November 27, 2006 - the day Alabama cut loose of its failed past (recent at that time anyway) and took ownership - and became a dynasty again.
Thanks Mal. RTR.
Thanks Mal. RTR.
I may be wrong, but I think he was meaning the collection of failed experiments that finally led to a home run. When we hired Saban, we finally started thinking outside the box.I don't really think it shows good taste to celebrate the firing of someone, especially a loyal Bama alum and athlete. Let's celebrate the day CNS was hired instead. :frown:
exactly. I still think Mike has the potential to be a good HC someday. He simply wasn't ready to be an HC at this level. He was 38 years old when he took the Alabama job. Not many 38 year olds can handle the pressure cooker that is Alabama football. Mike did his best, recruited pretty well and left a decent base for Saban to start with. I will always be a fanMike Shula is a good man. He came back to his University when they needed someone and not many were willing to jump into the fire. For that, I'll always be grateful for his willingness to assume control of the reins and lead the team for several years. It was unfortunate that it didn't work out. I think we all wanted Mike to succeed at Alabama.
Agreed... I thought the same thing last night in that I'm glad we're not having to go through the insanity of coaching searches regularly.I was tired of wandering in the desert of college football. The month of December was filled with dread that we would once again not get our coaching hire right.
So happy with the way it all turned out.
Bama has had very few, if any, QBs that could have done what he did that night. Most recently, McCarron, as great as he has been for Bama, could not do it very late against the barn after McElroy went down in the 2010 game.It's easy to forget that at the time of Mike Shula's hiring, Alabama was - due mainly to impending NCAA sanctions - no longer a top-tier coaching destination. Mike Shula did his best in a job that was more than he could handle. I prefer to remember him as the quarterback who engineered one of the greatest drives in Tide history - 1985, "The Kick."
Agree completely. Wish it had worked out for him, but he would have never had the success of Nick Saban.Mike Shula is a good man. He came back to his University when they needed someone and not many were willing to jump into the fire. For that, I'll always be grateful for his willingness to assume control of the reins and lead the team for several years. It was unfortunate that it didn't work out. I think we all wanted Mike to succeed at Alabama.