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Today is the 10 year anniversary of Rich Rod saying no to Alabama.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:20 am
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:20 am
Good read. This decision has had a lasting impact on CFB.
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Ten years ago today, possibly the most important moment in Alabama football history took place in West Virginia.
No, it wasn't the day Nick Saban, a West Virginia native, said yes to replacing Mike Shula. It was the day West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said no.
Rodriguez's decision to stay in Morgantown considerably changed the futures of at least three college football programs. It has become the source of one of college football's greatest what-if questions especially given Alabama's success in the last decade.
Just how close Rodriguez came to taking the Alabama job has long been debated, but those directly involved in the search say he made it clear he was on board leading the Crimson Tide.
On the 10-year anniversary of his decision to stay at West Virginia, AL.com looks back at what happened between Rodriguez and Alabama and the long-lasting effects of that day.
Alabama athletic director Mal Moore and search consultant Chuck Neinas headed up to New York to meet with Rodriguez. The Alabama contingent quickly expressed how interested they were in Rodriguez, and the West Virginia coach more than reciprocated.
"Rodriguez was very, very interested in the position," Neinas said, "and basically gave a verbal acceptance of it."
The two sides agreed to reconvene a few days later in Tuscaloosa to work out the final details of the contract. Rodriguez had a commitment in Jacksonville on Dec. 7, leaving his agent Mike Brown to negotiate with Moore in Tuscaloosa.
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Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:21 am to RLDSC FAN
Saban would have ended up where instead?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:22 am to RLDSC FAN
I hate him so much for this
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:23 am to RLDSC FAN
Thank God!
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:26 am to RLDSC FAN
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This decision has had a lasting impact on CFB.
The Dolphins may still laugh at this.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:27 am to RLDSC FAN
Wonder who Mich would have taken the following year if that happened. It's crazy how '07 affected programs, too. I know people on here will say Les was never going to Mich, but if LSU doesn't end up in the championship game, I think he does. Instead, it results in two crap regimes at Mich, LSU gets another decade of Les, and WVU gets Stew, etc., etc.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:31 am to Bunk Moreland
I think les would have been gone if kirk didn't open his mouth
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:42 am to AltRight
quote:South Harmon
Saban would have ended up where instead?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:44 am to AltRight
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Saban would have ended up where instead?
Rich Rod goes to Alabama, Miles goes to Michigan ... and Saban comes back to LSU.
LSU has 4-5 more national championships right now.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:50 am to RLDSC FAN
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Ian Rapoport. Then a young Alabama beat writer for the Birmingham News, Rapoport worked his sources hard and was told definitively Rodriguez would be the next Alabama head coach.
frick that dude
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:00 am to AltRight
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Saban would have ended up where instead?
LSU
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:09 am to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:13 am to RuLSU
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Rich Rod goes to Alabama, Miles goes to Michigan ... and Saban comes back to LSU.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:14 am to RLDSC FAN
frick you Rich!
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:15 am to lsuhunt555
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After the deal was complete, Saban, his wife Terry and Moore jumped on a plane from Miami to Tuscaloosa for the new coach's introductory press conference. Moore later told Neinas as they were in the air, Saban turned to his new boss and made only one promise.
"I just want you to know you've hired a horseshite football coach," Saban told Moore. "But nobody will out-recruit me."
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:21 am to lsuhunt555
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:25 am to RLDSC FAN
I member espn being so sure of the deal that they had a graphic of Rich Rod with a Bama hat photoshopped on his head.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:30 am to RLDSC FAN
The amount of chips that have fallen perfectly for bama the last decade to get where they are now is insane.
They're pretty much the sole reason why I don't believe in karma
They're pretty much the sole reason why I don't believe in karma
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:52 am to AltRight
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Saban would have ended up where instead?
Saban stays two more years at Miami. Tennessee job open after Fulmer fired in 2008.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 12:46 pm to CapstoneGrad06
Saban would never have ended up back at LSU even if rich wouldve taken bama job. Look at the way Moore went about hiring Saban. He wouldn't accept No for an answer and he paid what Sexton demanded. And it was the best investment bama has ever made. That was back in 07 and look what LSU did in '16. We hired a position coach for 2mil less than bama paid for saban 9 years ago. The brutal truth is we were a stepping stone for Saban. In a way, Saban wouldn't have ended up anywhere else, because eventually bama would end up paying whatever they needed to in order to get the best coach. LSU didn't take that approach.
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 12:47 pm
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