college football.
University of Alabama fires coach for off-field indiscretions Mike Price’s University of Alabama career ended with his self-destruction during a date with stripper Destiny and a very flashy guy from the Crimson – today he ended his career as a Tide football game coach.
The man who ordered room service made a mistake.
The end of Price’s four months here happened baroquely before the eyes of a football-loving state.
Twenty televisions and a satellite van arrived on campus to broadcast live coverage of Price’s frank rebuttal of the coach’s firing of the president and harsh punishment he described as isolated and indiscreet.
“What happened to my second chance at life?
“In a farewell monologue with a scribbled note, Price appealed loudly and with determination to players, fans, and reporters.
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Dr.
Robert E.
Witt served as Alabama president for two months.
Price didn’t budge.
Price will get a second chance or severance on a seven-year, $10 million contract.
Witt is trying to break the university’s image as a party school, but this time it’s football.
‘s coach gets caught up in a drinking binge that embarrasses and ridicules the University of Alabama.
In January, Price took his former team, Washington State University, to the Rose Bowl.
Now 57 years old, he has been plagued by personal scandals throughout his career.
Not only will his own tenure here be canceled, but his two sons, Eric and Aaron, will also be going to Alabama as assistant coaches after their father was fired.
Meanwhile, the Crimson Tide are searching for their fourth head football coach in four seasons.
Texas A&M assistant and former Texas A&M defensive coordinator Carl Torbush is a leading candidate, along with former pro and college coach Tom Coughlin.
Witt said former Alabama coach Gene Stallings will not return.
Today’s termination resulted from an incident that occurred while Price was participating in a pro-am golf tournament in Pensacola, Florida, on April 16th and 17th.
He bought drinks for an exotic dancer named Destiny Stahl, paid for a private dance at a strip club, and spent hundreds of dollars on drinks and tips that night, according to reports in Alabama newspapers.
Price’s boyfriend, Mac Bledsoe, said Price woke up the next morning in her hotel room with her clothes on, but she couldn’t explain that there was a woman in the room and he didn’t know her name.
He said he couldn’t remember.
The woman then ordered $1,000 in room service for her and requested every dish on the hotel’s menu, according to the report.
Mr.
Price paid an even higher price for his work.
Witt called the day “a sad day for a good man”, praised Price as a coach, and acknowledged that Price deeply regretted his inappropriate actions.
But Witt also suggested that Alabama needed to apply a tourniquet to stop the sutures.
With the honor of such a visible leadership position comes responsibility, Witt added.
“Their responsibilities include being a “consistent leader” in their personal and professional lives.
“Follow University Policy.
There was a time when Price’s excesses were tolerated, unreported, and perhaps even reported.
Joe Namath, Alabama’s greatest football player, famously Although he built a professional career on the Playboy game, Price violated the Southern Treaty, which allowed indiscretions unless there was a need for public condemnation.
“The South has a different moral code.
” said Corey Sloan, a senior from Alabama.
Due to repeated sex scandals, universities are becoming less tolerant.
His Mike DuBose was forced to resign as football coach during the March 2000 to August 2000 season after lying and admitting to an affair with his secretary.
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