Alabama Job No Longer Vacant
Posted on 2006 under BCS Conferences, Big East, Coaching, College Football News, SEC |8 Dec
Even though he called into a local West Virginia talkshow last week to tell everyone that he was staying with the Mountaineers for the rest of his career, he couldn’t resist when Alabama actually came calling. According to CFR, The Birmingham News, and The Fanhouse, Rich Rodriguez has accepted an offer to become the coach that replaces Mike Shula.
Rodriguez will make over $2 million per year with incentives and will have one of the highest-paid coaching staffs in the Southeastern Conference. He is expected to sign the deal today.
by Brian Sakowski
by The Sports Shop » Alabama Job No Longer Vacant, on December 8 2006 @ 10:54 am
[...] Original post by In The Bleachers College Football Blog [...]
by Alabama Football Blogs-Alabama Crimson Tide-GoTeamsGo Sports Fan Forum, on December 8 2006 @ 3:48 pm
[...] The only thing he cares about is his wallet. The imbroglio over whether Rich Rodriguez will abandon his alma mater and state for Alabama for a few shekels more raises the even bigger question: How much will quarterback Pat White, running back Steve Slaton or any of the other 80 or so players on the West Virginia University Mountaineers make on the deal? Nada. The won the Sugar Bowl for WVU last year and made Rich Rod a millionaire. In The Bleachers College Football Blog » Blog Archive » Alabama Job No Longer Vacant Quote: [...]