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re: NC ST vs UA BB
Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:24 am to heartbreakTiger
Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:24 am to heartbreakTiger
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To be fair, Gottfried never got to face a stoned turtle in the first round while at bama.
Gottfried took us farther in the tourney than anyone ever had, and anyone ever has done since. His team knocked off top seeded Stanford, then a very good Syracuse team before falling in the Elite 8.
Anyone who followed Alabama during his coaching tenure knows that he brought us several very good years, and also that the years at the end were a failure and he was not replaced on a whim.
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Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:33 am to Crimson Legend
He is not leaving Nc state.
Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:36 am to Crimson Legend
That wasn't a very good year. We should have lost in the first round that year as an 8 seed.
Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:37 am to Crimson Legend
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Gottfried took us farther in the tourney than anyone ever had, and anyone ever has done since. His team knocked off top seeded Stanford, then a very good Syracuse team before falling in the Elite 8. Anyone who followed Alabama during his coaching tenure knows that he brought us several very good years, and also that the years at the end were a failure and he was not replaced on a whim.
Which is part of my point. Gottfried had some dry times, but the "Finebaum Mob" had little patience and screamed for a change. They used other factors to justify his firing. I have heard it directly from a prominent SEC expert, that AU did the same thing with Cliff Ellis. Everyone thinks they will find lightning in a bottle with a new hire. It rarely works out.
The interesting part is, the Bama fans inability to admit that MG is a good coach.
This post was edited on 3/22/15 at 9:44 am
Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:56 am to Crimson Legend
Gottfried, Brady and Stansberry were like brothers. They all took programs to really great heights but they could never stack the performances up and build on them.
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