Post-gruden fantasy coaching thread

[Rocky Hillian]

Scott, we all know that you are the #1 Alabama booster.

What you say, goes in Tuscaloosa.

[Scott Barker]

Scott, we all know that you are the #1 Alabama booster.

What you say, goes in Tuscaloosa.

If that were the case I'd have a luxury box at Bryant-Denny. As it is, I watch the Tide on TV like just about everybody else.

[SnM]

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[Boris]

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They get Bielema, we'll get Bulimia.

[SnM]

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[toby]

The games themselves are better than ever. Players are talented enough to make amazing plays (Tyler Bray and Cordarrelle Patterson), yet not developed enough so they screw up sometimes to keep things unpredictable (Tyler Bray and Cordarrelle Patterson). The Georgia-Bama SEC championship was one of the best games on any level I've seen in a while, regardless of the influence of boosters such as Don Leeburn and Paul Bryant Jr.

No, scoring is up. That's not the same as good football.

[Scott Barker]

No, scoring is up. That's not the same as good football.

I wasn't referring to scoring. I'm a Bama fan, which means I love good defense. I don't like to watch Oregon, Oklahoma State and all those other spread teams. The best game last year was the LSU-Bama game in the regular season -- no touchdowns scored, but it was a heck of a football game. I meant that the athletes are better than ever and make more spectacular plays on both sides of the ball. And that really has nothing to do with boosters (except that in some instances a kid will be in one uniform instead of another because of a little extra cash).

[thanatos]

I don't think the commentariat guides the coaching search.

Tennessee's search: Is it down to Mike Gundy and Charlie Strong?

I think Phil Fulmer would disagree with you on that. If Strong is hired, first sign of trouble, on field or off the field, and the fact that he's black will be clearly pointed out in less than polite terms.

Hate to burst your bubble, but this town is still very racist.

[SnM]

I think Phil Fulmer would disagree with you on that. If Strong is hired, first sign of trouble, on field or off the field, and the fact that he's black will be clearly pointed out in less than polite terms.

Hate to burst your bubble, but this town is still very racist.

No bubble to burst. Plenty of racism here and elsewhere, and I'm sure yammerers will yammer about race and much else. This is not new, nor news.

[toby]

I wasn't referring to scoring. I'm a Bama fan, which means I love good defense. I don't like to watch Oregon, Oklahoma State and all those other spread teams. The best game last year was the LSU-Bama game in the regular season -- no touchdowns scored, but it was a heck of a football game. I meant that the athletes are better than ever and make more spectacular plays on both sides of the ball. And that really has nothing to do with boosters (except that in some instances a kid will be in one uniform instead of another because of a little extra cash).

Anecdote is datum, not data.