Its been a rumored around the state that Saban squashed McElwain to Memphis which wouldn't surprise me. I doubt we see him go to Fresno State either.
Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain seems to be a ready-made fit at Fresno State. The man who either turned down Memphis at the last minute or got passed by Justin Fuente at the finish line this week — depending on who you to talk to — was Pat Hill’s top offensive coach in 2007, before joining Nick Saban’s staff. According to one long-time FSU booster, McElwain expressed in the job two years ago.
“Just let me know when Pat Hill leaves or retires,” he told a group of Bulldog boosters at the 2009 Alabama-LSU game. Well, Hill’s been forced out and now McElwain is believed to be a hot candidate for the job. How hot? Here’s what that long-time Fresno State booster, Harry Gaykian, told The Fresno Bee:
“I know he said he was interested (in) coming back to Fresno State before, and he’d definitely be a good choice for the university to consider. Whether he’s the best fit, I don’t know. I know a lot of people would be excited about him coming back. He did a lot of good things when he was at Fresno.”
A Fresno State official also told the paper: “We can sell tickets with McElwain. We can sell McElwain. He knows Fresno and knows how to recruit in California.”
Personally, I can’t hear Fresno mentioned without hearing Johnny in “Airplane II” saying, “Fresno? No one goes to Fresno anymore.”
