<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder)</div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta agree 100% w/ Beef on this. I did not think he would but listening to Wayne H last night on SportsCenter you knew Nick was gone. I am disappointed how Nick handled things but at least he's consistent. LOL? Ideally, I'd like to see Bobby Petrino @ Louisville be the next phins coach. Is that why Nick needed more time to "recruit" BP? Cam Cameron of the Chargers is the current hot assistant. I'd even settle for Jim Fassel. Bottom line; an offensive mind is needed @ HC. If they went w/ another Defensive coach then Rex Ryan in Baltimore is choice. 420; You may be speaking way too early about the phins record next season.</div> I know I am, I'm just trying to raise your blood pressure.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef)</div><div class='quotemain'>BF1 stopped by to give me a plush 'Bama elephant....salt, salt, wound, slash, cut, salt</div> What a nice guy...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pats_Fan420)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder)</div><div class='quotemain'>Gotta agree 100% w/ Beef on this. I did not think he would but listening to Wayne H last night on SportsCenter you knew Nick was gone. I am disappointed how Nick handled things but at least he's consistent. LOL? Ideally, I'd like to see Bobby Petrino @ Louisville be the next phins coach. Is that why Nick needed more time to "recruit" BP? Cam Cameron of the Chargers is the current hot assistant. I'd even settle for Jim Fassel. Bottom line; an offensive mind is needed @ HC. If they went w/ another Defensive coach then Rex Ryan in Baltimore is choice. 420; You may be speaking way too early about the phins record next season.</div> I know I am, I'm just trying to raise your blood pressure.</div> I was a bit tweaked earlier. But, not by your prognostication which I thought was legit.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DaPackersGb)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef)</div><div class='quotemain'>BF1 stopped by to give me a plush 'Bama elephant....salt, salt, wound, slash, cut, salt</div> What a nice guy...</div> Funny boy won't be laughing in a few weeks when the Bears are bounced and possibly Ron Rivera is intro'd as the next phins HC.
It makes me wonder... What is left for cripplepepper? I actually do believe that Miami and Buffalo will fight for third in the AFC East next year.
This may surprise some folks since I root for the Cardinals and they just won the Orange Bowl, but I'm not sure that I want Petrino in Miami. Since he has been at U of L, he has been in talks with Auburn and, ironically enough, LSU and I think once was within a week of signing a contract extention. He took a lot of heat in Louisville for that. That makes me leery of Petrino. I'm not sure Petrino would leave U of L right now. If Brohm and Bush come back next year, the Cardinals might have a shot at the National Championship. That would be quite an achievement for the old resume. It would be nice to see Brian Brohm in aqua and orange. What impresses me most about Brohm is his poise.
Let me throw another name in the hat; Jim Caldwell of the Colts. I believe he is the QB coach in Indy.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder)</div><div class='quotemain'>After further review, I am kinda pi$$ed. I recall something my mom said to me growing "Quitters never win & winners never quit." My Alabama hat is getting buried in my closet for awhile and will only wear my Auburn hatas a "tribute". My only hope is Bama gets thrashed by Auburn, Tennessee, & LSU the fiirst few yrs of Nick's tenure in Tuscaloosa.</div> It's good to see a little honesty from a DWO member! I almost threw up reading the first page and a half of this thread. It's almost unreal how you guys went from <span style="color:#00CCFF">Walk on Water Nick</span> to <span style="color:#00CCFF">Get out of Dodge Saban</span> over the course of three months! He shit on the Dolphins like I knew he would. He does it everywhere he goes. Back to square one. No quarterback and Saban passed on Drew Brees :thumbsup:, he likely should run as fast as he can! You just know it's gonna be Mariucci or Martz as the new guy in Miami. :einstein:
I hoped & thought Nick would stay. Its not that he left (not alot anyway). Its how. When hired, I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I guess a leopard can't change its spots. Zack; I appreciate your honesty. Though, how does our alleged deification of Nick any different of your alleged man crush on Kitna and what an outstanding and exemplary citizen he is differ? I got over my irritation at Nick moments after making that post. I just wish I understood his motivation... maybe someday I will
"In Saban We Trust" And what do you make of the owner pleading to the public for advice on how to run his franchise? :surrender:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>And what do you make of the owner pleading to the public for advice on how to run his franchise?</div> I like it. Its customer oriented. Decent customer service, it seems, has gone the way of the dodo. Other than mine, there may be a brilliant idea or two out there on what the Dolphins need to do. I just wish the league office was as humble when I sent in my idea for realignment a few years ago. Power to the people.... well the Dwo anyway.
Apparently it was just intended for the media. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sport...miherald_sports <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>During the news conference, Huizenga said he would welcome suggestions, prompting a flood of e-mails and phone calls from the public the rest of the day. But a team representative said the comment welcoming suggestions was intended to the media.</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zackman)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder)</div><div class='quotemain'>After further review, I am kinda pi$$ed. I recall something my mom said to me growing "Quitters never win & winners never quit." My Alabama hat is getting buried in my closet for awhile and will only wear my Auburn hatas a "tribute". My only hope is Bama gets thrashed by Auburn, Tennessee, & LSU the fiirst few yrs of Nick's tenure in Tuscaloosa.</div> It's good to see a little honesty from a DWO member! I almost threw up reading the first page and a half of this thread. It's almost unreal how you guys went from <span style="color:#00CCFF">Walk on Water Nick</span> to <span style="color:#00CCFF">Get out of Dodge Saban</span> over the course of three months! He shit on the Dolphins like I knew he would. He does it everywhere he goes. Back to square one. No quarterback and Saban passed on Drew Brees :thumbsup:, he likely should run as fast as he can! You just know it's gonna be Mariucci or Martz as the new guy in Miami. :einstein:</div> It's good to see a little honesty from a DWO member? The Terms of Service and Vikingfan's wishes keep me from saying what I would really like to about that crappy little comment, but let me say this. I always shoot straight. I haven't had any problem with Saban until now. I don't blame him for picking Culpepper over Brees. Both QBs were injured and there is not ONE SINGLE PERSON who could say for sure which QB, if either one, could or would bounce back. Anyone can sit here in January and blame Saban, but we all know that hindsight is 20/20. Saban was told that Culpepper was closer to being healthy than Brees which was wrong, but that's what he was told by sources outside of the Dolphins own medical staff. Second, I feel that Brees was playing the Dolphins against the Saints and the only reason that the Saints signed Brees so easily was because the Dolphins went ahead and signed Culpepper which destroyed Brees leverage with the Saints, so he wasn't able to pump more money out of them. I never wrote in the forum that the Dolphins should let Saban go until it became apparent that Saban didn't want to be here. I don't appreciate his lying and I'm irritated that he's left us in a bind, but I haven't had a problem with him until now which is why I haven't been on his case. Zach, I haven't heard you knocking Detroit's coach. Are you worshipping him? Still, I would rather be DWO and looking to see what direction the Dolphins are going than being a Pussy Cats fan and suffering another season under Matt Millen. Say what you will, but the Dolphins still have a better record than the Pussy Cats (though that's really nothing to be proud of) and the Dolphins kicked that sucky teams butts on Thanksgiving Day so we'll get through this. You go ahead and puke, but I think that my be more of a reflection of the fact that you root for the worst football organization in the history of the NFL with no hope for the future than it is because I'm upset of Saban's lying.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zackman)</div><div class='quotemain'>It's good to see a little honesty from a DWO member! I almost threw up reading the first page and a half of this thread. It's almost unreal how you guys went from <span style="color:#00CCFF">Walk on Water Nick</span> to <span style="color:#00CCFF">Get out of Dodge Saban</span> over the course of three months! He shit on the Dolphins like I knew he would. He does it everywhere he goes. Back to square one. No quarterback and Saban passed on Drew Brees :thumbsup:, he likely should run as fast as he can! </div> Oh yes, you absolutely knew exactly what he would do. Thank goodness for hindsight, otherwise you would be blind. Nick Saban repeatedly lied to everyone except his wife. It certainly wasn't about the money, as the Dolphins were offering a competitive wage to what he ultimately got from Alabama. After reading several news sources today, the only unique explanation for him wanting to leave was to get out of the Big City of Miami. They apparently prefer smaller, more humble accomodations, with the same salary of course. Miami got screwed. I hope that Wayne picks his sack up and realizes that before facing the media as if he is a deer in headlights. Oops, too late. As for passing on Brees, PLEASE! Oh wait! You're using your superpower of hindsight once again, know ing that Brees would have a career season and putting up ~1000 more passing yards than at any previous season. Wayne should have consulted you first for sure.
In the end, the guy wanted to coach in college....it wasnt about money, because he took less....it was about lifestyle....a pro coach works 16 hours a day 51 weeks a year, while a college coach works 8 hours a day 30 weeks a year....thats a huge difference....I think he missed having a life outside of football and I think he missed his family time....and I think his wife hated the pro commitment....Im not mad at the guy....I did trust him, and maybe he let me down, but you have to be loyal to yourself and your family before your loyal to fans of the team you work for....its so hard to win in the NFL, and if you're coach isnt 100% committed, you have no chance....id rather he leave and be happy, than give 90%....
He could have simply said those 2 magic words "no comment" If he had success in Miami he wouldn't have left for Alabama. That place shows even less loyalty than he does.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef)</div><div class='quotemain'>In the end, the guy wanted to coach in college....it wasnt about money, because he took less....it was about lifestyle....a pro coach works 16 hours a day 51 weeks a year, while a college coach works 8 hours a day 30 weeks a year....thats a huge difference....I think he missed having a life outside of football and I think he missed his family time....and I think his wife hated the pro commitment....Im not mad at the guy....I did trust him, and maybe he let me down, but you have to be loyal to yourself and your family before your loyal to fans of the team you work for....its so hard to win in the NFL, and if you're coach isnt 100% committed, you have no chance....id rather he leave and be happy, than give 90%....</div> I dunno about the 8 hours a day philosophy because not even high school coaches have the luxury of working that little. But it definitely is a less strenuous job. It's the impact upon the lives of players that he is missing more than anything. He mentioned that in his press conference to and I definitely see that as a reason to coach college over the pros. I graduate in December and will begin my coaching career. I personally can't see myself coaching above a college level because a big part of coaching to me is mentoring the kids on your team. I see that in Saban. It's a similar quality you see in several college coaches no matter what the sport. I was lucky enough to be at the Texas Tech basketball game on Monday when Bobby Knight broke Dean Smith's all time coaching victories record. Say what you want about Bob Knight, but his players graduate and are better men after they leave his program. I see that same personality in Saban although I do wish he had more loyalty to the programs where he is coaching. Hopefully he'll fix that flaw in his coaching character at Alabama and stick with the team as long as he is successful there.
