No news, again, but I did run across something interesting over at FireShulaNow. Probably holds no validity, but it does tie in rather well with yet another dumbass conspiracy theory.
"I read your blog only because it's free, unlike TiderInsider, and you have been very responsible throughout the whole process. However, you keep repeating something that is WHOLLY INACCURATE. Rodriguez is the person who laid out the terms of the contract. We wanted to pay him more money. However, he didn't want the pressure of being the highest paid coach in the SEC. He could have named his price. SO QUIT REPEATING THAT WE DIDN'T OFFER HIM ENOUGH MONEY. This is your biggest misstep in your reporting. You can trust me - or you can ignorantly dismiss this info thinking I'm so repeat poster trying to stir up gossip- but I know this info for a fact from sources that I cannot reveal. Additionally, you have yet to hit on one big aspect of the coaching search that took place the day we offerred Rod the job. Keep digging and you may find an unreal story that no one has even come close to tying together."
and later...
"This is likely my last post, but I wanted to make something clear to Mr. FMSN: The University is not doing anything to spin the Rodriguez story. They have been over him since Friday. They believe it's time to move on.
In fact, the people running this search could care less about media spin. There has been so much false info out there, but they have really only responded to one thing - that was the ridiculous Saban offer that Sexton made up.
I'm not trying to spread "some cover your ass story" here. The fact of the matter is this - We went to Rod and said "What will it take?" He laid out all terms. It is as simple as that. He was adament about not being the highest paid coach in the SEC. His agent was with Mal all day Thursday and Friday until the news broke out. Agent was blindsided b/c these were Rod's terms. If it was about the money he would have negotiated for more. He didn't do that - he called and said "I'm staying, and it's not negotiable."
As far as the other information goes, all I will say is this "Follow the money." How high up can you follow it? It looks like your source - or the newspapers' source - don't have a source with the money. They are getting their info, like yourself, from staffers or friends of the money. Ain't good enough."
And here's what else I have run across. More planes and shit, but, again, it is incredibly coincidental. Again, probably a bunch of crap.
There is a plane that left from Miami at 9am est on Friday morning, arrived in Birmingham at 12:17 CST, left at 1:38 headed to Tuscaloosa, arrived at 1:57,then left Tuscaloosa regional at 2:27 EST and arrived at Kendall Tamiami Executive in Miami, FL at 7pm. It left the next morning at 10:30 and headed back to Birmingham. It then went back to Miami yesterday (Monday) and is still there from what I can tell.
Not sure if this is "The U" trying to get Shula for OC, or maybe just somebody making round trips that's not even related to college football, but it is pretty interesting.
Comments:
From what I have seen, Shula is no longer in Tuscaloosa. According to the News, he left the Tuesday following his ouster. # posted by Anonymous : 10:51 AM
hmmm...then maybe this thing has some credence # posted by Memphis Tider : 11:33 AM
Well someone wanted a low ball offer. Either Alabama was making an unacceptable low offer to send a message to Sabin that they were not waiting for him. Or maybe Coach Rod wanted an offer that would be within striking distance for West Virginia and just not blow them out of the water, feeling there was no chance to keep him.
Please Bama, don't be waiting for Saban. He will go back to LSU before Bama. Don't you think they would take him back?
Of course all the above probably gives Alabama too much credit for thought in this process.
Bama can do quite well with an above average coach like Johnson at Navy or Jim Donnan former Georgia and Marshall head coach. Meanwhile it will be a while before any other school will want to go to West Virginia to play Coach Rodriguez’s “make me an offer” game.
Meanwhile Bama needs reorganizing of the entire Athletic Department to modernize and hire more qualified people all loyal to the University and the athletic programs and not to former coaches or serving their own self interests. # posted by Anonymous : 1:05 PM
The plane belongs to a company that has assisted living homes in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, nobody on this level uses a Piper # posted by Anonymous : 1:09 PM
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