Joel Schad: Jim Leavitt a Candidate for Alabama

[Joe]

Rolled across SportsCenter here at work.

Mentioned Spurrier and Saban. Then said lets look at the realistic candidates.

(In this order)Kragthorpe, Rodriguez, Petrino, and Jim Leavitt (then mentioned he was interviewed 4 years ago)

[T-Man]

This would be a stupid move for JimL or Rodriguez... The boosters there are brutal... They remember the good old days of "Bear"... Well my friends when Bear was there the SEC was nothing by today's standard's... JimL, Petrino (I think he will learn from JL Smith's move to MSU) and Rodriguez are already building their own traditions and the last thing they need to do is go coach somewhere where they would only be compared to an old tradition.  

[Elcaro]

There are at least six possibilities for the Alabama job, none of which have a direct link to the school: Rutger's Greg Schiano, former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez, Tulsa's Steve Kragthorpe, Wake Forest's Jim Grobe, Cal's Jeff Tedford and Navy's Paul Johnson.

-- tidesports.com

ESPN will surely plug Leavitt, since he's from a Florida school, just pulled off a huge win and, well, because they're repenting for blowing a certain crap school from Florida out of proportion in 2005 for beating a bunch of teams in a row who could probably be beat by USF's flag football intramural champs. You know, maybe they didn't even win those games, maybe O'Leary just put those wins on his resume.

[Elcaro]

Unfortunately, if our man's going to go, now's going to be the time (UM, NCState, Bama). Let's hope he'll really, really miss those Sun Dolls. They'd keep me around, I know that.

[Joe]

Elcaro,

I wouldn't put much into TideSports.com's list, because Rich Rodriguez and Bobby Petrino ARE on Alabama's list (Thanks to a talkative Booster).

[Elcaro]

There's no way Rich goes...maybe, maybe Petrino...maybe because he's so disspirited at blowing the BCS this year.

[Elcaro]

Then again, they (tidesports) put Alvarez who goes only to Miami (with his AD buddy) or if Wisconsin ever has an NFL team...wait a second!?

[Apis Bull]

I would be suprised if Bama went after Leavitt.  It would be embarassing if he turned them down twice.

[Guest]

There's no way Rich goes...maybe, maybe Petrino...maybe because he's so disspirited at blowing the BCS this year.

And Rodriguez isn't ?? WVU was hyped as a potential national championship participant.

---

CJL won't be going anywhere.

[E.T.]

Hope Leavitt and staff are meeting with some recruit in AL already  8-)

Let me put this in Alabama English:

Leavitt AIN'T Leavin' !  8-)