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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama's search for a new coach appears to be picking up speed.
Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban said Thursday he declined to meet with Alabama officials about their coaching vacancy, while media reports had West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez being offered the job.
"I'm flattered that they may have been interested in me, but it never really progressed, because we just never let it progress," Saban said after practice in Davie, Fla.
The Press-Register of Mobile, citing unnamed sources, first reported the offer to Rodriguez from Crimson Tide athletic director Mal Moore on its Web site and said the coach was considering the offer.
The Tuscaloosa News also reported on its Web site that Alabama offered Rodriguez the job.
Alabama spokesman Doug Walker told The Associated Press the university did not have an announcement scheduled.
Rodriguez and his wife, Rita, met with Moore on Tuesday night in New York City before the College Football Hall of Fame induction banquet.
Rodriguez has built West Virginia into a Big East power, winning the Sugar Bowl after the 2005 season and a share of three straight league titles. The Mountaineers are 10-2 and play in the Gator Bowl against Georgia Tech on Jan. 1.
Alabama fired Mike Shula on Nov. 26 after the Tide went 6-6 in his fourth season and lost its fifth consecutive meeting with rival Auburn.
Speculation tying Saban to the Crimson Tide job surfaced soon after Shula was let go. Saban publicly denied interest several times, but on Thursday, he acknowledged that the school had contacted his agent, Jimmy Sexton.
"They called Jimmy and said, 'Is Nick interested?' And Jimmy said no," Saban said. "Jimmy asked me on several occasions, and I said no.
"I'm interested in staying here. We're in the middle of the season. I'm committed to our team. It's not a very good time to even think about that, to be honest with you," he said.
Saban is in the second-year of a five-year deal with Miami.
Alabama sucks and will not end up with a coach like Saban or anyone close to his potentail. They will end up or actually forced to pick up a coach who doesn't have a good record and will be shacky. Sucks, but they have a crappy team and no one will want to spend their time there or waste it.
Well as I said in another thread, it's good that he declined this, WVU has a chance for the a National Championship, Alabama has virtually none at all, would have been a terrible move if he would have elected to go...
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