Wow. I don't think Del Greco would say that unless he knew something. I stand by that I would be shocked if he was let go. I really don't know who we would get...
Maybe we could get someone who is young and aggressive with a chip up his ass so he doesn't take any of Saban's shit. It seems to me, Tubby has just tried to passively ignore the fact that Saban is kicking his ass. I want someone to say, fuck this, i am not taking this saban worshiping bullshit anymore and I am going to do everything I can, whether it takes working 20 hours a day, to recruit the best players, coach the best scemes, and develope the best game plan I can possibly develope. Tubby just kind of goes with the flow and it has gotten a bit old...
I agree with all of this, but I still like the guy. He's the antithesis of Saban, and that's what I like about him. Saban is a win at all costs, high strung, megalomaniacal asshole who refuses to discipline any of the thugs that terrorize the strip until finally they are placed behind bars and removed from society as a whole. A guy who by his own admission "bends any rule he can to the breaking point." Meanwhile Tubs is laid back and cool as a breeze. Yet discipline problems on the plains are one in a million, but when there is a problem, he's quick to be heavy handed. Accessible and friendly to fans, going on trips to Iraq to do what he can for the troops, bringing in Chette, hard fighting solider, and on and on. And he's got a sharp dry-humored wit that cracks my shit up to boot. Bottom line, he's a solid dude.
Right now, at this point in history, do we need a little more fire and intensity? I suppose so, but I would hope the cost wouldn't get us a Fulmer Cup championship like that other school in the state. I would hope there would be some sort of position for Tubs, if he'd be willing to take it. Hell, I'd love to see him as an AD. I hate to tarnish his legacy.