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wazzup

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Nov 22, 2003
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i read tide fans twice a day,and i really dont understand
how so many people can judge shula and his staff.
every thing has been posted from him being young
to its not his "chosen" staff, to lack of recruits,probation
........and on and on
but in all reality considering all that has happened the
past few years,"and we cant overlook any of our misfortunes"
what other "on top of the world" coach could have came in
and convinced these players of his loyalty and commitment
to them and to alabama itself????? remember they (players)
have been burnt by these promises before. "hold the rope"
"i want to retire here a.l.a. mike price.
it is my opinion that we have the best coach we could possibly
have, i myself couldnt think of anyone (who was available or not)
that could have done a better job. :BigA:
 
You are preaching to the choir. I am amazed at what I see being built at the Capstone. Ther ehave been references (premature at this point) to comparing Shula to the "Bear" or even Stallings.

He is building something, and right now, in spite of potential troubles next year, that we will be amazaed by. In 10 years, I think we will be listening to and reading about how the Shula dynasty has eclipsed the SEC in a manner not seen since Spurrier's decade of dominance and Bryant's era of greatness.

Take that to the bank!
 
the verdict is still out and some are still weary, I for one am of those.
I wish more than anything for Coach Shula to be at Bama 20 years from now.
At this point in his career at Alabama I have seen nothing that would suggest him becoming a great coach, there were games that were winnable, and with a more mature coach, we might could have won. This year the odds were stacked against Shula with coming off probation and injuries, we won 6 ball games and are bowl bound, that was my goal for the season. I like his personality, the way he conducts himself and I like him in Crimson. Maybe in 3 years from now, this will be a fair guestion or a fair post. Your right, many people have slammed him, but folks thats life and thats football, no one is going to be happy with the coach all the time. I WILL REPEAT THIS JUST IN CASE I AM FLAMED FOR ANTHING IN MY POST.....I SUPPORT MIKE SHULA, I WANT HIM TO TURN INTO THE NEXT BEAR.....I WANT HIM AT ALABAMA FOR 100 YEARS.....I WANT OUR STADIUM TO BE NAMED BRYANT-DENNY-SHULA!
But based on the last 2 years of Alabama football I have NOT seen any great coaching or coaching strengths that would suggest the second coming to Spurrier. Roll Tide. :biga:
 
I'm with Wisten

I also stand amazed at the heart and fight displayed by the team this year. Pick him apart about the Xs and Os all you want but these guys were in their minds, winners and he will get better and better at calling the right plays, for all you skeptics. I'm predudiced and look through crimson shades but I've also been a Tide FAN and college football fan since the mid fifties and have seeen lots of coaching starts at colleges big and small. You don't see the heart and soul like our guys show on Saturdays very often. And you can coach heart and desire.

He is building a solid base and it's about to come together. IMHBAO He will be on the short list of great coaches to have been at the Capstone and in the SEC.
 
still no names?????

ive seen all kinds of doubters on shula,
again,who could have done better
considering EVERYTHING this team
has been through?????????
i cant think of one name :conf3:
 
The SEC is a cruel, unforgiving place to serve an apprenticeship as a HC. Given that fact and all the mountains he's had to climb, I'd say he's done a credible job. We can't fairly judge him until he has his players and system firmly in place and has a bit of luck with injuries.

I'm encouraged by the harmony among the staff and the way the kids seem to really like him and the rest of the staff. I'm also encouraged by this staff's ability to recruit, not just in-state, but everywhere.

Just show him a little patience folks, he's kinda, sorta still on training wheels, but I think he's gonna be a quick learner.
 
I'm with ya, "wassup"

I asked the same question the other day. What coach could've come in and done any better. And this is not a flame to "Albertville Guy," but he mentioned that he hasn't seen any "greatness" in Shula. I still ask the question, what could ANY coach have done differently to win a few more games given all the problems we've seen from injuries this year? I'm still just bumfuzzled about that one. I think about Stoops, Beamer, Meyer, even ole SOS, but I still don't know what any of these coaches woulda, coulda, shoulda done different if they'd been in CMS's shoes.

Again, I'm not flaming anyone, I just am so curious as to who some of you thought would've probably done a better job given our circumstances. I say all that to say that I, in my own mind, can't "throw in the towel" on CMS. He seems to have handled all the adversities well thus far. Oh well, ROLL TIDE.

And, "Al-guy," I say again that I wasn't flaming at you with this post. There's been several say the same thing you did, and I myself just can't think of anyone in the country who is a good HC in football that could've done any differently this year.
 
how about a little time for young coaches?

If were going to judge after just a couple of years...

Steve Spurrier's: 5-6, 7-3-1
Bob Stoop's: 7-5, 13-0 (were those his recruits?)
Lou Holtz: 4-6, 6-5 at Minnesota (then went to Notre Dame and won, won, won)
Bear Bryant was 1-9 during his first year at Texas A&M and was 5-4-1 his first year at the Capstone.

I bet there were second guessers on them too. If I recall, none of these coaches were saddled with the worst santions ever imposed without the death penalty, or given 111 days to prepare for their first ever head coaching job at a big-time level. Personally I have been surprised it hasn't been worse.

P.S. I am not one for excuses and neither is Coach SHula. Excuses are for Canadians and Communists. Keep on keepin on Coach. Roll Tide Auburn Sucks.
 
This is the most accurate post, but unfortunately it

rolltideas said:
If were going to judge after just a couple of years...

Steve Spurrier's: 5-6, 7-3-1
Bob Stoop's: 7-5, 13-0 (were those his recruits?)
Lou Holtz: 4-6, 6-5 at Minnesota (then went to Notre Dame and won, won, won)
Bear Bryant was 1-9 during his first year at Texas A&M and was 5-4-1 his first year at the Capstone.

I bet there were second guessers on them too. If I recall, none of these coaches were saddled with the worst santions ever imposed without the death penalty, or given 111 days to prepare for their first ever head coaching job at a big-time level. Personally I have been surprised it hasn't been worse.

P.S. I am not one for excuses and neither is Coach SHula. Excuses are for Canadians and Communists. Keep on keepin on Coach. Roll Tide Auburn Sucks.
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does not matter to some of the Bama faithful who believe we should win without players and without scholarships. The same people who bash Shula today are the same who would believe we should win the NC every year even if we were given the death penalty.
 
patience

I guess everyone is entitled to his opinion.. I am sure our opponents hope we continue to switch coaches every 3-4 years as you seldom build consistency of a winning program.....

I do wish everyone would get off his back and give him some time.... If we had taken a poll at the beginning of the year as to what would our record be with Brodie, Ray, Tim and our Backup QB Gullion all going down to injuries, I'm sure not many would have predicted a winning season...

And given that most of our losses were by very close... (Ark & LSU blew open late 4th) Tenn, AU were close to the end... SC we played like we had lost alot of players.

Some people focus on the things that don't work out, maybe they should try coaching.
 
wazzup said:
ive seen all kinds of doubters on shula,
again,who could have done better
considering EVERYTHING this team
has been through?????????
i cant think of one name :conf3:
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Beamer
Jimbo Fisher
Richard Williams.


Just three off the top of my head, you happy now. I could probably come up with more if I thought about it.
 
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry christmas

who said we blew it. Maybe we got a better coach. Nebraska certainly didn't "blow" it. They got that ex-NFL coach that they wanted ;o)

Davis couldnt win with a bunch of scrubs at Cleveland, who would say hed do any better with the less than full strength team we had at the capstone.
 
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Imagine USC without Lindale White, Reggie Bush, Leinhart, and a couple of backups. Or imagine Auburn without Jason Campbell, Ronnie Brown, And Cadillac. how many games would they have won? Shula did a great job of keeping the team together and used what he perceived as the team's strengths to continue to field a competitive team (we were pretty much in every game this year). hopefully, he will have a full deck next year. if the offensive line continues to progress and BC has no ill effects from his injruy, next year's team will be awesome
 
phoenixbamafan said:
Imagine USC without Lindale White, Reggie Bush, Leinhart, and a couple of backups. Or imagine Auburn without Jason Campbell, Ronnie Brown, And Cadillac. how many games would they have won? Shula did a great job of keeping the team together and used what he perceived as the team's strengths to continue to field a competitive team (we were pretty much in every game this year). hopefully, he will have a full deck next year. if the offensive line continues to progress and BC has no ill effects from his injruy, next year's team will be awesome
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Maybe we should get rings made up that say, "2004 we were pretty much in every game this year".
 
Until he gets rid of Rader and gets an OC that is great, not just mediocre will I believe that Shula will be a great HC...you have to surround yourself with great assistants and great players...
 
Albertville Guy said:
But based on the last 2 years of Alabama football I have NOT seen any great coaching or coaching strengths that would suggest the second coming to Spurrier. Roll Tide. :biga:
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I am not flaming you. I just want to share out my thoughts on this. I am completely sold on Shula that he's the man for us. To me, the way this team came together and be able to compete with the likes of LSU, Tennessee, Auburn even after losing our entire backfield says alot about it. I have never heard of a team losing top 2 QBs, top 2 RBs, 1 FB all in one season. Do you think Auburn would still be where they are not if they lost Campbell, their back up QB, Ronnie Bronw, Caddillac, and their starting FB? Many people just do not get it, but the way our injuries have gone we shouldn't even have won 4 games let alone been able to stay toe-to-toe in some of the losses. It's the coaching and it starts with Mike Shula. He has coached this team very well. If you know about football, you just can see it. I am pretty confident that he has already earned alot of respect and fear from other coaches in the SEC the past 2 years.
 
Rader?

Are you under the impression that Rader actually dictates the offensive schemes? From everything I've heard Shula controls the offense he just can't be in two places at once. Someone please correct me if I am misinformed.
 
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