is on the ballot for the 2022 SEC Hall of Fame as a player for Alabama. Any chance he would be inducted as a coach due to him being the first African American head coach in the conference?
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is on the ballot for the 2022 SEC Hall of Fame as a player for Alabama. Any chance he would be inducted as a coach due to him being the first African American head coach in the conference?
That would exemplify the "soft bigotry of low expectations" notion.
I'm sure he'll find a way to throw us under the bus.
He was an All American at Alabama and won a National Title. That has to be his best life memory
That dire Liberty Bowl with MSU probably does not stack up at the same level. Plus, MSU pulled the plug just as his West Coast Offense was finally about to work ***
I hope he does. It's a good look for MSU.
Well he did beat Saban/
And Orgeron. Two guys that won National Titles. And Tuberville had a team that went undefeated and he beat him that same year too.
2007 was actually a pretty darn good year for us. I can't think of many years where we beat Bama, Ole Miss, and won a bowl game in the same year. And I think Auburn and Kentucky were pretty solid teams that year too.
Not only did he beat Saban he made Saban throw his hat in Disgust. When AJ intercepted that pass, stupid play call, the stadium shook. Our earthquake game
Croom was definitely not a long term solution, but you can?t deny the 2007 season was fun after 6 years of terrible football. He at least got our program to a point where Mullen had some pieces to work with. He actually had some great defenses and if those defenses had offenses even in the Mullen range they would?ve looked even better. Croom was so stubborn offensively and that?s the main thing that cost him his job
This^
We look fondly on that team primarily because we were sooooo bad before and after. In actuality, outside of D and SP (as you note), we were still pretty bad that year, too. It was a total mirage....and vision was restored in Ruston, LA the next fall, for those believing he had turned the corner, lol.
I honestly don't understand any level of nostalgia or appreciation for Croom. Also, the whole "he cleaned up the program" thing is the mother of all mythologies, too. He was a dumpster fire. I don't blame him for taking the job, because we did offer it, after all...but holy hell was that the most Larry Templeton thing ever. What an utter embarrassment.
He held Auburn to 3 points in a game.
Sure would like to get some street cred outta this. God Knows we earned it.