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Alabama Football New Offensive Coordinator: 10 Names; 4 Maybes; 6 No-Way

By Ronald Evans

Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban looks on as offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian stands in the background during warm ups prior to the game against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban looks on as offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian stands in the background during warm ups prior to the game against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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April 11, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren looks on during the spring football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
April 11, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren looks on during the spring football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Mike Bloomgren – Offensive Coordinator – Stanford

Mike Bloomgren played high school football in Tallahassee and college ball at Culver-Stockton College. He graduated from Florida State and then spent three years as a Graduate Assistant at Alabama. While at Alabama he earned a Masters in Education, graduating with a 4.0 grade-point average.

From 2002-2006, Bloomgren coached at Catawba and Delta State, mostly with offensive coordinator duties. He spent four seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets, including one season as quarterbacks coach and one season as Offensive Coordinator.

Bloomgren left the Jets for Stanford in 2011 and became the Cardinal Offensive Coordinator in 2013.

The Cardinal has had considerable success during the six seasons Bloomgren has been in Palo Alto. Stanford head coach David Shaw once stated that his goal was to make The Cardinal the “Alabama of the West.” Mike Bloomgren has had a large role in Stanford working toward that goal.

Accordingly, Stanford’s offensive goals are very similar to those of Alabama. Use a balanced attack and punish the other team physically until they quit.

It appears Bloomgren would be a perfect fit for Alabama. There is a problem, though. In 2015, Bloomgren tweeted, “People don’t leave Stanford University or David Shaw for lateral moves.” As Alabama fans, we believe there are no lateral moves to Alabama. What does Mike Bloomgren believe?

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