UMM…RODRIGUEZ STAYING???
He might be staying at WVU. All that “Next Coach at ‘Bama” stuff? Just toss that in the “President Gore,” “David Lee Roth Reuniting With Van Halen,” and “Arrested Development: The Movie” pile for now.
Again, if everyone in the country who didn’t want the gig would please purchase one of these and don it immediately, this long national nightmare would be over with in a matter of hours.
MIKE LEACH—DESTINY IS CALLING!!! YARRR!!!
Now available in all sizes. Click on the shirt to go to our shop. Sadly, not available in blue and yellow.
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He must’ve heard about the houndstooth sombreros.
Comment by DevilGrad — December 8, 2025 @ 3:30 pm
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Ouch. That “I’m not the coach of your prestigious football program” t-shirt idea just got a second look. I think Les Miles is still available.
Comment by Gator03 — December 8, 2025 @ 3:31 pm
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well it is confirmed no Rod….Talk about a let down…….
O’well…..WAR EAGLE!
Comment by kyle — December 8, 2025 @ 3:34 pm
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We eagerly await the “he really isn’t that good of a coach” and “he wasn’t the guy I wanted” comments from the dellusional crowd in Tuscaloosa.
Yeah…sure….whatever. Earlier today you were all saying that he was exactly who you needed, but now that he has decided that the grass is greener in Morgantown, he’s a bum.
Who’s next Bammers? Lee Corso?
Comment by Blue — December 8, 2025 @ 3:36 pm
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This is worse than the “I said no to Dean” t-shirt craze when Carolina was replacing Guthridge and got stuck with Dougherty.
Comment by NoleinTexas — December 8, 2025 @ 3:36 pm
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I would pay money to see Lee Corso coach Alabama.
Comment by jfinke — December 8, 2025 @ 3:38 pm
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Re: #5
An oldie but a goodie!
http://dbr.brandfuelstores.com/detail.aspx?ID=6
Comment by DevilGrad — December 8, 2025 @ 3:40 pm
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Leach, baby. Pirates on the loosa in Tuscaloosa, roaring across the seas on a Crimson Tide.
DO IT AND BE REBORN, BAMA!!!
Comment by Orson Swindle — December 8, 2025 @ 3:42 pm
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OK, I stand by my original statement.
“West Virginia’s Rodriguez to Talk To Alabama about Getting Raise at West Virginia.”
Comment by dogtown gator — December 8, 2025 @ 3:44 pm
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Please tell me there is a way to get one of those shirts in a size other than XXXL.
Comment by auburnfaninaustin — December 8, 2025 @ 3:45 pm
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Rodriquez to Moore: http://www.soundamerica.com/soundamerica/sounds/play.cfm?tpath=/sounds/movies/D-I/Deliverance/squeal.wav&tname=squeal.wav
Comment by baconboy — December 8, 2025 @ 3:49 pm
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I’ll be getting one of those shirts right now! If it doesn’t fit, eat more! Fuck Yeah!
Comment by Johnny — December 8, 2025 @ 3:49 pm
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I THINK FINEBAUM IS GOING TOO CRY…..YOU SHOULD HEAR HIM!!
Comment by AULIVESNFTWORTH — December 8, 2025 @ 3:53 pm
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Stomach punch.
Comment by glacialspeed — December 8, 2025 @ 3:53 pm
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maybe the shirt should read…
Dear Alabama…thanks for the Raise
Comment by SamfordHall — December 8, 2025 @ 3:55 pm
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The term “pig-fucked” comes to mind. I fear dark days ahead
Comment by Tarpon — December 8, 2025 @ 3:56 pm
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Whole thing was weird.
And if anyone personally says to me “we didn’t want him anyway” I’m gonna punch them in the nose. Y’all pay my legal bills?
Comment by Scott — December 8, 2025 @ 3:56 pm
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Is there no amount of money we can throw around to make this losing to go away?
Comment by doubtingthomas — December 8, 2025 @ 3:56 pm
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Thomas - [Name Redacted] will make your losing go away. Just $1.2 million per year for a guaranteed 7-5 (winning!!!11!1) record.
Comment by Gator03 — December 8, 2025 @ 3:58 pm
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“Is there no amount of money we can throw around to make this losing to go away?”
Nope.
Comment by Daniel Adams — December 8, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
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the shirt is now available in a new edition and in all sizes.
Comment by Orson Swindle — December 8, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
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Someone better put an APB out for CBG.
Look for a girl holding two bottles of Jack.
One bottle to drink out of and the other to use as an accelerant on furniture.
Comment by GamecockTony — December 8, 2025 @ 4:01 pm
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Doubting Thomas: Nope.
Welcome to being the Minnesota of the SEC.
Comment by Will — December 8, 2025 @ 4:01 pm
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DoubtingThomas, is there no one who can rid you of the problem Mal Moore has created?
Comment by Southern Papa — December 8, 2025 @ 4:01 pm
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Leach to Bama would fit about as well as Callahan to Nebraska. The old fans would be wondering what these crazy 5 wide sets are and what that thing called the forward pass is. It’d probably be a great hire if they did decide to go after Leach, but they won’t.
Cross your fingers that Moore keeps his head up his ass a little longer. I’m hoping that sometime around February 8 they announce a new head man.
Comment by rebel84 — December 8, 2025 @ 4:02 pm
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SamfordHall has the better shirt slogan, Orson. For reals.
Comment by glacialspeed — December 8, 2025 @ 4:04 pm
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Yep, CBG is probably having a pyro high about now. Just don’t refer her to the Anarchist’s Cookbook. It will tell her how to make some really neat stuff.
Oops.
Comment by Southern Papa — December 8, 2025 @ 4:04 pm
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If ever Tuberville wanted to pay back Bobby Lowder, now might well be the time.
I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’…………
Comment by sjs1959 — December 8, 2025 @ 4:05 pm
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Hey Orson - can we get a version of the shirt in blue and gold, so that RR himself can wear it?
Comment by Gator03 — December 8, 2025 @ 4:07 pm
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FORSAKEN!
Comment by irishoutsider — December 8, 2025 @ 4:09 pm
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RollBamaRoll’s Onionesque “Mike Shula Named New Head Coach” doesn’t seem like such a bad idea now.
Comment by John — December 8, 2025 @ 4:09 pm
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And MZone may have had the right idea over a week ago.
http://michiganzone.blogspot.com/2006/11/alabama-rehires-bear-bryant-as.html
Comment by DevilGrad — December 8, 2025 @ 4:11 pm
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Any truth to the rumor that Alabama will change its mascot to the Crimson Bargaining Chips next season?
Comment by Run Up The Score — December 8, 2025 @ 4:17 pm
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If Mike Leach goes to ‘Bama, they may have to replace the gorgeous but slim houndstooth girls with some busty wenches from Univision — real buccaneers likes the junk in the trunk, matey, AAAAAAAR!
Comment by DC Trojan — December 8, 2025 @ 4:17 pm
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Actually, we think real buccaneers were into forced sodomy. And rape. Umm…
YARR!!! (Cue Debbie Downer trumpet wahhs.)
Comment by Orson Swindle — December 8, 2025 @ 4:20 pm
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Bring on Mike Leach. Can you imagine the headlines?
Comment by Newspaper Hack — December 8, 2025 @ 4:26 pm
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“Alabama hires coach.” That’s quite a headline, isn’t it?
Comment by Orson Swindle — December 8, 2025 @ 4:26 pm
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#34, don’t talk like that, the houndstooth girls are our next head coach.
Comment by Scott — December 8, 2025 @ 4:29 pm
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Wait a minute Orson, why is that a downer?
Comment by italiangator — December 8, 2025 @ 4:29 pm
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That’s going to sting for a few days.
Comment by Nico — December 8, 2025 @ 4:30 pm
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If there is such a thing as poetic justice, then please let Chan Gailey or [Name Also Redacted] get that job…
Comment by socalirish — December 8, 2025 @ 4:31 pm
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#34, don’t talk like that, the houndstooth girls are our next head coach.
Roll Tide Roll!
Actually, we think real buccaneers were into forced sodomy. And rape. Umm…
Hang on, what have “facts” got to do with this?
I’m hoping for a brave new world of piractical football, not a recreation of a bunch of sex-starved homicidal lunatics with less than a full set of teeth, scurvy, and personal hygiene issues!
(lobs threadjack softball into the air and runs…)
Comment by DC Trojan — December 8, 2025 @ 4:33 pm
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You silly boys… I’ve finally stopped clicking the refresh button every 5 minutes.
I’m delighted to have so many of y’all concerned about me and my alcoholic/pyromaniac tendencies (courtesy of WVU). You will be happy to know that if Washington DC burns to the ground tonight, I didn’t do it…. but I may be drunk somewhere laughing about it.
I also think that you should print that shirt in blue and gold… I’ll ship some to the WVU Athletic Department.
Comment by CouchBurnin'Girl — December 8, 2025 @ 4:34 pm
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Speaking of bargaining chips, I’m going all in. Bring on Mike Leach.
Ahem…. YARRRR!
Comment by glacialspeed — December 8, 2025 @ 4:36 pm
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Shame on you Orson for not reporting what actually transcribed during this period -
Rodriguez met this morning with the University of West Virginia president, and met with the athletics director several times. Rodriguez’ wife, Rita, was in his office for several hours this morning.
Comment by AUgrad — December 8, 2025 @ 4:37 pm
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“90 minute” Rita probably corrected the president’s offer.
Comment by canuck — December 8, 2025 @ 4:46 pm
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With all the rape talk going on in here, and with Mrs. Rodriguez apparently spending hours in various offices….
I think its obvious the Missus gave her all.
Comment by NoleinTexas — December 8, 2025 @ 4:46 pm
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Jeff Bowden would take that job in a heartbeat.
Comment by Fred'sPancoast — December 8, 2025 @ 4:48 pm
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We Weised up when we got Meyered.
Yarrrrrrrrrrr. Just sayin’
Comment by canuck — December 8, 2025 @ 4:48 pm
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Bama got Tebowed. Again. This is fun.
Comment by Tiger VI — December 8, 2025 @ 4:48 pm
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Canuck, are you saying ‘Bama should go after Mangina? Meyer/Rodriguez - both high profile young coaches that run the spread offense. Weis/Mangina - both enjoy eating hardened fat drippings.
Comment by Gator03 — December 8, 2025 @ 4:57 pm
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No. Weis and Leach. All 4 downs. Screw what everyone else does.
Comment by canuck — December 8, 2025 @ 5:03 pm
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I want that shirt. No lie. But it’s still only available in XXXL.
Comment by 1013AU — December 8, 2025 @ 5:09 pm
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“Alabama To Field Coachless Football Team”
Comment by Old Sweaty Wrists — December 8, 2025 @ 5:09 pm
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Mike Tranghese was behind it all. First he pwns an ACC team. Then he pwns an SEC team. They all want what he’s got, but they don’t play real football up there. Next step. Steal defensive recruits.
Comment by canuck — December 8, 2025 @ 5:10 pm
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Shoot, Spurrier got a $500,000 raise just for picking up the telephone. Rodriguez actually met with somebody… I guess that means he becomes governor of West Virginia?
Comment by Rollin' with the Bruins — December 8, 2025 @ 5:15 pm
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anybody got a link to a photo of the houndstooth girls?
Also, could someone please kill me? As painlessly as possible please.
Comment by Scott — December 8, 2025 @ 5:24 pm
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Does anyone know what Jerry Glanville is up to these days? Hell what is Hayden Fox up to, he could bring Luther Van Dam and Dauber Dybinski in and we would be set. Of course he would probably leave us for the Orlando Breakers after three years.
Comment by Leisure Suit Shula — December 8, 2025 @ 5:25 pm
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Um… I’m still only seeing the shirt available in XXXL. Anyone else?
Comment by weagle251 — December 8, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
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Err, rather, are we stuck with the long sleeved baseball T?
Comment by weagle251 — December 8, 2025 @ 5:32 pm
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Isn’t Jerry Glanville still OC at Hawaii? The seem to score more than a few points these days.
Comment by oc phil — December 8, 2025 @ 5:33 pm
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Here’s the girls.
http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/205/3989/640/houndstooth_twins.jpg
Glanville is in Hawaii with June Jones, but I’m sure he would love to run “Stagger Lee” in Tuscaloosa.
Comment by Southern Papa — December 8, 2025 @ 5:33 pm
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My apologies, I must credit heyjennyslater.blogspot.com for that picture.
Comment by Southern Papa — December 8, 2025 @ 5:34 pm
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Any shirt you want as long as it’s that model T.
Comment by canuck — December 8, 2025 @ 5:35 pm
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has any school ever fired a coach and then said, um, sorry, here’s your old job back at triple your salary.
Cause I’m thinking it might be that time…
Comment by Scott — December 8, 2025 @ 5:38 pm
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Glanville is a DefCon.
I think we should go after Urban Meyer. He’s had some success as a head coach, he runs the spread offense, and, best of all, he’s a mercenary. He’d probably stab his own mother in the eye for a bigger contract.
Comment by glacialspeed — December 8, 2025 @ 5:43 pm
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De nada. I’m going to do a whole post on the Houndstooth Twins in the very near future. Just seems like the right thing to do — anything to salve the wounds of the Bama faithful right now.
Comment by Doug — December 8, 2025 @ 5:44 pm
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What Bama fans need to do is join me on the Paul Johnson Bandwagon of Low Expectations (”Paul Johnson BLowEs”). One sure way to avoid the firey sting of disappointment that comes from being spurned by a high profile coach is to set your expectations low: Paul Johnson low! Paul Johnson is a proven winner with not one but TWO National Championships. What other coaching candidate can make such a claim? So sing it loud and proud: Paul Johnson BLowEs!
Comment by Lawboy — December 8, 2025 @ 5:44 pm
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I think Jerry Glanville is the DC at Hawaii, but I’m too lazy to check. Also, I don’t think the “houndstooth girls” are that hot. They’re plain looking to me, and I think that they probably have fat ankles and legs.
But then again, I’ve been known to hate any girl that I know I’ll never have sex with.
Comment by RaginCajunRebel — December 8, 2025 @ 5:44 pm
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But why would Meyer drop down to a second tier school? That would have to be some payday, even by his mercenary standards.
Comment by Gator03 — December 8, 2025 @ 5:46 pm
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While we’re ordering tee-shirts as Festivus gifts, let me just note that I’m listening to the “holiday music stream” at WOXY.com, and I will be very disappointed if Orson can’t manage to work an MP3 of Spinal Tap’s “Christmas with the Devil” into an upcoming post.
http://woxy.lala.com/holiday.php
Comment by DevilGrad — December 8, 2025 @ 5:51 pm
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CBG, I think it’s safe to say that you’re the vice First Lady of EDSDS, though PSUGirl and Gator Jess are definitely high-ranking cabinet members as well.
Comment by The Conscience of a Nation — December 8, 2025 @ 6:10 pm
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Oh, and I just spoke to Orson on the phone- the shirt comes in all sizes, but the link at the top of the page goes to the XXXL only version. Just click it, then go to “Men’s” shirts and it should be the first one. Or wait an hour or son till he fixes the link.
Comment by The Conscience of a Nation — December 8, 2025 @ 6:13 pm
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@ #7:
That t-shirt will still be hilarious when UNC wipes the floor with Duke this year. All’s well that ends well.
My two cents: I think ‘Bama will find their coach in five years when they raid UNC of Butch Davis.
Comment by SuperJew — December 8, 2025 @ 6:27 pm
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Minor threadjack here, but I think you’ll all appreciate this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq01UYiMyHg
I’ve seen this behemoth a number of times driving by the Solid Rock Church near Middletown, Ohio. Words just can’t explain… Go Bucks. Jesus Rulz!
Comment by BearNut — December 8, 2025 @ 6:34 pm
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I hear Rich Rod demanded WVU make facility improvements as part of the deal. I’m guessing it was the addition of indoor plumbing that sealed the deal.
Comment by Cruzer — December 8, 2025 @ 6:42 pm
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They probably sat him in a room and played “Country Roads” until he was a broken man, openly weeping as his head lay on the table.
Comment by Scott — December 8, 2025 @ 6:48 pm
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Wow.
‘Bama fans were able to experience the high of pulling a Fran (getting Rodriguez away from WVU after he intimated he’d stay), and the low of having a Fran pulled on them (Rod spurns them) all in the same day.
Comment by Beergut — December 8, 2025 @ 6:48 pm
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Somebody tell Cruzer that the only bad West Virginia joke is a lame West Virginia joke. Try to be more original, and do try to keep up with the faster children.
Comment by Rocket Screen — December 8, 2025 @ 6:51 pm
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Rocket Screen, it wasn’t a joke:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/12/07/westva.plumbing.ap/index.html
Comment by italiangator — December 8, 2025 @ 7:03 pm
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Oh well.
If this doesn’t finally put the national media’s myth of Alabama’s unrealistic expectations to bed I don’t know what will.
We are at rock-freaking-bottom and it’s been a rough decade getting there.
We’re not looking for the next Bear Bryant, we just want the next Mark Richt, or Bobby Johnson.
BTW I’ll prefer our current staff, minus CMS calling the plays ,next year to the thought of another year with him at the helm.
Hey, what about Bobby Johnson? Will he come
Comment by bama_buck — December 8, 2025 @ 7:18 pm
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dogtown gator #9,
Statement of the year. Nice one.
Comment by SeaTrojan — December 8, 2025 @ 7:31 pm
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Paul Johnson will be ‘Bama’s next head coach.
You heard it here first.
I’ll be disappointed, though. I’d love to see the Dread Pirate Leach in Tuscaloosa.
Comment by Beergut — December 8, 2025 @ 7:34 pm
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Did anyone happen to catch the picture of Rita Rodriguez on Finebaum’s website? If anyone has a copy I’m going to need it for about 90 minutes.
Comment by CrimsonTribe — December 8, 2025 @ 7:38 pm
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italiangator
page not found. and its still lame.
Comment by Rocket Screen — December 8, 2025 @ 7:45 pm
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You’ll take Bobby Johnson?
Can I get that in writing? No takebacks!
(You want unrealistic expectations, I’m your guy ;] )
Comment by VandyJ — December 8, 2025 @ 7:46 pm
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Rocket Screen, think about what it means though that you’d be willing to click the link.
Comment by italiangator — December 8, 2025 @ 7:57 pm
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italiangator
Got me there.
Comment by Rocket Screen — December 8, 2025 @ 8:23 pm
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Destiny. Thanks for the subtle reminder to leave the work credit card at the office this weekend. Also, any chance that Weiss would take the job if a swimming pool full of Dreamland sauce was part of the deal?
Comment by jakldawg — December 8, 2025 @ 9:30 pm
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/thats what we get… no sooner than it was reported that he would except the bamers (not to be confusde with us young bama fans) It wa reported that he was SPANISH not a mexicanor peurto rican.
Excuse the spelling I’m drunkkkkk.
Comment by CHARLIE MURPHY — December 9, 2025 @ 12:47 am
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OK, early in the morning now. Any alerts on the condition of CBG? Besides her, Is Tuscaloosa still intact? I can’t seem to get that Google Earth shot drilled in anymore……
Comment by Southern Papa — December 9, 2025 @ 6:09 am
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wow. thank you comments section for boosting my self-esteem.
here i’ve been paying a therapist (in LA) $150/hour.
hey, Orson, come to think of it, any poster here could do better than Mike Shula, and i’m guessing that even the lowest division I coaching salary would be a raise for your (entire) readership.
I vote for a t-shirt that says “Yes, I will coach your legendary university.”
Comment by dogtown gator — December 9, 2025 @ 11:25 am
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Help me…its Saturday…need Herbstreit…getting chills, shakes…need collisions…reading High School foobaw websites for a fix…Rainey is a stud.
Anyway…as far as Bama goes, why hasn’t Bo Pelini or Jimbo Fisher been mentioned? Even moreso, why havent they been brought up (more) on the national stage? Or, as disappointing as it would be - Charlie Strong???
Comment by AggroGator Jr. — December 9, 2025 @ 1:33 pm
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Not quite, I’m afraid. The HC at my undergraduate school makes less than first-year associates at the top New York law firms — and this place bears many tell-tale signs of having been infiltrated by bored, smart-ass lawyers.
Comment by DevilGrad — December 9, 2025 @ 9:46 pm
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/12/09/arizonastate.erickson.ap/index.html
Dennis Erickson leaves Idaho for Arizona State. One less in the running for ‘Bama, I suppose.
Comment by Yant — December 10, 2025 @ 3:26 am
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Pace yourselves, boys and girls. This ain’t over. Not by a long ways.
Mal Moore is still in putting out “feelers”. When he finally does hire a coach, you won’t be able to make a joke about it.
All you’ll be able to do is laugh uncontrollably.
Comment by Boclive — December 10, 2025 @ 12:51 pm
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Hopefully the conclusion of the NFL season will bring a successful end to this madness.
Comment by Etch Westgrin — December 10, 2025 @ 1:25 pm
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Ripping off Nick Bakay:
Alabama: Female strippers resemble male butt-rock lead singers of 80’s bands.
West Virginia: Female strippers are related and don’t realize it.
Push; there are no winners.
Comment by The Duke of Wazzu — December 10, 2025 @ 6:20 pm
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We will get Tedford, and the SEC will bow before us again.
Comment by JohnInHuntsville — December 11, 2025 @ 12:33 am
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Hope the Tide will come back again. Maybe now they will realize that maybe Mal is one of the problems. From reading Nico’s work at http://www.rollbamaroll.com/ , I think the Tide faithful should be employed to hunt down Osama freakin’ Bib Laden. The way those guys could track planes, they must have some NORAD retirees on the payroll.
Threadjack warning - on a trip from Amsterdam to Hanover this weekend I think I had to sit next to Subcommandante Wayne’s sister and brother-in-law, or brother and sister-in-law. I think it was the former, from Wayne’s description of his mother. If she was hauling ass, she would have had to make two truckloads. Anyway, I could not discern a measurable difference between the bucknuts and some of the more geneticall challenged individuals from, say, Starkville. I sincerely hope they were not typical, as they were really deranged.
Comment by Southern Papa — December 11, 2025 @ 2:56 am
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Just wanted to be 101.
That shirt come in 5XLXXT?
Comment by Peace w/o the barn — December 13, 2025 @ 6:23 pm