Alabama is arguably the best college football program in history. With a bunch of national titles & also a bunch of wins how can you argue? Also, a long lists of storied & amazing coaches on top of that. This college football giant is an empire. From the early years to the present you can’t ignore a true powerhouse.

Certainly, one of the greatest football coaches of all-time. Not only college football but any level of football. A true coach & man that put a stamp on the Alabama football program. He brought the program out of the ditches & into the spotlight. He lead them to the top. He lead his players to the pinnacle. This coach was a winner in all aspects. From his initial hiring to the day he left the program this guy was what any football program was hoping & asking for. From the late 1950’s to the early 1980’s this coach showed how to play the game. And, he did it very well and made changes in football history.

Two well known guys here as well in the coaching industry and still making history. 7 years split between these two coaches at Alabama. 4 year for Ray Perkins & 3 years for Bill Curry. Perkins time was cut short due to a sop in the NFL. One he made on his own. Curry left due to the turmoil in getting along with the staff in the athletic office. It was no secret that he wasn’t happy about what was going on behind the scenes.

Gene Stallings was the man called on during this time-frame. He went 62-25 during his reign at Alabama. He took the team to 6 straight bowl games under his tenure including an SEC title in 1992. All this sounds good but the program was placed on probation following an incident in 1993 involving one of his players. This lead to the football program being forced to give up 8 wins from the 1993 season. This coach still proved of his worth during his 6 seasons & Alabama.

This was a whirlwind type time for the Alabama football program like a twist of faith. A total of 3(4 if you count Mike Price short tenure) coaches in a span of 10 years. This may not seem like a big deal in today’s times but this is Alabama we’re talking about here. From Mike DuBose to Dennis Franchione to Mike Shula. A quick jump between these coaches over this time period. DuBose had early success but failed later on. Franchione has great success but left for another football program. Shula also had solid notable success but struggled in his final campaign before being fired. What an absolute fabulous coaching job in this short time period by Nick Sabin. Already garnering a national championship(2010). Winning 2 SEC football titles as well. All of this coming from one of the best current college football coaches. You’d have to say more winning is in the future of Alabama football with this guy at the controls.

Author Bio: Ivan Jamison is a big sports fan. You can check out his Alabama Crimson Tide Watch or his North Carolina Tar Heels Watch or his South Carolina Gamecocks Watch

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