And before the jump starts on Saban, remember that Pannunzio worked for Tuberville at Auburn. Tuberville worked for Miami early in his career.
This is one big sticky web.
That may be true, but it certainly makes this look silly.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/saban-alabama-officials-found-no-ncaa-issues-before-hiring-2-ex-miami-coaches-named-in-report/2011/08/18/gIQAj4AUOJ_story.htmlSaban: Alabama officials found no NCAA issues before hiring 2 ex-Miami coaches named in report
By Associated Press, Published: August 18
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Coach Nick Saban says Alabama vetted two former Miami assistants before hiring them and found no NCAA issues.
Saban, speaking after practice Thursday, said the university uncovered no compliance “red flags” on either offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland or director of football operations Joe Pannunzio. Both former Hurricanes coaches were named in a report alleging that they steered recruits to a jailed booster who says he supplied Miami players with prostitutes, cars and other gifts over the past decade.
Saban says he knows “nothing about Miami” and that Alabama does things the right way. He says if Stoutland or Pannunzio did anything wrong, “I’m sure they will get the appropriate punishment.”
Saban made the remarks in his opening statement and didn’t address questions on the Miami investigation.
How many nationally syndicated AP stories contain the phrase "Alabama officials found no NCAA issues with..."?
Seems pretty obvious that getting fired from their last job would be a basic part of the vetting.
Also, yes he was on Tubs's staff for one year at Auburn in 99.
Before Murray State, and
Before Miami. The fact that Tubs coached at Miami from 86 to 93 has nothing to do with Panunzio coaching there from 2006-2011 when all this shit was going down.
Saban hired him
after Murray State and
after Miami.
If everyone Panunzio ever coached for is tainted, then Ole Miss, Minnesota, TCU, Mesa College, Kansas, and Southern Colorado are guilty as well.
I know you were playing Devil's Advocate but that's an apples to hamburgers comparison that only RWS would draw.
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