Farewell, Mark Gottfried. Your efforts the last two years as the head basketball coach for the Crimson Tide are no longer good enough to keep you there. After being ranked #1 early in the 2002-2003 season, your squad got topped by none other than the Kent State Golden Eagles in the rd of 32 that year. After that beat down, your fan faithful stuck with you (probably because you didn't suck quite yet, as i have failed to mention your 01-02 SEC tourney W), and in doing so, rewarded with 5 straight trips to the NCAA tourney, and one elite 8 berth. Decent track record in a tough, blue-collar conference in the SEC. And I've got nothing but love for the same guy that got his start right here in the bluegrass at Murray State. Even though you wore your crimson boxers under your blue and gold sleeves, no love lost here for your services in KY.
But god damnit, Mark. You just never fail to disappoint. This time, you've done too much. ROTFLMAO just doesn't quite say it... You were forced to resign after a 10 point loss to my boys in blue. And yes, Mr. Meeks DID put up 27 on you bums just 3 games after he dropped the disco ball in knoxville, AND just 2 games after baffling Auburn with his 31. (22 against the bulldogs will go unspoken-of... oops) Your .616 win% didn't hurt your case to stay in Tuscaloosa... and neither should losing to the cats (i mean, we are THE rising stars of college bball). I'm just glad the blue and white silks could escort you out of your adored state early and begin a looong steady decline of alabama basketball. I just hope Tubby doesn't get too comfortable in the sub-zero weather of Minneapolis/St Paul, and go ahead and take that vacancy in the SEC. He'd be scared to death of the C-A-T-S chants of Rupp Arena as a visiting coach, and we'd love to beat the fuck out of the beatnik that half-assed his last 2 years here in lexington. Go coach G.
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