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Welcome to Rumor Central, where we have all the dope on who’s going to be coaching where. Which dope will be coaching your favorite team next?

Can’t blame Coach Fran for leaving Alabama high and dry to go to Texas A&M. The NCAA should have given the Crimson Ripple the death penalty, and that was before the nasty revelations of the extent of UAT’s sins in a federal courtroom in Memphis. Check out this Alabama fan site’s list of possible new coaches at Alabama. Can you believe it — David ā€œGomer Jr.ā€ Cutcliffe of Ole Miss. I’m sure Towel Boy would love to return to his alma mater and many Ole Miss athletic supporters would be thrilled to see him go. Gotta wonder how serious a candidate he is, though, when his name is spelled incorrectly on the long list:
http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/info.ssf?resources/coaches.html

Meanwhile, the Prince of Darkness has the help wanted sign out in StarkVegas. USM defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix decided he didn’t want to work for the Jackal. Here’s Dr. S’ suggestion: Dump Jackie and make Nix the Bulldogs’ head coach. Meanwhile, former State coach Rockey Felker is rumored to be in the running to become the Bulldogs’ next offensive coordianator. That would end up being the kind of disaster Irwin Allen got rich making movies about. On the defensive boss front, former Louisville coach/current Alabama A&M coach Ron Cooper is allegedly a candidate for the job, as is former USM genius/LSU idiot Curley Hallman. Stay tuned …

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