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Posted on 6/3/15 at 12:08 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
Posted on 6/3/15 at 12:08 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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I'm not sure how "BADLY" he wanted it as that was all it took for him to say no thanks to bama.
He would have taken it had the job been offered to him. He has said this on numerous occasions. His dream job had always been to coach at Alabama. The man was born and raised in Birmingham and he grew up an Alabama fan. His pride, however, prevented him from standing in a line to interview for said job because his accomplishments should have (at least in his mind) spoken for themselves. He had taken FSU from relative obscurity and had turned them into a consistent winner. The very next year, 1987, they would start on that legendary run of 14 straight Top Five finishes.
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Posted on 6/3/15 at 12:12 pm to RollTide1987
Yeah, I agree with all of that. Pride on both sides prevented the "marriage" at the end of the day. Bowden was right, him having to interview was ridiculous. He should have been begged to take it. Like Saban. No fricking way Saban would have agreed to fly to Tuscaloosa to interview. At the same time though, if Bowden wanted it bad enough, he could have swallowed his pride just a little bit. Bama did pretty much let him know the interview was pretty much a formality.
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