Paul Gattis, Alabama beat writer for the Huntsville Times has reported the following:
"Mike Shula will return as Alabama’s football coach in 2007, but there will be changes within the football program, possibly including Shula’s staff, a knowledgeable source said Tuesday.
High ranking university officials have no intention of making a change with the head coach, according to the source who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The school has not made a formal statement regarding Shula’s employment since Saturday’s 22-15 loss to Auburn.
Shula is 26-23 in four seasons at Alabama."
Keep in mind that WJOX and the Birmingham News' Ray Melick announced yesterday that some members of the Board of Trustees and Mal Moore had all decided that it was time to fire Mike Shula. Also, there were reports that Robert Witt was leaving for Thanksgiving vacation with his family and a decision would not be made until next week.
Doug Walker, Associate Sports Information Director at Alabama, said nothing has changed and that Mike Shula is the head coach right now.
Horrible PR job by the University at the moment. I stand firm. I still believe a change will be made after the Thanksgiving weekend.
¶ 5:11 PM
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That's not exactly what Mellick said. Here's the quote: "The prevailing opinion? Like everyone else, they love everything Crimson Tide head coach Mike Shula stands for as a person, but they see what every Alabama fan sees on the football field and agree that this can't go on.
"But according to several trustees, they gave no group recommendation to either Witt or Moore. While individual trustees did express their opinions, they apparently agreed to leave the final decision on Shula's future to Witt and Moore and pledged to back that decision 100 percent."
As far as WJOX, I wouldn't take anything to the bank said on a station that continues to employ Herb Winches as a journalist. You may not have been alive when Winches announced that the Miami Dolphins were moving to Birmingham or that Vince Dooley was going to Auburn.
I would like to believe Shula is leaving, but no matter what is said online, I won't believe it until I see a new coach being introduced. # posted by Anonymous : 7:20 PM
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