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Shula grows into role as Bama's coach

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Friday, September 30, 2005

What is the matter with Mike Shula? He's in his third season in Tuscaloosa, and he just doesn't understand. No comprende. Doesn't get it. He's a few chain links short of a first down. The role of head football coach at the University of Alabama has been bigger than life ever since Bear Bryant created the modern version of it nearly 50 years ago. The coach gets his own state trooper. He gets his own television show. He throws a bigger shadow than the governor. The trappings of the Alabama jo ...

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