re: Is it true that Neal McCready was fired in Alabama because

Here was his other article:

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Alabama has been passed

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

By Neal McCready

Mobile Register

Some Alabama fans are really funny. I mean, Eddie Murphy-at-his-peak hilarious.

In the wake of Mississippi State's win over Alabama, many Crimson Tide fans came out of the woodwork demanding immediate change.

So bring on Nick Saban. Bring on Rich Rodriguez. You can interview Bobby Petrino, too. Maybe Rutgers' Greg Schiano would make a good coordinator, a coach-in-waiting if Jimmy Johnson isn't willing to commit more than, say, five years to bringing Alabama football back to where it belongs. I mean, really, who wouldn't want to come stalk the same sidelines that the Bear once patrolled? Who wouldn't want to coach in the shadow of greatness? After all, if you're going to fantasize, take it the distance.

The problem, however, for the dreaming Tide nation is that when it wakes up to the real world, Mike Shula's still the coach and the hard truth is he just might be the best Alabama can realistically hope for. The line of prospective coaches just dying to come to Tuscaloosa isn't as long as Tide fans think.

Before every home game, there's that voice. I still can't understand what he says, but it's something about "class," and "we got class," or "win with class." Then the elephant roars and another voice says, "This is Alabama football."

No, that was Alabama football. Those days are long gone and until the powers that be at the Capstone recognize that, all the Tide is going to be able to embrace is history. The people who Alabama football is selling to -- the current high school recruits -- were born in 1988 or 1989. They were 3 years old when Gene Stallings led Alabama to an upset over Miami in the Sugar Bowl and the national championship. Their experience with Alabama football mostly has been controversy, scandal, NCAA sanctions, losing seasons and mediocrity. The ardent Alabama fans among that group remember Shaun Alexander and Chris Samuel leading Alabama to the 1999 SEC title, but they were 11 or 12 then. Since that national championship night in New Orleans, a lot of water has flowed under the proverbial bridge.

Here's reality: Alabama has been passed. Ask the kids. They're the only ones who really matter. They'll tell you Florida is cool. So is LSU. Ask them about winning tradition and they'll tell you about Auburn, Tennessee and maybe Georgia. South Carolina has Steve Spurrier. Arkansas kids are staying home. Ole Miss has built a great indoor practice facility. Kentucky has fabulous facilities. Mississippi State probably isn't far behind. Jimmy Johns would probably never admit it even if someone could extricate his foot from his mouth, but had the Brookhaven, Miss., native stayed home and gone to Mississippi State or Ole Miss, he'd be a hero in his home state and a starter on the field. Oh yeah, he would have won a football game Saturday. Instead, he went to Alabama, where he's now a highly publicized backup playing behind an underachieving senior.

So why would Saban leave sunny Miami for Alabama? Petrino might be preparing for the national championship game in early January. Why would he give that up to take on a rebuilding project that goes well beyond the football field? Rodriguez might leave his native West Virginia one day, but Alabama's a lateral move at best.

But if Alabama is intent on making that sort of splash, here's two pieces of advice: Ante up and get your eyes out of the rear-view mirror because the men the delusional Tide fans talk about are forward thinkers with healthy egos. In other words, if you expect them to come to Tuscaloosa and walk in a shadow, you'd better hope for nothing but sunny days because guys like Saban, Petrino, Rodriguez and the others aren't going to walk in a shadow that isn't their own.

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What McCready doesn't understand is the reason Alabama Football & Kentucky Basketball are so good is BECAUSE the fans demand it, they won't settle for less. "Accept Mediocrity" is McCready's mantra. Umm, NO!

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Serious McReady dickriding here by Omaha. Neal, that you?

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McCready is basically the only OM journalist we have that A. Knows what they are talking about and B. Doesn't pump sun shine. So his is defiantly a favorite amongst OM fans because we can trust what he says.

It seems like he was piling on Alabama when you guys were down, aka the glory that was Mike Shula.

The problem with being a writer/media in places like Alabama/Mississippi etc is a certain fanbase will hate you if you show any bias. If you report in a state like Arkansas, everyone will hate you unless you are an Arkansas homer.

Never read any of his stuff until I read what I just saw copied and pasted.

I don't like to read agenda driven drivel. Seems to me that his driving force was to Finebaum-esque shock style.

It doesn't sell advertising in this state unless it's agenda driven drivel coming from Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh. Just laying down the troof up in hurr.

So basically y'all didnt like him being smart?

I'll bet Chris Landry, the guy quoted in the first article, wanted to crawl in a hole after Saban accepted the Bama offer. He practically guaranteed his family jewels Saban would never come to Bama.

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No. Apparently you've never listened to WNSP, they have no problems giving their opinions on alabama or auburn, whether good or bad

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yeah, Randy Kennedy is so bland though. He's informed, but as a listener, I wouldn't mind if he took the opposite stance every once in awhile.

McCready was a dickhead to the callers at times and I thought it was funny. He had the idea, he could stir the pot pretty well at times. Now the afternoon shows are just...meh.

McCready also resented the frick out of Scooter when he called in all the time. Scooter is a little mentally challenged. If you've ever heard his calls, you'd know what I mean. He is an ace when it comes to sports though, especially football.

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Whereisomaha

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Will you please read the article by McCready that plutominum posted and let us bammers know how we should view Neal McCready? TIA