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Former Maryland coach D.J. Durkin resurfaces at Alabama
Posted on 12/13/18 at 9:56 am
Posted on 12/13/18 at 9:56 am
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Former Maryland head coach D.J. Durkin, fired in October after a lengthy investigation into the death of one of his players, has resurfaced at Alabama.
In his first foray back into football since his October firing, Durkin has been helping Alabama this past week in a consultant-like capacity, sources told AL.com. It’s unclear at this point if Durkin could have a long-term role on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff though, according to sources.
Durkin had been off the radar since Halloween, when Maryland fired him following that lengthy investigation after the death of Jordan McNair during an offseason workout and reports of a toxic culture within the football program. ESPN, citing interviews with current and former Maryland players, reported there was a culture of “bullying, verbal abuse and humiliation directed at players” during the Durkin era.
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Posted on 12/13/18 at 9:57 am to AHM21
holy shite alabama is scum 
wife beaters
murderers
alcoholics
what else am i missing?
wife beaters
murderers
alcoholics
what else am i missing?
Posted on 12/13/18 at 9:58 am to AHM21
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:00 am to AHM21
#SecondChanceU
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:01 am to AHM21
that’s so sweet of nick lmaooooo
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:01 am to AHM21
Dude, if Saban can turn Durkin into something another program would hire he HAS to win the Medal of Freedom.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:03 am to AHM21
Saban's Image Rehabilitation Program
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:11 am to AHM21
They just grab old, used up head coaches and bring them as consultants and hire them on the reg?
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:15 am to AHM21
If O.J. shows up at UA then we can see if Saban truly is the rehaber of all rehabers.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:18 am to AHM21
Saban scoops these guys up for their contacts and help in recruiting.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:26 am to AHM21
I wish Durkin would've stayed here but McElwain ran him off.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:29 am to AHM21
You know, I have enormous respect for Saban as a coach, but it's really getting just weird now. It's like watching a pitch-black dramatic comedy and wondering if you're supposed to laugh or treat it as a serious plotline.
On the other hand, I have to admit that there's something a bit inspiring about coaches getting a chance to redeem themselves and return to coaching wiser and a bit more humble. In times past, most of them would have spent the rest of their careers scrounging for mid- and low-level jobs, never getting a real shot at returning to the big time in some capacity.
On the other hand, I have to admit that there's something a bit inspiring about coaches getting a chance to redeem themselves and return to coaching wiser and a bit more humble. In times past, most of them would have spent the rest of their careers scrounging for mid- and low-level jobs, never getting a real shot at returning to the big time in some capacity.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:32 am to AHM21
Saban’s Coaching Rehab Clinic
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:34 am to AHM21
Durkin going to run those boys to death.
Saban is an arse for this one, I can understand second chances but not Durkin, he is a pos.
Saban is an arse for this one, I can understand second chances but not Durkin, he is a pos.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 10:47 am to AHM21
Damn...that's pretty gross.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:12 am to AHM21
Saban would hire the ghost of Ted Bundy if it meant he’d win a game
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:40 am to AHM21
Bama in becoming the Maxwell AFB Minimum Security Prison for ousted coaches. You get to pay your debt to society, but you are not too uncomfortable.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:47 am to AHM21
#rehabU
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:49 am to AHM21
Consultants are off the field positions with no contact with players.
He's basically just breaking down film.
All the pearl clutching is a little funny because there's really nothing to clutch your pearls about. But I get it, Alabama wins a lot and you hate Alabama...blah blah blah.
What he got fired for (their Booard of Trustees originally retained him once the investigation was over) is not a position he's at Alabama for.
He's basically just breaking down film.
All the pearl clutching is a little funny because there's really nothing to clutch your pearls about. But I get it, Alabama wins a lot and you hate Alabama...blah blah blah.
What he got fired for (their Booard of Trustees originally retained him once the investigation was over) is not a position he's at Alabama for.
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 11:50 am
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:11 pm to AHM21
I wonder how Jordan McNair's parents feel about this hire? What about other parents recruits?
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After McNair's death, ESPN questioned current and former players for Maryland football as well as people close to the program, going on to publish an investigative report on August 10, 2018.[12] In the report, ESPN found evidence of a toxic culture instilled by the coaching staff led by head coach D.J. Durkin and strength and conditioning coach Rick Court,[12] who Durkin had once called his "most important hire" in an interview shortly after accepting the position of head coach in December 2015.
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