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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 by bamasgot13
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2010
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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.
Posted by dodgeviper
Bunkie
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:23 pm to
Posted by LoyalTiger
Member since Feb 2007
1493 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

Side Point - maybe Michigan is willing to take a similar gamble and wait.


Beginning to think this is the case.
Posted by emanresu
Member since Dec 2009
9402 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:27 pm to
quote:

maybe Michigan is willing to take a similar gamble and wait

for?
Posted by TreyAnastasio
Bitch I'm From Cleveland
Member since Dec 2010
46759 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:27 pm to
quote:

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 by PeaRidgeWatash
Down by the docks of the city
Member since Dec 2004
15210 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:30 pm to
Finebaum pissed Rich Rod's wife off on the radio. Got them to reconsider what they were about to step into.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
29178 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:32 pm to
les will patiently wait .
Posted by 756
Member since Sep 2004
14888 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:47 pm to
threads like this is what makes the gumps so unpopular on this board

Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
14783 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:47 pm to
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 by jonboy
Member since Sep 2003
7141 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:52 pm to
quote:

. 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 by SBC
Member since Oct 2005
6870 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 5:25 pm to
he turned your arse down. The most fortuitous break in the history of college football.
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
6871 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 5:33 pm to
I remember espn reporting this with such certainty that they photoshopped a Bama hat on his head
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 12/8/14 at 5:52 pm to
If the story in the OP is true, I fricking love Jimmy Sexton
Posted by MoreOrLes
Member since Nov 2008
19472 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 6:08 pm to
quote:

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.
Posted by Gnar Cat21
Piña Coladaburg
Member since Sep 2009
16847 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 7:43 pm to
cool story man
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
51150 posts
Posted on 12/8/14 at 9:36 pm to
The day we should have burned down Alabama
Posted by GeauxTigerTM
Member since Sep 2006
30596 posts
Posted on 12/9/14 at 8:32 am to
quote:

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.


Anyone remember this? It was either posted on Rich Rod's own page or something from BAMA...but it wasn't fan generated. That tag has been put on later. Then shite went south and it got pulled down shortly after...

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