that makes the Shula firing completely asinine, is that CMS actually had the program turned around and making great strides in recruiting! Hell, even Herbstreit commented the week before they fired Shula that Bama would be nuts to let him go! He said the team was loaded with returning talent and would be force in the SECW next year!!!! Now, I take everything that Kirk says with a grain of salt, but he usually doesn't blush where the SEC is concerned!
So,...CMS is gone, even before the "Malcontents" had an exit strategy...Poor, simply piss poor management!!!! Given the scary similarities this situation has to the Dawgs in 95/96, I suspect Bama will get dissed by some big names only to settle a la Donnan or Zook. There will some some initial excitement as the new coach wins on the foundation built by CMS. However, after two seasons the grumbling will start and around year four or five, this will begin again!!!
I honestly hope I am wrong, but this is really becoming another hiring fiasco for Bama!!!!
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