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Originally Posted by oregonvol  Yeah, Hamilton would take Saban if he called him up and Saban said, "absolutely, I want to be your coach and money is no obstacle."...but, as history clearly demonstrates, he wouldn't get him if Saban turned him down the first time, like Saban did with Moore. Hamilton wouldn't try to recruit Saban, just like he's never gone out of his way to recruit a coach who wasn't sure about coming here. Hamilton would just go to the next number on his list.
But really, why wouldn't he? No matter who he hires, most of the people here will always be like "this is a solid hire. he's got intangibles. etc. etc." | Moore tried to go for other people, he just whiffed and the boosters got tired of his incompetence.
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| I heard MH say that he kept a list of coaches he would like to hire in his desk just in case we lost a coach. Bet Saban was not on that list then, and not on the list now. Just like Cal was never on the list. | |
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03-28-2011, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tvolsfan Didn't we try for Gruden | I don't know did we? And how hard? | |
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03-28-2011, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by shyster I don't know did we? And how hard? | I don't think it would have mattered how hard, unless we offered him about 8 million dollars a year.
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03-28-2011, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by shyster I heard MH say that he kept a list of coaches he would like to hire in his desk just in case we lost a coach. Bet Saban was not on that list then, and not on the list now. Just like Cal was never on the list. | Tennessee isn't that big of a name where getting Cal would have really been realistic. Kentucky is in basketball.
Tennessee has a good football program, but not good enough to get NFL coaches that think they have job security. I bet Gruden didn't know he was about to get axed in Tampa Bay.
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Originally Posted by tvolsfan I don't think it would have mattered how hard, unless we offered him about 8 million dollars a year. | I think this is exactly MH's attitude. Bama bird dogged Saban and wouldn't take no for an answer. I don't think that's MH's attitude. | |
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03-28-2011, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by shyster I think this is exactly MH's attitude. Bama bird dogged Saban and wouldn't take no for an answer. I don't think that's MH's attitude. | I would love to see Moore try to get Gruden to come. Bet that wouldn't work out so well. He didn't get Saban just because he was persistent. He got Saban because Saban knew he wasn't going to be in the NFL much longer and realized that Alabama was a better job than Arizona State.
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Originally Posted by shyster I think this is exactly MH's attitude. Bama bird dogged Saban and wouldn't take no for an answer. I don't think that's MH's attitude. | We could have held Cal's family hostage; it wouldn't have made any difference. | |
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Originally Posted by shyster I think this is exactly MH's attitude. Bama bird dogged Saban and wouldn't take no for an answer. I don't think that's MH's attitude. | bama chased a lot of names. Acting like they set their sights on Saban only isn't realistic | |
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Originally Posted by milohimself If the fat girl from Facts of Life coached the Lady Vols, I might be compelled to willingly watch my first 30 seconds or so of a women's basketball game. | I'd rather have the lesbian from Facts of Life, Jo. Posted via VolNation Mobile | |
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03-28-2011, 07:13 PM
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| Bama needed a coach and would not take no until Saban said yes. Kentucky needed a coach and would not take no until Cal said yes. UT needs and coach and wouldn't take no until Martin said yes. This is the difference I see. | |
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03-28-2011, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by shyster Bama needed a coach and would not take no until Saban said yes. | Bama took multiple no's, IIRC.
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Originally Posted by shyster Bama needed a coach and would not take no until Saban said yes. Kentucky needed a coach and would not take no until Cal said yes. UT needs and coach and wouldn't take no until Martin said yes. This is the difference I see. | if RichRod said yes they wouldn't have Saban. Why did they allow that to happen? | |
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Originally Posted by utvolpj if RichRod said yes they wouldn't have Saban. Why did they allow that to happen? | Brilliant planning by Mal Moore.
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| The situation is this. Either we can't hire a big time coach or we refuse to hire a big time coach. You take your pick. | |
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