Bama's offer to Saban

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by BellamyRd.

omg, WE got Spurrier that raise NOT UF, how the hell would he get that job back when their coach has them in the title game?
WV plays in the Big East! all 9 SEC bowl teams could have finished 10-2
with WV's schedule

oops. put florida, it was miami that was rumored to be interested. didn't see anything about bama wanting him.

[Danzig]

as for where alabama and wv play, has nothing to do with which would be 'better'. wvu has been in contention the last few years. bama wants to be, and has quite a storied history. BUT right now they are viewed as being very high risk, and possibly not high return. there is no patience down there for a coach to come in, recruit and build a program. especially considering sanctions they've had, which hurt recruitment. the merry go round of coaches here the last few years has hurt recruitment as well. i think shula did pretty well considering everything he took on. and now they have a huge question mark again.
as for bama owing recruits in alabama, i think auburn might disagree.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by BellamyRd.

you're simply misinformed on the subject, as is Oracle
and you're making yourselves look foolish in the process
so stick to subjects you know
both of you are bright, but you are out of your element here

Oracle is right on the money with everything he's said in this thread....well maybe not about the new appoitment...

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

oops. put florida, it was miami that was rumored to be interested. didn't see anything about bama wanting him.

Spurrier went to Bama to look into the job, and when he came back, SC gave him a raise and a contract extension through 2012. Before they hired Meyer a couple of years ago, Spurrier looked into coming back to Florida. He is a very proud man and didn't like the fact that he was told he would have to interview for the job just like everyone else. He knew that he would have a difficult time living up to Florida's expectations since he had already taken them to the top, so he went to a team where he could try and do the same thing that he had done for Florida.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Spurrier went to Bama to look into the job, and when he came back, SC gave him a raise and a contract extension through 2012. Before they hired Meyer a couple of years ago, Spurrier looked into coming back to Florida. He is a very proud man and didn't like the fact that he was told he would have to interview for the job just like everyone else. He knew that he would have a difficult time living up to Florida's expectations since he had already taken them to the top, so he went to a team where he could try and do the same thing that he had done for Florida.

i know spurrier and saban were on 'bama's wish list, but both seemed to shoot down any thoughts about going there, or anywhere, pretty quickly.