Bama to name Shula new coach

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama is set to hire Mike Shula as its football coach, possibly as early as Thursday, according to several reports.

The Birmingham News, ESPN Radio and The Miami Herald all reported that Alabama has settled on the former Crimson Tide quarterback and current Miami Dolphins assistant.

Shula, the son of former NFL coach Don Shula, was unavailable for comment Wednesday night, and Alabama spokesman Larry White declined comment when contacted by The Associated Press.

Alabama fired Mike Price on Saturday after the first-year coach, already warned about his behavior, spent hundreds of dollars at a Pensacola, Fla., topless bar. A woman reportedly ordered about $1,000 in food from room service sent to his hotel room the following morning. An attorney for Price told the Birmingham newspaper that he's considering appealing the termination.

Alabama players left a meeting with university president Robert Witt and athletic director Mal Moore on Wednesday confident that they would have a new coach by the weekend -- and that he'd have worn the crimson and white jersey.

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I think he is a good fit here and Bama is always loaded and seems to underachieve. Shula should get them over the top.

underachieving? does anyone overachieve in your mind JJ...BAMA hasn`t had a quarterback for a long time..

jjgold said:

I think he is a good fit here and Bama is always loaded and seems to underachieve. Shula should get them over the top.

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I agree.

An eight-year bump. Must be a record.

It was a ploy to garner attention to bolster my low self esteem.