Report: Tommy Tuberville considering running for Alabama governor
Tommy Tuberville’s days as a college football coach may be numbered but that doesn’t mean you’ve heard the last from the former Auburn and Ole Miss head coach.
According to Terry Lathan, the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, Tuberville is considering running for governor of Alabama in 2018, per Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports.
Tuberville stepped down from his duties as head coach of Cincinnati following a 4-8 season last season. While his time with the Bearcats may not have been much of a success, Tuberville enjoyed an 85-40 record as head coach at Auburn from 1999-2008 and had a 25-20 record at Ole Miss from 1995-1998. Tuberville is perhaps most known in Alabama for winning six consecutive games over the Crimson Tide from 2002-2007.
At least one political pundit believes in Tuberville, as former political consultant Steve French gave the former football coach a chance at winning, per Dodd’s report.
“I think Tommy would stand a slugger’s chance of getting elected,” French said.
Tuberville is expected to make a final decision on running in the next two weeks.
No chance.
he couldn’t be worse than our current governor
I live in Florida, but he could always be worse.
I’m not completely sure what “a slugger’s chance” means, but its apparently related to having ~75% of the state refuse to vote for you under any circumstances.
LMFAO. I was thinking the same thing. Don’t know how he gets around the Tide fans, many of whom will vote against him out of spite. Would be a good watch though.
I’d like to think the reason I wouldn’t vote for Tubbs would have more to do with the fact he has no experience in politics and doesn’t come off as especially bright or capable.
But, I could always fall back on hating auburn if I needed to.
As I suspected……lol
May as well after the likes of James, Riley and Bentley, heck, I may even run if I can learn to be a good enough crook! LOL!!!
I mean with the current run of Alabama Governors, literally anyone has a chance.
Bob Riley was a legitimately good person, not a great governor. Bobby Bentley is a terror. At this point, I’d vote for anyone not named Robert
He needs a little bit thicker skin. I live in the Cincinnati area so I followed him a bit. Dude is a cry baby whenever he gets the slightest criticism.
Well, he keeps moving down the coaching ladder, so I guess he figures “what the hell”.
If you are running on the republican ticket anywhere in the south no matter how stupid or ignorant you are you always have a good chance of winning. Hate to say this as a southerner myself but somebody tell me I am not correct
He would have to win the republican primary. I seriously doubt he can do that.
Not a chance.