Applewhite to Texas as RB coach?

#26
#26
what I find esp telling is that Major grew up a huge Bama fan and is actually named for a former Bama player. If he's that much of a fan and is willing to leave for a lesser position, well, that speaks volumes about Saban. It is true that he must be pretty appealing to HS seniors
 
#28
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going back to the alma mater had to be appealing as well......he already has a relationship with the HC, knows the culture, and will be well known in state when he walks in to a recruits living room to have a talk with the folks.

and it's not like Texas sucks. throw in that the only "real" competition in the conf. is OK, and he's upgraded his opportunity for conf. titles, BCS bowls etc.....at another high profile, tradition rich program.

would be a no brainer for me. if Saban is an SOB to work for to boot, then that's just icing on the cake.
 
#29
#29
Can you imagine how funny this would be if UT was still looking for an OC and Applewhite went into Saban's office and told him he was considering a position at UT? Saban would probably soil himself until he realized it was Texas and not Tennessee.:eek:lol:
 
#30
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jakez4ut said:
going back to the alma mater had to be appealing as well......he already has a relationship with the HC, knows the culture, and will be well known in state when he walks in to a recruits living room to have a talk with the folks.

and it's not like Texas sucks. throw in that the only "real" competition in the conf. is OK, and he's upgraded his opportunity for conf. titles, BCS bowls etc.....at another high profile, tradition rich program.

would be a no brainer for me. if Saban is an SOB to work for to boot, then that's just icing on the cake.
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Volfanbill bought up a good point about that though, Texas gave Applewhite the screw job when he was there.
 
#31
#31
well, the real question is, would applewhite really be leaving for anyone other than TX? my gut says no.
 
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justingroves said:
Volfanbill bought up a good point about that though, Texas gave Applewhite the screw job when he was there.
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good point, but even still, he knows, as do most TX fans, coaches and alum, where he stands in that program's history. his reputation as he left TX was stellar, he knows that. he left with a lot of people respecting him in the end. i doubt there's a ton of bad blood, and apparenlty not enough for him to go back.
 
#38
#38
i think he stays.

past that, we still have a TE coach to hire, signing day, then off to the races with spring camp.

it'll pick up over the next couple of weeks OWH!!!

and you can then get back to "the notes" for us.
 
#40
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jakez4ut said:
good point, but even still, he knows, as do most TX fans, coaches and alum, where he stands in that program's history. his reputation as he left TX was stellar, he knows that. he left with a lot of people respecting him in the end. i doubt there's a ton of bad blood, and apparenlty not enough for him to go back.
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Yes, Applewhite is a folk hero here, he's the anti-Chris Simms. Austin sports talk radio is saying that Applewhite is interviewing with TX today.

I fully expect him to come back. So Saban can go find someone "better."
 
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Has anyone else ever felt that Saban was maybe, sort-of a little sketchy with his 'recruiting' prowess'? I just feel it odd that the guy has been a monster recruiter, even at a place like MSU. Any thoughts?
 
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Outdors21 said:
Has anyone else ever felt that Saban was maybe, sort-of a little sketchy with his 'recruiting' prowess'? I just feel it odd that the guy has been a monster recruiter, even at a place like MSU. Any thoughts?
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#44
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jkell24 said:
You have to give Fulmer that, it seems that the people that work for him actually like him. Fulmer has more class in his pinky than Saban, Petrino and Urban have combined. It wouldn't surprise me if this was true about Applewhite leaving and I hope Steele is right behind him.
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#46
#46
A caller on the Sports Animal with "credible" sources said Trooper was/is being courted for the Texas job as well.
 
#47
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Outdors21 said:
Has anyone else ever felt that Saban was maybe, sort-of a little sketchy with his 'recruiting' prowess'? I just feel it odd that the guy has been a monster recruiter, even at a place like MSU. Any thoughts?
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I'm not going to speculate about whether Saban's dirty or not, but Sparty always has pretty good talent. There's so much talent in that area that there's plenty left over for MSU even after UM and OSU skim off the best players. The problem has been getting that talent to coalesce into a good football team, and that's been so difficult in recent decades that Saban was able to turn exactly one good year at MSU into the LSU job.
 
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#48
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#49
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rexvol said:
All opinions will be subject to criticism, torture, dissection, dismemberment, embarrassment, ridicule, and the pure unbridled fury of hell.

this was a guy on the bama board's sig. I have to say that I know how he feels.
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#50
#50
My Texas buddies are excited about Applewhite coming back "home".

A guy I work with said, "We'll have Applewhite and Muschamp. Hell, we are practically in the SEC now."
 
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