"BTW rumors I'm hearing are that Rich Rodriguez has indeed shot Alabama down because they wouldn't allow him to select his own assistants."
Yep. Posted the same thing in #82.
"That won't be allowed to happen at Alabama and this cycle will repeat itself in a few years."
Their unrealistic expectations are what causes this. There is a huge difference between "not accepting medicroty" and outright delusion.
BTW, I'd be shocked if Spurrier decided to go there because he mentioned the rampant cheating at Alabama as one of the reason why he wanted to leave Florida and go to the NFL. Has the culture changed or has he?
I heard it from what I consider a pretty reliable source almost certainly different than yours.
I'll leave it at that.