Well, I'm sick and tired of people putting all of the onus on Shula. I, too, am not pleased with some of the things that went on under Shula's tenure, but at the same time he did coach here with a pretty big disadvantage--NCAA sanctions.
I'm not wanting to dig up another dead horse, but to simply put all the blame on Shula is a very narrow-minded view. There's a variety of factors besides Shula that have contributed to where this team now lies.
You can't convince me that ULM and Mississippi State, overall, have more athletic teams than what Alabama has.
Everyone is saying you can't win if you don't have talent. Well that may be true when you face a championship caliber team, but ULM and MSU are not more talented than Bama, so that excuse does not apply these last two weeks.
You want to find a scapegoat, then look at the real sources of the problem these past three weeks.
There's something just as important to winning as talent, and that is character and responsibility to the team. As far as I'm concerned every player who has been suspended or disciplined this season has let this team down, placing their own selfish reasons and desires ahead of Alabama football. Now tell me, are these really team players? If they had truly been, they would not have found themselves facing suspensions and/or disciplinary action.
As far as I'm concerned, I wish none of them would be reinstated or allowed to play in the Auburn game.
