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Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:35 pm to Teague
Walls is a good poster with good connections. I'm inclined to believe that info
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:43 pm to AHM21
There may be "interest" but I think it's well down the priority list of Bama's interests.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:44 pm to AHM21
Forde hates Alabama, it's pretty simple. If Ivan Maisel wrote it, I'd be a little worried.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:45 pm to Teague
Cecil on Pitino 
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@CecilHurt: @travisreier Not sure he would beat former Coach Grant in a straw poll.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:51 pm to AHM21
This is also from Cecil:
Re: The Minneapolis report that Richard Pitino had been "contacted" by Alabama.
Pitino would not be among UA's top choices.
Re: The Minneapolis report that Richard Pitino had been "contacted" by Alabama.
Pitino would not be among UA's top choices.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:53 pm to Bryant91092
He went 18-15 this year. Battle knows better (I hope)
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:54 pm to Bryant91092
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Travis Reier ?@travisreier 19m19 minutes ago
Based on fan reaction, if Richard Pitino was a test balloon being floated over Tuscaloosa, I'd say it never really really got airborne.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:59 pm to jatebe
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@HunterLJohnson: @travisreier If it was a test balloon, it wouldn't have come from a paper in Minneapolis.
Pitino got our fans riled quick.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:08 pm to AHM21
Makes sense to me:
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@Walls98: Here is the deal with Richard Pitino. CM Newton is obviously assisting with this search and consulted Rick Pitino. He thinks Richard would
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@Walls98: Be a good fit if Gregg Marshall says No. There you go.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:11 pm to AHM21
I think Pitino could end up being a very good coach, but right now we dont need an experimental coach.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:12 pm to AHM21
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CM Newton
Oh god.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:14 pm to Teague
Hard to believe that we pass on all the semi decent coaches and wait over two weeks on a maybe...something odd going on here
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:16 pm to Teague
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CM Newton
Oh god.
This. CM USED to be a good basketball coach. I love him to death and thank him for his contribution to Bama hoops. But need I remind everyone, he also recommended Grant and stood behind him to the bitter end, saying he should be given another year as recently as two weeks ago. ENOUGH!! GTFO of the room and let us conduct a search without his out of touch meddling. Hire a search firm if necessary. But don't you think we have enough alums with some basketball sense to make some recommendations? TR Dunn, Robert Horry, Jim Farmer, Gottfried, Wimp Sanderson, and on and on. Jesus, you'd think CM Newton was James Naismith and Red Auerbach and Adolph Rupp all rolled into one.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:17 pm to jatebe
Yeah, the Pitino stuff is a CM Newton special. Someone didn't just pull this out of thin air.
It's either a courtesy to Rick for helping us in the search or (God Forbid) our Plan B.
It's either a courtesy to Rick for helping us in the search or (God Forbid) our Plan B.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:21 pm to AHM21
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Possible coaching candidatesPat Forde is determined. quote:@YahooForde: Been communication between camps for a while. RT @AmeliaRayno Alabama has expressed interest in Richard Pitino. LINK …
Look, Forde is a Louisville homer. He's just trying to do Daddy Pitino a favor to get in his good graces. Nothing more.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:22 pm to FairhopeTider
I still think Pitino would be way down the list of people contacted if Marshall says "no".
Surely, CM Newton doesn't have enough sway to override practically everyone else.
Surely, CM Newton doesn't have enough sway to override practically everyone else.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:54 pm to Teague
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Surely, CM Newton doesn't have enough sway to override practically everyone else.
He doesn't. CM has been helping out. He's one of the few people associated with UA who have legit basketball contacts. CM reached out to Rick early on to help with our search. I'm pretty confident this was a scratch my back, scratch your's deal.
Richard Pitino being Plan B is pure speculation on my part. No merit to it IMO. If anything, it was, as stated above, a trial balloon in case the worst happens with Marshall. Our options are thin if we don't land him.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:07 pm to Teague
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CM Newtonquote:
Oh god.
I hope he didn't torpedo the deal. The Wichita press is running with the story. Report: Alabama now eyeing others besides Gregg Marshall for coaching vacancy
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