| FTBL You guys won't believe this!

[imported_porkchop]

I'm sorry I don't have a link but one of the pay sites is now reporting that.....this is not a joke.. Bill Curry will be announced as the Georgia State head football coach tomarrow. :shock:

Apparently Georgia State will begin playing D1 football in 2010. Curry (66 now) appears to be the man chosen to lead the fledgeling program into the division 1 mine field.

Wow! That's all I can say. Just...wow. :|

Should be plenty of info on this tomarrow, assuming nothing changes.

 

[Guest]

Looking official now.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/s.../curry_0612.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

One good thing in all of this. We won't have to listen to ESPN continually interview him about his time at Alabama. I'm sure they're hating that. :roll:

 

[imported_RollTideRandy]

I work right across the street from Ga St. I wonder if I will bump into Bill?

 

[Guest]

I'm sure that Bill will view this as a challenge and an opportunity.

 

[BigAl]

I'm really gonna miss him. NOT

 

[Guest]

Now if someone will hire Bob Davies we'll be rid of ESPN's two worst analysys.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Now if someone will hire Bob Davies we'll be rid of ESPN's two worst analysys.

Don't forget Granny Clampett.

 

[rammerjammer]

But Granny can do magic.....I saw him do it on one of his "pep" talks.

 

[ghice]

Can we schedule Georgia State?

 

[rammajamma]

Can we schedule Georgia State?

I bet Auburn will try to as well, they were perfect against ole Bill.

 

[Swamptick]

I work right across the street from Ga St. I wonder if I will bump into Bill?

If you do, please sock him right in the (insert favorite soft organ here).

 

[CrimsonPirate]

I work right across the street from Ga St. I wonder if I will bump into Bill?

If you do, make sure you lower your shoulder. :shock: :lol:

 

[imported_porkchop]

Correction. I just read an article on SI that states Georgia State will begin their program in the chmpionship subdivision, which was what we all knew as 1-AA.

 

[ua2K10]

Dislike him all you want but he has had collegiate successes that many coaches never had or will ever have.


1989 COY
SEC Title
Overall winning record in the SEC

He may not have the best personality(remember I was crawling during his tenure) but I think this is a good hire for a team trying to build a foundation. Good for GSU and Curry.

 

[Swamptick]

Dislike him all you want but he has had collegiate successes that many coaches never had or will ever have.


1989 COY
SEC Title
Overall winning record in the SEC

He may not have the best personality(remember I was crawling during his tenure) but I think this is a good hire for a team trying to build a foundation. Good for GSU and Curry.

You must not realize how vitriolic and misleading he has been in the national media towards Alabama. He left Alabama for Kentucky because when he FINALLY got to a REAL football program he could not handle the pressure for long. I remember the Curry years well and the way he left. I could almost forgive him for that but he continues to blast Alabama AND it's fans. I don't understand how ANY real Alabama fan could support him in anyway given his outward hatred for Alabama and it's fans.

 

[Guest]

Dislike him all you want but he has had collegiate successes that many coaches never had or will ever have.


1989 COY
SEC Title
Overall winning record in the SEC

He may not have the best personality(remember I was crawling during his tenure) but I think this is a good hire for a team trying to build a foundation. Good for GSU and Curry.

Bill was noted for finishing second in recruiting battles for sought after players. I think what drove most of us away from him (other than his vitriol towards us after he left) was his glibness, his habit of never saying anything of substance when there was a cliche available. He was left with a lot of talent when he replaced Ray Perkins, but he arguably under achieved every year except for 1989. His one great achievement at Alabama was never losing to Tennessee. His 1989 team was one of Bama's all time best offensive teams, but I'd give credit for that to Homer Smith.

 

[shipley00]

I will miss all those backhanded compliments from the booth

 

[TerryP]

Dislike him all you want but he has had collegiate successes that many coaches never had or will ever have.


1989 COY
SEC Title
Overall winning record in the SEC

He may not have the best personality(remember I was crawling during his tenure) but I think this is a good hire for a team trying to build a foundation. Good for GSU and Curry.

Bill was noted for finishing second in recruiting battles for sought after players. I think what drove most of us away from him (other than his vitriol towards us after he left) was his glibness, his habit of never saying anything of substance when there was a cliche available. He was left with a lot of talent when he replaced Ray Perkins, but he arguably under achieved every year except for 1989. His one great achievement at Alabama was never losing to Tennessee. His 1989 team was one of Bama's all time best offensive teams, but I'd give credit for that to Homer Smith.

One thing that doesn't sit well with me is the notion that he was a coach with such a degree of high character. I'm not referring to the way he chose to leave Alabama, but the team and some of the discipline problems constant in his era.

 

[Guest]

Yes old Bill may have had high personal standards, but to say the least discipline was not his strength as a coach.

 

[ElephantStomp]

If you look in the dictionary between the words crap and the clap you'll see a picture of Bill Curry.

Cory