The Decision is Made! SHULA IS OUT

As I have mentioned already, I have no major opinion towards the future of Mike Shula; thankfully people who make more money than I decide these things. The Decision has been made! Shula is Out at the Capstone. I regret it for the man Mike Shula, as we (the majority of fans who I know) have wanted him to succeed. However, to little too late for Mikey!

His downfall was his micromanagement of the offense, not holding his players accountable for their actions, and his poor leadership (or appearance of leadership). His indecisiveness from every aspect of the program may be the one thing that has prematurely killed his career at the university. I was at the Iron Bowl with my lovely bride of 10 years, and we left so disgusted as we could have - should have won the game with some different coaching. Yes players didn't make plays and we were O So Close on 2 long touchdown throws. However, not addressing the right guard position after being WHIPPED by Mississippi State is intolerable. I watced the recorded game yesterday (CBS televised) and noticed numberous stats that tell the story of Shulas career in 4 seasons:

• 0-18 when trailing in the 4th Quarter
• 1 win against LSU, Tennessee, and Auburn
• 2 wins against LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, and Arkansas
• 0-4 vs Auburn (no one has ever lost that many in a row to Auburn)
• 0-5 vs Auburn in Bryant-Denny Stadium
• 35 points total scored against Auburn in Bryant-Denny Stadium

Let's look at a few of the positives that Mike Shula provided the Bama Nation during his tenure -as we need to be "fair and balanced"

• He stabilized a program that needed it worse than any program in the history of the NCAA. After the Dennis Franchione departure and the Mike Price escapade, coming into a program with like 40 days of exposure to the team prior to the season (didn't go through spring practice his first year); He did a good job!
• He was a great recruiter. He did a very good job getting impact talented players in the program. This may lend to the fact that we were getting scholarships back from NCAA sanctions and the players we signed would start very early in their career. Whoever takes over the program should be able to win immediately next season (favorable schedule and more experienced team).
• For the ladies, they loved him as he was cute (that's what I hear). I read that he ranked as the cutestest coach in the SEC.

Don't feel bad for Mike Shula or his lovely wife and children as the expected payoff for him is approximately $63,000 per MONTH until 2012! Don't think he will be eating Beany-Weinies or Ramen Noodle Soup mixes.

The Biggest thing that makes me upset about this situation is our AD. He is the only person who MUST BE FIRED! What CEO of any corporation would give their VP of Operations a huge raise and in less than one year fire him. Can you say - Poor Judge of Quality! The board of this corporation would be calling for the CEO's head first and justifiably so.

MAL MUST GO!!!

So the Debate goes on:
Did UA Make the correct decision?
Does UA need to make a change at the top?
Who is the Next Coach?

Give me your feedback!!!