Shula's Evaluation

The Thumb will haunt the Alabama program for years. Oh, it's not just the humiliation and ridicule dispensed by the Auburnites, but it will be another four years at least till we see relief. Why?

It's called the recruiting wars. What decent football player will sign to come play for a team that cannot win but 2 SEC games?

I don't know about you, but I don't like complacency.

Now the most insulting remarks from Shula came during his press conference on Sunday. In time he will sit down and do some evaluations. Why does he need time to evaluate the program? Where has he been all season?

Good coaches evaluate every day. Great coaches evaluate every second of every day.

Everybody admits Shula is a terrific person, but he is not an SEC coach. The Alabama program is on life support, and unfortunately we may not be able to resuscitate the great program Coach Bryant built.

If one ever believed in prayer, now is the time to pray that the powers to be are doing some very serious soul searching. Can they live with their decision to pull the life support plug that has endowed many programs for the University's academic program?