Alabama's HC choices between Bear Bryant and Nick Saban - who else were considered?

bamamoss2 · Jul 30, 2019

UAH said:
I have read years ago that he was quoted that he could see that they were not interested in him for the job. It seems they were interested in image and Curry appeared more like Madison Avenue might picture as a football coach. Too bad he (Curry) never had the intensity or (judgement?) required to run a program with the expectations of Alabama.

If I recall correctly, Joab Thomas (process by selecting Curry and we paid for it.at the time?) wanted Alabama to become the Harvard of the south??!! No serious interest in fostering Bama to return to the pinnacle of a football school. Clearly, Bama royally messed up the process and we paid for it.

bamamoss2 · Jul 30, 2019

BamaNation said:
Curry and Franchione may actually be one and the same person: incredibly arrogant, incredibly insecure, couldn't deal with pressure, left for "greener/bluer pastures" at lesser schools (A&M is/was a wannabe KY is/was a never-will-be) where they failed and then disappeared into the ether. Both lost some bad games in must-win situations. Both bad-mouthed the PTB at Bama. Neither will ever be mentioned on a greatest coach list. At least DuBose loved Alabama football. He couldn't coach'em up here but his love was unquestioned. Of course he loved it so much he nearly killed it.

My interpretation for the moral of this story when the time comes: Don't hire guys who can't win, who can't handle pressure, who think more of themselves than the University, who haven't accomplished anything as a HC at a Top 10 school prior to being pursued by Bama, who are cowardly in how they handle their departure. The standard should not be lowered. There's also a corollary for who are the UA president & UA AD at the time, as well.

This. So true!

PaulD · Aug 1, 2019

The Tuscaloosa News Bama Beat podcast (www.tidesports.com/podcasts) ran a series last spring on the Road to Saban. Cecil Hurt discussed the various coaching searches, including who was under consideration each time.

1. End of the Bryant Era (2/27)
2. The Ray Perkins Era (3/6)
3. Bill Curry's 3 Alabama Seasons (3/15)
4. Gene Stallings returns Alabama to the top (3/22)
5. Mike Dubose makes mistakes (3/31)
6. Dennis Franchione arrives; the NCAA hits hard (4/3)
7. Mike Price's hiring and firing (4/12)
8. Mike Shula returns under dire circumstances (4/17)
9. The search for Saban; answering listeners questions (4/19)

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