to take a similar gamble and wait.
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Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:25 pm to bamasgot13
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Side Point - maybe Michigan is willing to take a similar gamble and wait.
Beginning to think this is the case.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:27 pm to bamasgot13
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maybe Michigan is willing to take a similar gamble and wait
for?
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:27 pm to bamasgot13
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maybe Michigan is willing to take a similar gamble and wait.
They clearly are. There isnt much of a downside. The recruiting class already fell apart.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:30 pm to bamasgot13
Finebaum pissed Rich Rod's wife off on the radio. Got them to reconsider what they were about to step into.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:30 pm to emanresu
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for
Harbaugh
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:32 pm to bamasgot13
les will patiently wait 
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.Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:32 pm to PeaRidgeWatash
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Finebaum pissed Rich Rod's wife off on the radio. Got them to reconsider what they were about to step into.
That's one possibility. That's not the one that is outlined by Armen Keteyian in his book The System, nor is it the version Mal Moore privately shared with people in the days from 12/8 - 1/4/07.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:47 pm to bamasgot13
threads like this is what makes the gumps so unpopular on this board
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:47 pm to bamasgot13
That program is such disrepair at the moment there is no rush to hire someone other than to get their guy before someone else does. They dont have a top ten recruiting class waiting to see what happens. Much like Texas they will take their time.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:51 pm to 756
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threads like this is what makes the gumps so unpopular on this board
Thanks for your contribution. There was no chest thumping or circle jerking in the OP. It was a statement of fact that on this date in 2006 Rich Rod was eliminated (either by himself or Bama, depending on who you listen to) as a candidate for the HC job. His elimination ultimately led to Saban becoming the HC. It's relevant and timely, particularly to Michigan fans who find themselves in a very similar situation.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:52 pm to bamasgot13
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. Sexton then told him "if you'll just wait you'll never have to worry about recruiting again".
Moore had to plan just in case Skips response to the, "Fire Les & please take us back" query wasn't a politely worded, "frick you".
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:57 pm to jonboy
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"Fire Les & please take us back" query
riiiiight. And now there is a post that shows why people laugh at some LSU posters.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 5:09 pm to PeaRidgeWatash
Meh, I tend to believe this is a myth perpetrated by Finebaum to make him seem far more influential than he actually is.
I've heard him beat his chest about this before, which only further makes me think it's untrue.
I've heard him beat his chest about this before, which only further makes me think it's untrue.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 5:25 pm to bamasgot13
he turned your arse down. The most fortuitous break in the history of college football.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 5:33 pm to bamasgot13
I remember espn reporting this with such certainty that they photoshopped a Bama hat on his head
Posted on 12/8/14 at 5:52 pm to bamasgot13
If the story in the OP is true, I fricking love Jimmy Sexton
Posted on 12/8/14 at 6:00 pm to bamasgot13
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bamasgot13
I realize that in the Gumpland fairy tale it is under penalty of death to even think Saban would not have been welcomed back by Skip.
Now run along, I'm sure there is a lonely sheep waiting for you.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 6:08 pm to bamasgot13
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There are some who say Sexton called Mal Moore and asked what the hell he was doing. Mal said that they were concerned about losing the recruiting class if they didn't act soon and felt confident Rich Rod could do well. Sexton then told him "if you'll just wait you'll never have to worry about recruiting again".
I would say you've got to be joking BUT you are a gump.
Facts are below
Rich Rod and anybody else listening turned down the job in tuscaloser. So the gumps got a truckload of money so $abes would break his Miami contract.
The spin job has been going on ever since.
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