If jesspow or MonkeysUncle or whoever is logged in can honestly say that a coach has 3 to 4 years to bring Bama back to consistent national championship caliber then you are just the type of fan that has brought this problem of coaching turnover to Alabama.
Moore and Witt cave in to whiners about not being #1 and they still think that every coach would come to Bama if just asked.
How many turned down the job that Shula took? Whoever takes it now has a much better team than Shula started with and they will win next year, but coaches will either use Bama as a stepping stone leaving before things go bad again (Fran) or they'll be run off after their 3rd or 4th year of not winning a championship (Curry, Shula.)
If Spurrier doesn't (or won't) come then I think we are in for another disaster in 3 to 4 years unless fans like you get some patience and a new AD and/or prez.
If a top name coach can't be secured this time (proven coach, proven record) then Moore should be FIRED.