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Shula is QB coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Shula gets high marks from Gene Stallings. Stallings says Shula inherited a mess from Franchione and the NCAA penalties that were in place at the time, and still made Alabama competitive quickly until his QB went down early in his last season with a major injury. He beat TTech in the Cotton Bowl.

yea, i think he got screwed at bama. i have some friends there and they say the school's dumbest people and drug dealers are on the team. the whole program is a ticking time bomb waiting to go off and shula was blessed to get out when he did

Bring in Shula

WhitneyHouston wrote:Bring in Shula

are you off your meds...can you stick to one coach and make up your damn mind

I understand where are diva friend Whitney is coming from, he's like most of us on this board he just doesn't want Krag. Barnett, Shula, Bowden or Bowden's are all betten choices.

why is there not more excitement and speculation that Shula could be Orsini's guy? A very "Doherty - like" hire in my opinion and perhaps a chance one of his 1st recruits could be a transfer - QB McElroy who I believe was a Shula recruit and is currently riding the pine at Bama. Chew on that possibility.

I started beating the Mike Shula drum, five or six weeks ago.

My list:

1. Terry Bowden

2. Tommy Bowden

3. Shula

4. If all say no - Barnett

It would be hard to imagine Clemson would let Tommy go, but if they did, I would flip to see him on the Hilltop!

ALEX LIFESON wrote:It would be hard to imagine Clemson would let Tommy go, but if they did, I would flip to see him on the Hilltop!

Tommy is in his 9th year at Clemson and has only won 60% of his games. That's just not "getting it done" at a place like Clemson, that at least has a National Championship within most people's memories.

If Clemson loses to SC this weekend, Clemson is unlikely to extend Tommy's contract. There is still a hefty buyout this year, but it drops off dramatically next year...and any extension is likely to be a "token" deal. On the other hand, it Clemson beats SC in Columbia and then wins their bowl game, Bowden has enough coming back that they could compete for the ACC title next year.

Any way you cut it, it would truly be a shocker for Tommy Bowden to be named SMU's next coach. Perhaps Orsini has a plan to hire Tommy Bowden and Tommy will have both Terry and the youngest brother (who was cut loose from FSU last year) on his staff. Now THAT would REALLY be a WOW hire.

But this thread is about Shula, who is flying under the radar in all this coach talk and the more I think about him, the more excited I get about that possibility. Bama is continuing to subsidize his salary and we can pay him more than he's making as a QB coach in Jacksonville. Plus...it might just attract the former SLC QB, McElroy to transfer and finish his last 2 yrs of eligibility at SMU??? Competition for JWill in his senior year?

[quote="SWC Grey Hair"]Shula is QB coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Shula gets high marks from Gene Stallings. Stallings says Shula inherited a mess from Franchione and the NCAA penalties that were in place at the time, and still made Alabama competitive quickly until his QB went down early in his last season with a major injury. He beat TTech in the Cotton Bowl.[/quote]...............Good points. Mike Shula really did a good job at Alabama all things considered. Just look at how poorly APPLESABAN are doing now. Mike Shula is my 3rd choice, but I think he would do a great job at SMU.

Shula went 10-2 just two seasons ago, in the toughest league in the country. Under adverse circumstances as well.