JC61
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I don't know anything about that. I Didnt follow alabama that close in the mid 2000's. I cant imagine it was that good considering the fiasco that had gone on with their coach being fired.
We moved to AL in the mid 2000's; Shula inherited a mess...from coaching hires, fires and moves to sanctions. He wasn't the greatest, but did enough to start righting the ship....including a 10 win / top 10 ranking season. Later vacated.
I wasn't a follower then (or now) but don't think they had many if any embarrassing blowouts while he coached either. Perhaps his biggest issue was his inability to beat Tubs at AU and Saban at LSU....and 1 win I think v. Fulmer at UT. SEC record was not too good, but since I'm not a UA fan....thought he got a worse rap than maybe necessarily earned.
Funny thing to me, at the time....and I was loving it btw, was the paucity of bama crap flying compared to today....their fans were way down during that period. Today, you can't swing a dead cat w/out hitting bama paraphernalia.
I don't think the team Saban inherited was anywhere near as close to the bottom as our guys. There has to be a spark left.....I thought CJP alluded, post game presser, to seeing it in some of the players during the FL game. At this point, I can only hope the coaching staff can relight the flame and passion needed to see some better football in the weeks ahead.