The former Voice of the Crimson Tide shares some perspective on time in Tuscaloosa.
Gold, who first started Alabama games in 1989 during Bill Curry’s head coaching stint, has called games during for six head coaches .“One of them lied to me, but coach Franchione did that to everybody.”
Franchione, who coached the Tide from 2001-2002, compiled a 17-8 record while in Tuscaloosa . The 2001 team won the Independence Bowl, which became Alabama’s first bowl win in five seasons. The 2002 team won the SEC’s West Division. Due to NCAA sanctions under previous head coach Mike DuBose, however, the team was ineligible for postseason.However, there was speculation he was talking to Texas A&M. Speculation he denied prior to the 2002 Iron Bowl.
“I went back to the hotel ran into Ron Franklin, the old voice of ESPN’s college football. He said, ‘What are you hearing?’ I said, ‘I just came from taping the pregame show.’ I said, ‘Franchione told me he’s not going anywhere.’ Ron said, ‘I wouldn’t use that if I were you.’ I said, ‘Really?’ He said, ‘You do what you need to do, but I just talk to R.C. Slocum. ... The deal is done.’“Oh sure,”. “We all make mistakes. I certainly wish that that hadn’t turned out that way. I regret that.
Franchione, who resigned from coaching the Aggies after the 2007 season, said very little about the way he left Tuscaloosa. He said there were experiences he had during that time that few people understand. He didn’t detail them.“Sometimes it’s late in the season, you’re so tired and worn down, you don’t think as well as you should have,” he said back in 2008. “And there’s no doubt there’s a lot of things about that I could’ve done differently.”.
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