encing ▁to ▁inform ▁his ▁players ▁and ▁staff ▁remains , ▁as ▁does ▁his ▁departure ▁at ▁T C U , ▁somewhat ▁controvers ial . ▁ ▁Mike ▁Price ▁controvers y ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Alabama ▁announced ▁that ▁Washington ▁State ▁head ▁coach ▁Mike ▁Price ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁program . ▁However , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁following ▁a ▁controvers y ▁involving ▁him ▁visit ing ▁a ▁strip ▁club , ▁Co ach ▁Price ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁behavior ▁un be coming ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁before ▁ever ▁co aching ▁a ▁game . ▁Following ▁a ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁article ▁that ▁elabor ated ▁on ▁the ▁incident , ▁Price ▁su ed ▁the ▁magazine ▁for ▁def am ation , ▁and ▁su ed ▁the ▁university , ▁claim ing ▁wrong ful ▁term ination . ▁The ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁and ▁the ▁law suit ▁against ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁was ▁settled ▁out ▁of ▁court . ▁ ▁Mike ▁Sh ula ▁era ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁Less ▁than ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁Alabama ▁h ired ▁Mike ▁Sh ula , ▁a ▁former ▁Alabama ▁quarter back ▁and ▁then - qu arter back s ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Miami ▁Dol ph ins . ▁Alabama ▁had ▁reported ly ▁been ▁searching ▁mainly ▁for ▁former ▁Alabama ▁players , ▁including ▁considering ▁Syl v ester ▁C room . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁difficult ▁off season , ▁the ▁Sh ula - led