re: Doesn't seem like Miles has been here 8 yrs.

At the age of 64, I can remember back to Paul Deitzel and Charlie Mac. Mac was a "bum, a jerk, a nitwit," etc. who couldn't coach and couldn't win the big ones; yet we always managed to fight like, well, tigers even though Bear Bryant owned the SEC. Bo Rein was the best coach who never coached, tragically. Stovall comes along with moderate success, and Arnsparger looked like he would finally puts things in play, but he leaves early for the Florida AD job. AND THEN, we sit through Archer, Hallman, and Dinardo. Oh the horror of it!!! I have said this before. The only good thing about those guys was that you could park closer to the stadium because nobody went to the games.

Next comes Saban, and prosperity ensues. Bigger dreams of greatness, arrogance, and hubris lead him to the Dolphins where he realizes that motivating broke nineteen year olds under your control is harder to motivate than rich twenty-five year old multi-millionaires.

Miles comes in, and I didn't know much about him, but I had my doubts. I am glad he's here. And to some of our fan base and outside critics, I guess the only reason he is successful to this day is that he continues to win after eight years with Saban's players. I hope he stays because he seems to be adept at spotting and picking talent. This is as true about assistant coaches as it is about players. Everybody seems to love him. I can't wait to meet Alabama again.