I know it must be hard to do this to a Coach that has spent his entire football career at your school. People have laughed at Bama because of all the changes in coaches that we have had in the past 10 years, but personally I think it has been better than having a coach for a long time, and then having to ask him to leave. That must be hard for you guys, you appreciate what he has done, but it's time to go.
Can you imagine if Bama would have ever had to ask Coach Bryant to leave. This would have divided the state. I hate what we did to Coach Shula, because he was one of our own, and he loved Bama, but football is a business and you have to look past the personal feelings. I have never been a Coach Fulmer fan for obvious reasons, but I wish him the best, and it won't seem the same without him on the other side of the field.
Bama would have never asked the bear to leave.. but they would sure run off other good coaches.. example Bill Curry
Bill Curry then accepted a job as head coach at the University of Alabama. Curry posted a record of 26-10, including one SEC Championship, and three bowl appearances during his three-year tenure. In September 1988, he refused to fly his Alabama team to play Texas A&M because of fears that Hurricane Gilbert would harm his players. The hurricane never reached College Station, Texas, and Jackie Sherrill gave the media an earful as he claimed Curry didn't come because his quarterback was injured. The game was rescheduled for December 1, 1988, and Alabama routed A & M, 30-10. He also suspended Alabama quarterback Jeff Dunn for breaking team rules prior to the 1988 Sun Bowl against Army.
After posting a 10-1 regular season record, his 1989 Crimson Tide squad shared the Southeastern Conference title with Auburn and Tennessee, and earned the berth in the 1990 USF&G Sugar Bowl[1] where they lost to the University of Miami. As a result the 1989 season, Bill Curry was honored as the SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. He was also the recipient of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award. Curry's three-year record of 26-10-0 gave him the highest winning percentage among Alabama coaches since Bear Bryant.[2] However, Curry had an 0-3 record against Alabama's arch-rival Auburn University, and never once beat the Tigers in the twelve games he coached against them over his career. Perhaps his best-remembered on-field act with Alabama came during the 1990 Sugar Bowl when he castigated receiver Prince Wimbley for celebrating a first down against Miami with a dance. Curry called Wimbley to the sideline, grabbed him by the jersey, and lectured him. As ABC game cameras showed, Wimbley turned away and Curry grabbed his face mask and brought him into eye-to-eye contact.[citation needed]
After failing to beat in-state rival Auburn for the third straight year, Curry received a new contract offer from Alabama in early 1990 which contained clauses he disliked (no raise and removal of the power to hire and fire assistants).[3] Curry soon resigned from Alabama and accepted a job as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky.
He was there 3 years.. 3!!! 3 bowl games and an SEC championship.. but 10-1 was not good enough because he could not beat AU... just sayin':victory:
