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Posted on 12/27/16 at 9:18 pm to CrimsonCrusade
They're prob better off not knowing 
Was not a fun time to be a fan.
Was not a fun time to be a fan.
Posted on 12/28/16 at 6:30 am to Maxx99
I don't get the hate, I was glad he left.
Posted on 12/28/16 at 7:23 am to nc14
It obviously turned out great for us, but not sure why anyone would've been "happy" at the time. Fran had us playing at a really high level towards the end of 2002 and the last thing we needed in the middle of sanctions was another coaching search.
Posted on 12/28/16 at 11:19 am to FairhopeTider
I wasn't impressed with the long term outlook. Plus he didn't want to be here so good riddance.
Posted on 12/28/16 at 7:28 pm to CrimsonCrusade
Hey Y'all,
This my first post. Wasn't sure where to make it, but this thread seemed fitting for me. I was at UA from 2000 to 2004. When I arrived, we were ranked No.3 and I was ready for a great 4(or 5) seasons. Freddie Millons returned that punt 71 yards for the TD and I thought... "Here we go!" Well... 4 coaches later and 5 of the worst consecutive seasons in Bama football history, I made it through without killing myself or anyone. I took a leak next to Mike Price in Baumhower's, got my hair cut with Fran at Don's. Good times indeed. I did have a class with Gilberry and JB Closner when Fran left and they had some interesting stories about the locker room when they got the news. Oh well... Thanks for everyone's contributions on SECR!
This my first post. Wasn't sure where to make it, but this thread seemed fitting for me. I was at UA from 2000 to 2004. When I arrived, we were ranked No.3 and I was ready for a great 4(or 5) seasons. Freddie Millons returned that punt 71 yards for the TD and I thought... "Here we go!" Well... 4 coaches later and 5 of the worst consecutive seasons in Bama football history, I made it through without killing myself or anyone. I took a leak next to Mike Price in Baumhower's, got my hair cut with Fran at Don's. Good times indeed. I did have a class with Gilberry and JB Closner when Fran left and they had some interesting stories about the locker room when they got the news. Oh well... Thanks for everyone's contributions on SECR!
This post was edited on 12/28/16 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 12/29/16 at 8:02 am to Bama2004
Welcome! 
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:54 pm to Bama2004
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interesting stories about the locker room
:Crickets:
You will fit right in here...
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:17 pm to Bama2004
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I did have a class with Gilberry and JB Closner when Fran left and they had some interesting stories about the locker room when they got the news. Oh well...
Preciate the cliff hanger...
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:40 pm to CrimsonTideMD
Thanks for the warm welcome MD.
I'm sorry... I thought my first post was long and rambling enough and didn't want to continue, but thanks for reading the whole thing. There are two good Fran stories and 1 Gilberry story I remember well. Fran 1: According to Closner the team (and apparently most coaches) literally found out Fran left through a letter he left in their lockers. (ANd if memory serves me, the letter was from the University, not even Fran!) When they showed up Jarret Johnson went ape shite. Tore pictures off the walls, broke them against the lockers. If it wasn't bolted down, it got broken and some things that were bolted got uprooted as well. They were so pissed because Fran preached 'stay and play. We are in this together' and then he bailed after the SWAT shirts, the Hold the Rope stuff, etc. 2) After Fran left I saw a car in front of Burke that said on the back window: "Fran, your heart's in Texas but your daughter's flower stays here." Someone posted his cell phone on the front door of the Corner Store. I called it, got his VM of course, but there was no denying it was his voice. Someone figured out how to hack it and said something like "You've reached Coach Fran. I'm the lying, low down dirty bastard that left UA for A&M. Blah, Blah, Blah. It was pretty classic. 3) Unrelated, but funny. I had public speaking with Gilberry. He told the story of him and his friend in high school. They both hurt their knees a couple days apart and decided to get surgery on the same day at the same place so they could rehab together. Long story short, the hospital did the wrong knee on each of them. WG hurt his left, the other guy hurt his right (or vice versa) and the hospital did WG's right and the other guy's left. We were all like "you sued, right?" And he was like "Naw man, we aint like that. It's all good. Honest mistake." Hard to believe...
Anyway. Sorry for the long post and sorry for the "cliffhanger." It wasn't intentional.
By the way, my freshman year, I remember seeing a nice replica of Dubose hanging from a tree on the quad on my way to an early class. Complete with headset, khakis, short sleeve shirt and tie. You pull that today and you are probably arrested... Good memories.
I'm sorry... I thought my first post was long and rambling enough and didn't want to continue, but thanks for reading the whole thing. There are two good Fran stories and 1 Gilberry story I remember well. Fran 1: According to Closner the team (and apparently most coaches) literally found out Fran left through a letter he left in their lockers. (ANd if memory serves me, the letter was from the University, not even Fran!) When they showed up Jarret Johnson went ape shite. Tore pictures off the walls, broke them against the lockers. If it wasn't bolted down, it got broken and some things that were bolted got uprooted as well. They were so pissed because Fran preached 'stay and play. We are in this together' and then he bailed after the SWAT shirts, the Hold the Rope stuff, etc. 2) After Fran left I saw a car in front of Burke that said on the back window: "Fran, your heart's in Texas but your daughter's flower stays here." Someone posted his cell phone on the front door of the Corner Store. I called it, got his VM of course, but there was no denying it was his voice. Someone figured out how to hack it and said something like "You've reached Coach Fran. I'm the lying, low down dirty bastard that left UA for A&M. Blah, Blah, Blah. It was pretty classic. 3) Unrelated, but funny. I had public speaking with Gilberry. He told the story of him and his friend in high school. They both hurt their knees a couple days apart and decided to get surgery on the same day at the same place so they could rehab together. Long story short, the hospital did the wrong knee on each of them. WG hurt his left, the other guy hurt his right (or vice versa) and the hospital did WG's right and the other guy's left. We were all like "you sued, right?" And he was like "Naw man, we aint like that. It's all good. Honest mistake." Hard to believe...
Anyway. Sorry for the long post and sorry for the "cliffhanger." It wasn't intentional.
By the way, my freshman year, I remember seeing a nice replica of Dubose hanging from a tree on the quad on my way to an early class. Complete with headset, khakis, short sleeve shirt and tie. You pull that today and you are probably arrested... Good memories.
This post was edited on 12/30/16 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 12/31/16 at 9:37 am to Maxx99
Any of the older guys remember when Fran was called TCHAD?
The Coach Hired After Dubose?
The Coach Hired After Dubose?
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