Rodriguez will be heading to Alabama

[unknown-swac]

Rodriguez agrees to become Alabama's next football coach
TUSCALOOSA — University of Alabama officials and West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez have reached an agreement in principle for Rodriguez to become the Crimson Tide’s next head football coach, two sources close to the search told The Birmingham News tonight.

After Rodriguez’s representatives negotiated with Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore for most of today, Rodriguez has told Alabama officials he is ready to take the job offer he received this morning.

Sources close to the search said Rodriguez will make over $2 million per year with incentives and will have one of the highest-paid coaching staffs in the Southeastern Conference.

After two weeks of searching for a replacement for coach Mike Shula, who was fired Nov. 26, the only aspect of the process left is for Rodriguez to tell his team he is leaving his home state and alma mater.

Alabama officials are confident Rodriguez will sign his deal Friday morning, sources said, because the two sides have agreed on all economic and non economic issues.

Rodriguez followed his scheduled plans for today, even attending a news conference to publicize the Gator Bowl, which features the Mountaineers (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (9-4) on Jan. 1 in Jacksonville. A source has told The News that Gator Bowl officials have been warned not to expect Rodriguez to coach in the game.

http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/breaking/index.ssf?/mtlogs/bama_bhamnews_extra/archives/2006_12.html#213303

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I really don't understand this. WVU is his alma mater and find it hard to believe that in this day in age Rodriguez has a better chance of winning a national title at Alabama than he does in Morgantown. He's got Slaton and White for atleast another year and the WVU has developed good depth the last few years. Alabama has been nothing great except for '92 the last 25 years and it's just too hard for them to have a slew of 10 win seasons playing in the SEC.

[unknown-swac]

I understand it....money talks. Alabama doubled his salary lol

[bluehenbillk]

This puts Alabama back in the national spotlight, it'd be good for college football to have the Tide be perenially strong again.

Quote:
Originally Posted by ralph
Neither is the BCS, an abomination of college football!

I couldn't agree more, if the BCS is so bad why re-create it with something as stupid as the GPI! xidiotx xidiotx xidiotx

[CoastalFan2005]

Just announced on ESPN that Rodriguez is now staying at WVU.

Sounds like a Greg Marshall (Winthrop Men's BKBall coach) move to me..."okay, I'm going -- no, wait, nevermind."

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

He's doing the right thing IMO. I would have stayed too assuming that that WVU will boost my salary some. Given how the BCS works and the Big Easts tie-in with it i think WVU and Louisville have become two of the top 15 jobs in the country.

[JoshUCA]

xlolx looks like they jumped the gun!

[jstate83]

I hope they never get a coach.xlolx

People around here is so sick of the UofA football it's funny.:nod:

Heck......................Don't matter who they get in the end.
Them MoFo's will be back in NCAA hotwater in 2 years....................Same ole Same Ole.

They can't help themselves. xlolx

[gokats85]

Here's an update for the Tide fans:

Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant is GONE! He's not coming back! There will be nobody else like him. Move on with your happy little lives!

[ngineer]

Who the hell would want to go into that screwed up atmosphere where winnng 70% of your games is never good enough. Unreasonable expectations and 'boosters' who will never be satisfied?: smh :