Is Major Applewhite still on our list?
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:17 amby SMUMan02
According to the Birmingham News he is still on our short list - and the Tide appears to be concerned about the impact this will have on recruiting.
http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/sports/1196418237307080.xml&coll=3
Re: Is Major Applewhite still on our list?
Posted:
Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:20 amby bigdaddy08091
Hell, if he comes he can bring all his recruits with him. Tell Saban, what goes around comes around.
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:30 amby chillinfool
I'd hire him just to keep him from going to Southern Miss. He's very unproven, but heck, he's out recruiting top prospects which says a lot, and you can't argue with his success as an OC.
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:01 pmby westexSMU
If Applewhite came hear, maybe he could beat North Texas with our players like Bennett did last year !!!....Maybe not....This year NT beat Louisiana Monroe and Monroe beat Alabama with Alabama's Rivals 5,4, & 3 players...........Good recruiter but maybe Applewhite might need to get some NFL players to win here ???
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:13 pmby EastStang
First, he's recruiting for ALABAMA, an SEC school, in one of the most football crazy states in the US. Second, we don't need an experimental candidate who MIGHT work out. We need a guy with a track record of winning AS A HEAD COACH. That's why Johnson, Gailey, Barnett, Bowden, Neuheisel and others are more interesting. There are several Coordinators I would pick before I'd pick Applewhite. But that's only if we are getting desperate.
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:15 pmby SMUMan02
EastStang wrote:First, he's recruiting for ALABAMA, an SEC school, in one of the most football crazy states in the US. Second, we don't need an experimental candidate who MIGHT work out. We need a guy with a track record of winning AS A HEAD COACH. That's why Johnson, Gailey, Barnett, Bowden, Neuheisel and others are more interesting. There are several Coordinators I would pick before I'd pick Applewhite. But that's only if we are getting desperate.
I tend to agree, but the prospect of Major Applewhite recruiting for us in this state is appealing. He is already recruiting for Alabama here.
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:19 pmby perunaman24
SMUMan02 wrote:EastStang wrote:First, he's recruiting for ALABAMA, an SEC school, in one of the most football crazy states in the US. Second, we don't need an experimental candidate who MIGHT work out. We need a guy with a track record of winning AS A HEAD COACH. That's why Johnson, Gailey, Barnett, Bowden, Neuheisel and others are more interesting. There are several Coordinators I would pick before I'd pick Applewhite. But that's only if we are getting desperate.
I tend to agree, but the prospect of Major Applewhite recruiting for us in this state is appealing. He is already recruiting for Alabama here.
He recruited well while only breifly to rice and yeah rice what a great school
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Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:24 pmby Dutch
SMUMan02 wrote:EastStang wrote:First, he's recruiting for ALABAMA, an SEC school, in one of the most football crazy states in the US. Second, we don't need an experimental candidate who MIGHT work out. We need a guy with a track record of winning AS A HEAD COACH. That's why Johnson, Gailey, Barnett, Bowden, Neuheisel and others are more interesting. There are several Coordinators I would pick before I'd pick Applewhite. But that's only if we are getting desperate.
I tend to agree, but the prospect of Major Applewhite recruiting for us in this state is appealing. He is already
recruiting for Alabama here.
it's a little different recruiting for Alabama than SMU.