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Why did Major Applewhite leave Alabama as OC after 2007 season?
Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:34 am
Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:34 am
Did Saban want him to leave or did he leave on his own to go back to Texas? He seemed very young to be an OC back in 2007 for Alabama and may have not been ready yet.
He seems to be doing fairly well as Houston's OC now.
He seems to be doing fairly well as Houston's OC now.
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Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:35 am to Serraneaux
He was asked to look around
Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:36 am to JuiceTerry
Being Tom Herman's offensive coordinator, or by extension, Urban Meyer's offensive coordinator, is like being Saban's defensive guy.
You get to have some input on how it's run, but at the end of the day it's the boss man's scheme and attack.
You get to have some input on how it's run, but at the end of the day it's the boss man's scheme and attack.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:37 am to Serraneaux
He and Saban didn't get along. Applewhite was too young and inexperienced.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:44 am to Iron Lion
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He and Saban didn't get along. Applewhite was too young and inexperienced.
I think it was a work ethic thing. You can't be half steppin around Saban.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:44 am to Serraneaux
He wanted to run hurry-up. Saban said no chance we do that here.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:00 am to Serraneaux
There were fluffy athletic trainers to boink back home.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:03 am to Iron Lion
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Applewhite was too young and inexperienced
And yet took John Chavis to the woodshed one bright October day, just hours after learning two of his starting OL plus Glenn Coffee had been suspended.
DJ Hall just caught another pass.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:04 am to BamaGradinTn
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Applewhite was too young and inexperienced
And yet took John Chavis to the woodshed one bright October day, just hours after learning two of his starting OL plus Glenn Coffee had been suspended.
DJ Hall just caught another pass.
InsecureU
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:07 am to Serraneaux
Rumors went around 'bout Saban not fully trusting a young OC with the keys to the Bama offense, especially with one wanting to run more of a spread...but Applewhite himself said he'd been lookin' to get back to Texas for a few years and for several reasons (he was an alum, loved Austin, family, etc)...answer is probably somewhere in between...
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:07 am to Kafkas father
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I think it was a work ethic thing. You can't be half steppin around Saban.
This is exactly what it was. He didn't understand that recruiting is nearly year-round and it's an expected part of the job, especially for a young guy trying to prove himself. He worked 50 weekends the first year and decided to go back to Texas, where they weren't doing much recruiting, honestly.
They stayed almost entirely in-state, only seriously offered a handful of recruits.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:08 am to Serraneaux
Because gen fricking sucked arse as a coordinator.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:14 am to OldPete
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.but Applewhite himself said he'd been lookin' to get back to Texas for a few years and for several reasons (he was an alum, loved Austin, family, etc)...answer is probably somewhere in between...
Maybe but Applewhite grew up a huge Bama fan. He was named after former Bama RB Major Ogilvie. I used to see Applewhite at parties around Bama campus when he was still at Texas.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:19 am to DBU
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InsecureU
You people keep using that word. Kinda like "Scared" a couple of weeks ago. I do not think it means what you think it means.
You need to understand that we can talk whatever shite we want, and there's not a single damn fanbase in the country that can say anything about it. It's not insecurity, it's earned bragging rights and shite talking. You LSU people would do well to learn that concept.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:21 am to Tuscaloosa
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InsecureU
You people keep using that word. Kinda like "Scared" a couple of weeks ago. I do not think it means what you think it means.
You need to understand that we can talk whatever shite we want, and there's not a single damn fanbase in the country that can say anything about it. It's not insecurity, it's earned bragging rights and shite talking. You LSU people would do well to learn that concept.
InsecureU
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:44 am to DBU
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InsecureU
I don't think you can list a single thing we are insecure about. You can try, I guess. Bama is the best there is, best there was, and the best there ever will be.
You don't have to like it. That's just the way it is. Call it whatever you want. The rest of the country calls it a dynasty.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:45 am to Tuscaloosa
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InsecureU
I don't think you can list a single thing we are insecure about. You can try, I guess. Bama is the best there is, best there was, and the best there ever will be.
You don't have to like it. That's just the way it is. Call it whatever you want. The rest of the country calls it a dynasty
You're literally providing example after example and you don't even realize it.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:47 am to DBU
My how the mighty have fallen. You've been relegated to attempting to talk shite about the insecurity of another fanbase.
Introspectively, how does that make you feel?
Introspectively, how does that make you feel?
This post was edited on 11/18/16 at 10:47 am
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:48 am to Tuscaloosa
InsecureU rumbles on
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:48 am to Serraneaux
He was essentially fired.
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