10 years ago today... Rich Rodriguez turns down Alabama job
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I remeber a coworker broke the news to me that Rodriguez had backed out of the agreement early that morning. While he (RR) wasn't my first choice, I was disappointed and worried about how the program was going to recover.
We all know what happened next. Anyone else remember hearing "Saban will be gone in three years"?
We all know what happened next. Anyone else remember hearing "Saban will be gone in three years"?
I remember being excited 10 years ago at the news Rich Rod was coming to Tuscaloosa. I am now disappointed with myself for feeling that way. 
Small things like this or Tim Tebow's choice to attend Florida - you really have no idea how broad their impact might be. Looking back, several things led up to the Saban hire at Alabama. A hire that has changed the landscape of the entire sport.
I was less than a mile from the parking lot at Dallas Seminary when this news came over the radio. I began using......not very Christian language to put it mildly - and pounding the steering wheel. It was an absolute disastrous hire, I was convinced. I was never impressed by his 'accomplishments' at WVA. Go look closer and you see his success occurred after the big guns - Miami and VT, in particular - left the Big East.
Easier schedule = coach looks like a genius.
Nothing has changed my assessment from that time, either.
I got back in the car to drive to work around 1035 that morning, and the reports began saying it was NOT a sure thing.
In all of our hires post-Bryant, the only one I liked BEFORE it was made was Saban. Of course, it's a crapshoot, too. The hiring of Mike Dubious set us back a decade, and the hiring of Shula would have if not for Saban.
Thank God that all worked out for us.
Easier schedule = coach looks like a genius.
Nothing has changed my assessment from that time, either.
I got back in the car to drive to work around 1035 that morning, and the reports began saying it was NOT a sure thing.
In all of our hires post-Bryant, the only one I liked BEFORE it was made was Saban. Of course, it's a crapshoot, too. The hiring of Mike Dubious set us back a decade, and the hiring of Shula would have if not for Saban.
Thank God that all worked out for us.
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This week's episode: The REC team follows Flynn to West Virginia in December 2006 to block Flynn's efforts to stop Coach Rodriguez from turning down the Alabama job.
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