Congratulations in order for Rams' Back's Coach. St Louis' Running game
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I remember him just "appearing" in Alabama's coaching search and then suddenly the country was screaming affirmative action as soon as he wasn't hired. But I had never heard of the guy before then. That was 2002, and in 2003, during the Auburn week, when King Jackie resigned, I KNEW right then that that baffoon was going to be our coach. You just knew it...LT at the helm, country in a full blown racial hypocrite state....you knew it would happen long before it did. And for what? Where did the guy come from?
Before I get crucified, yes, I defended him. I had to, I had no other hope, until MSU athletics savior Foglesong came along (Thanks, dumbass Ole Miss folks on the IHL). Then you knew it was a possibility that things might change.
Before I get crucified, yes, I defended him. I had to, I had no other hope, until MSU athletics savior Foglesong came along (Thanks, dumbass Ole Miss folks on the IHL). Then you knew it was a possibility that things might change.
The fact that Croom has made a living "coaching football" offends me to the highest level.Indndawg said:
There is no other honest way to call it than to say what it is........theft. Croom is simply a thief. Playing for " the bear" gave him a licence to be one. The man isn't capable of running a hotdog stand , yet He has been GIVEN MANYhigh paying jobs. Never has ANYONE done less to earn their paycheck than Croom.
He didn't even give Us his best. Instead , He chose to favor a friend ( McCorvey) over MSU. We gave him a great chance to be a HC in the SEC and in return , He sold US out for the benefit of one of his friends.
Right way my ***.
for quite some time. I blame him for the state of our football program and that ridiculous schedule we have to suffer through.
Had he not been fired in the middle of the summer, Croom would probably a career RB coach in the NFL and that's it.
After Price got fired, there was no way that even Alabama could hire someone, and so they were looking at Bama legacies- remember they had been burned by Dennis Francione before Price was hired, partially because of a perceived lack of loyalty to Bama. And their at the time impending probation.
So the two most qualified Alabama legacies were Mike Shula and Sly Croom- both NFL assistants.
And yes, they were ripped for hiring Shula, or rather NOT hiring Croom. But based on the two of their careers, I think it's pretty clear that Bama made the right choice given the circumstances. All they needed was someone to get them through that year and their probation, keep them afloat and then go after a Nick Saban a few years later. So, knowing that, why hire the "first black coach in the SEC" knowing that when you fire him down the road for not meeting Alabama's expectations, that they would have faced a potential firestorm in a state that has a bad history when it comes to race relations from the 60's? Plus, on top of that, you better believe that Croom said that he was going to bring in Woody McCorvey as his OC during the interview. Woody is about as revered at Bama as he is here. He was Alabama's OC in 1996, and he was crappy then to.
It was probably good for Croom to not get that job to. You can't tell Alabama fans "I don't care what you think" at a press conference. I also remember Croom getting pissed off because some people put some For Sale signs in his yard. At Bama, they throw bricks through your windows. Actually, you can't do a lot of the stuff that Croom did at MSU at Bama. And while I guess you can maybe lose to Louisiana-Monroe in your first year, you sure can't lose to Maine. And if you do lose to ULM, you better have a NC ring to fall back on.
After Price got fired, there was no way that even Alabama could hire someone, and so they were looking at Bama legacies- remember they had been burned by Dennis Francione before Price was hired, partially because of a perceived lack of loyalty to Bama. And their at the time impending probation.
So the two most qualified Alabama legacies were Mike Shula and Sly Croom- both NFL assistants.
And yes, they were ripped for hiring Shula, or rather NOT hiring Croom. But based on the two of their careers, I think it's pretty clear that Bama made the right choice given the circumstances. All they needed was someone to get them through that year and their probation, keep them afloat and then go after a Nick Saban a few years later. So, knowing that, why hire the "first black coach in the SEC" knowing that when you fire him down the road for not meeting Alabama's expectations, that they would have faced a potential firestorm in a state that has a bad history when it comes to race relations from the 60's? Plus, on top of that, you better believe that Croom said that he was going to bring in Woody McCorvey as his OC during the interview. Woody is about as revered at Bama as he is here. He was Alabama's OC in 1996, and he was crappy then to.
It was probably good for Croom to not get that job to. You can't tell Alabama fans "I don't care what you think" at a press conference. I also remember Croom getting pissed off because some people put some For Sale signs in his yard. At Bama, they throw bricks through your windows. Actually, you can't do a lot of the stuff that Croom did at MSU at Bama. And while I guess you can maybe lose to Louisiana-Monroe in your first year, you sure can't lose to Maine. And if you do lose to ULM, you better have a NC ring to fall back on.