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Posted on 12/12/21 at 2:58 pm
Posted by TheBiggestBrother
Nashville
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 12/12/21 at 2:58 pm
Mal was without a doubt the greatest AD in college football history. Alabama fans we need to count our blessings and be thankful to the man who made it all possible. Without Mal Moore where would Alabama be right now? I find it fitting that the last game Mal Moore watched before his death was Alabama throttling Notre Dame for the national championship. Thank you Mal for bringing in "The Coach" and laying the foundation for what we now enjoy. A foundation set for continued success far into the future.
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 12/12/21 at 2:59 pm to
Posted by Contra
Member since Oct 2016
7521 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 2:59 pm to
Not even close. He lucked in to the Saban hire. He nearly hired Rich Rod.
Posted by mistaken4193
Member since Jan 2017
25489 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:00 pm to
Byrne is the best AD we have ever had.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
18169 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:01 pm to
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Mal Moore

I'm a big fan, but he literally caught lightning in a bottle.

We could easily have been 4 coaches removed from Rich Rod if it played out differently.

Sexton may have as much to do with it as anything.
Posted by TheBiggestBrother
Nashville
Member since Jul 2021
2091 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:02 pm to
It was mal convincing Miss Terry that made all of this happen.
Posted by Asharad
Tiamat
Member since Dec 2010
5689 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:02 pm to
He also hired Dennis Franchione, Mike Price, and Mike Shula.
Posted by Contra
Member since Oct 2016
7521 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:03 pm to
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Byrne is the best AD we have ever had.


Byrne is an amazing AD indeed.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
18169 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:05 pm to
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Mal Moore by TheBiggestBrother
It was mal convincing Miss Terry that made all of this happen

It was Sexton convincing Mal to be patient in a hotel room two blocks from Saban's Miami home when Nick refused to meet with him that made the difference
Posted by Contra
Member since Oct 2016
7521 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:06 pm to
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He also hired Dennis Franchione, Mike Price, and Mike Shula.


Rich Rod would have been on that list too if Finebaum hadn't saved the day
Posted by TideFan2021
Member since Sep 2021
42 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:15 pm to
Let’s give the Bama Legend his due. He kept pursuing Coach Saban, and he didn’t give up until he got his man. You “gotta” love Mal if you are a Bama man.
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
72874 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:19 pm to
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He also hired Dennis Franchione, Mike Price, and Mike Shula.


I take it these guys don’t have statues outside of the stadium.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
18169 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:35 pm to
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I take it these guys don’t have statues outside of the stadium

To be fair, Saban may not have either if he came earlier in the probation, schollie redux, postseason/TV ban period of the 00s.
Posted by TheBiggestBrother
Nashville
Member since Jul 2021
2091 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:50 pm to
After the first national championship Saban did not want a statue put up yet. It was Mal who insisted and made it happen.
Posted by pointman
new orleans
Member since Dec 2010
2734 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 3:58 pm to
Before Saban you Gumps wanted to string him up.
Posted by harmonics
Mars Hotel
Member since Jan 2010
18615 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 4:02 pm to
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He nearly hired Rich Rod.


True, but he was pressured into it by the dumbass BOTs who didnt want to wait on Saban. Mal wanted Saban and no one else. Thankfully Rita wouldn't let Rich Rod take the job. Bless her.
Posted by mwlewis
JeffCo
Member since Nov 2010
21210 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 4:04 pm to
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Thankfully Rita wouldn't let Rich Rod take the job. Bless her.

She didn’t want to live in Tuscaloosa then and is now living in Jacksonville AL
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
50312 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 4:05 pm to
He's not even the greatest Alabama football AD of all time, much less all of college football.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
24478 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 4:06 pm to
I listened to Finebaum on that day. Finebaum + his then sidekick Neal Vickers calling Rita a bleached haired mess is what made the difference. also a fan of West Virginia called in an Finebaum spent five minutes roasting him. Even had dueling banjos playing in the background while guy went on his rant. It’s amazing that one show in the early days of December in 2006 changed the direction of the sport so much.
This post was edited on 12/12/21 at 4:10 pm
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
22585 posts
Posted on 12/12/21 at 4:06 pm to
The right man at the right time.
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