Alabama is finding a hard time finding a candidate to fill its opening for offensive coordinator
Shawn Watson turned down an offer from Alabama to become the school’s offensive coordinator, The Lincoln Journal Star reported Tuesday on its Web site.
Watson, 48, who also holds the title of quarterbacks coach, has been an offensive coordinator for seven season in the Big 12.
The Birmingham News reported Sunday that Louisville offensive coordinator Jeff Brohm told Saban he was not interested in the opening created when Major Applewhite was hired by Texas last week.
On Monday, the Detroit Lions hired Scot Loeffler to be their quarterbacks coach.
Loeffler interviewed with Alabama last Thursday according to The Mobile Press-Register and left Friday without an offer
Loeffler also interviewed with Tennessee for an opening on its staff earlier this month.
Loeffler previously coached Michigan’s quarterbacks, earning recognition as one of the best young offensive assistants in college football.
Other possible candidates for Alabama include Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements, LSU offensive coordinator Gary Crowton and TCU offensive coordinator Mike Schultz.
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Comments » 29
jhayes1911 writes:
Who cares!!! Buck Fama!!!
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Has he called Randy S. yet?
VolsorCat writes:
jhayes1911: I agree 100% and go to hell Ole Miss to boot!
texan writes:
With the money they are apparently willing to spend and the people either leaving them or turning them down they are struggeling. Too bad for their banter crop of recruits. Bama as always is seeing the trees suck their way.
too
GoVol writes:
Isn't Bama best known for its jelly?
juicetke#226846 writes:
Is Bear Bryant's son's wife's friend's uncle not available.
waterskier3#226480 writes:
maybe we can steel a few recruits...
waterskier3#226480 writes:
steal I meant to say :):)
4jerry#421688 writes:
Bama 41
Vols 17
Still smarts, doesn't it chumps?
Coach Saban will get HIS coordinator to school his #1 recruiting class. Fulmer got whatever assistant he could find, fast to school his 2* recruits. Nick will take his time and only settle for the best. Our studs deserve it. Now enough of your Tennesse Whine.
mbradshaw1#655539 writes:
4jerry, I know that it hurts that we are catching up. But we will be like a bicycle with no seat, all up in your ass!!!
CrankE writes:
pdhuff beat me to the Sanders comment. I mean, since Western Carolina isn't working out.
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4-11
That's Alabama's record against UT with Fulmer. That includes 7 in a row-longest win streak by any team over the Tide. Funny that we forever hear how Spurrier "owns" Fulmer, but not how Fulmer OWNS Alabama. You skipped a payment this year. It'll accrue interest and be due in October.
6-6, lost to Auburn (for the 6th straight time), went to Shreveport. Tell me again what the difference is between Shula and Saban? (other than the price tag)
smart that, pachyderm.
AllVol writes:
Hatin' Florida never really took the place of hatin' the Fart of Dixie, did it? I can see your recruits scattering like baby quail, 4jerry. Hate it fer ye.
TommyJack writes:
4jerry: Does the package include free mullet cuts and a single-wide?
pdhuff#552644 writes:
TJ-4 stars get a repoed double-wide and 5 stars get the same thing along with a set of tires and rims for the Yugo in the front yard.
Can't miss Tiders also get the whitewash redone up around the 1st 2 feet of the trees. The mullets are a given. Also the dvd of Forrest G.
TommyJack writes:
PD: Don't forget the turlet made into a planter.
nicksjuzunk#646117 writes:
4jerry,
hope you enjoyed it. After that... smartted a bit huh? But Shreveport is nice in the holiday season, right?
vol1994 writes:
4jerry, Fulmer hired whatever assistant he could find? Please get your facts straight before posting a message on this site.
I have not hear one negative comment from any journalist, including ESPN, state fulmer made a bad hire (S). On the contrary, most are praising him for having the balls to go outside the program and take his time to hire the right fit instead of settling on those within the program, Taylor and Adkins. Hiring a top 25 recruiter, Drayton, and bringing in Clawson, a young guy with tons of innovation, were two good hires.
Just face it, Bama sold its soul to the Devil when they hired Saban. He is a good recruiter and a probably a good coach, but it is well docuemented he is not a good people person and very difficult to work with!!
AllVol writes:
May we never take for granted that it is ALWAYS "Great to be a Tennessee Vol."
andy112382#209793 writes:
I'd be 110% for Sanders going to Bama.....but then again, he is a good guy so I would hate to see him in crimson.....I can't wish that on him.
nivatne writes:
I can't believe no one wants to work for Saban...we seems like such a nice guy :)
rubbervol writes:
Alabama is living proof that a volunteer can take a joke !
anthony writes:
Really who cares??? Someone like Adams, who cares more about his own skin than ours??? Go to work for MSNBC Adams or with Keither Oberman!!!!
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Wonder if he'd consider Ishkabibble or odd ogg?
jboyle5555#228112 writes:
NOBODY wants to work for Nick Satan, it will catch up to him that he is such an jerk.
philfan writes:
I think the Bama fans should dig up the Bear, stuff him with sawdust, put lots of make-up on his grizzly face to make him look like the real Bear, and hire a Ghost Whisperer to read his mind. The Bear could then call plays from the tower. To be honest, I still don't think Bama could pull off a pretty good season of football.
Colliervol writes:
Pretty soon Ole Nick is going to have coach the team all by himself. At some point, he's going to exhaust the supply of coaches willing to work for him. Word gets around.
rolltide12 writes:
You vol fans are just mad that that nick saban has come into your stateand stole the best lineman in Barret Jones, the best linebacker, in donta hightower, and maybe the best athlete in Chris Jordan. Nick Saban may not be the best people person in the world, but he does get the job done, and in his first year here he has landed a top 5 class and whooped yas ass. So the futures not so bright in that cave ya call a stadium, all that place is is 100,000 plus seats crammed into a 80,000 comfortbly seated stadium, so ROLL TIDE, 41-17 and im looking forward to the upcoming years of being an Alabama fan.
rolltide12 writes:
Oh Indianavol, the only reason Alabama is having such a great recruiting class and Tennessee is getting shut down in there own state by bammer is because Fulmer feels sorry for Saban and Bama, only a vol fan would say that, and I can wait till next year to woop yas asses in the worst stadium in the nation, ROLL TIDE 41-17
rolltide12 writes:
Oh and for all you vol fans, ya may be 11-4 vs. a program under probation and 5 different coaches.And you know it, but you may not confess it, but Bamas got one of the best coaches in the nation, and hes 3-1 vs. that Krispy Kreme loving coach in Knoxville, so ROLLTIDE, 41-17
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