Hard to overstate how unprepared DeBoer is for the job he just took
Played at an NAIA school.
Coached NAIA ball.
OC at Southern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Fresno State and perennial Big Ten doormat Indiana.
HFC at Fresno and UW, the latter in a city where — to borrow a line from one of y'all degenerates here — the average sports fan's idea of a good time is "marching in a Sounders parade wearing(?) a butt plug"
Now DeBoer follows
And this outsider brings along a staff with a similar lack of connections to and/or familiarity with the South -- and one that demonstrated little aptitude or appetite for high-stakes recruiting battles at their previous stop.
Meanwhile, the Alabama program — which got a break in recruiting because of its runaway on-field success and reputation for developing pros (the "Saban discount" they've called it) — has come to a quick realization it's far behind a number of SEC schools in NIL fundraising required to land 4- and 5-star prospects.
Couple that new-found sense of vulnerability with the vast majority of SEC schools eager to even the score against the conference's dominant force ... and it's not hard to see DeBoer stumbling a few times in by far the nation's most competitive conference.
Western Kentucky
South Florida
at Wisconsin
Georgia
at Vanderbilt
South Carolina
at Tennessee
Missouri
at LSU
Mercer
at Oklahoma
Auburn
How might 9-3 or 8-4 go over in Tuscaloosa?
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They could (hopefully) drop 5 next year.
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He is going to a fanbase that had ppl saying the game had passed Saban by as he won the conference and got into the playoffs with his least talented roster in years. Good luck.
Bama is not bama. It was Saban. Just like Florida is not Florida , it was urban and the ol ball coach before that.
About half the schools in the sec can become juggernauts with the right coach. His passing attack and game day coaching is elite. Not sure if that will be enough when they're going to be outbid by other schools in the same conference. -
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Guys from west coast/north are generally well received and succeed quite well in the south…..
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Replacing Saban would be brutal if former Tide DC and two-time National Champion Kirby Smart had taken the job.AtomicDawg said:He is going to a fanbase that had ppl saying the game had passed Saban by as he won the conference and got into the playoffs with his least landed roster in years. Good luck.
It won't just be Alabama folks criticizing DeBoer either.
Those from and rooting for every other SEC school will be piling on unmercifully at each one of DeBoer's inevitable missteps.
Barring a (continued) string of good fortune he enjoyed at UW, this is "fawn walking into lion's den" type shit -
Think this silver-tongued snake is lieing in wait?
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I want to see the Bama contract and staff contracts...
Ive seen this in the corporate world and small town politics in the south; Longtime pillar of the community retires, bring in some out of town stooge likely to fail in 1-2 years, stay just off stage noticeable but not too involved, consolidate power and support of the local community off of the out of towners inevitable failures, carefully undermine when you can, in just a year or two the community begs to give you the job. -
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said: -
Alabama has had 2 huge advantages the last 15 years
1) being one of the best bag man / everyone gets a Hellcat schools in the biz, in a world in which many schools such as UW did not participate for one reason or another
2) Saban
Advantage #1 was pretty much destroyed by NIL, however they still had a competitive advantage in Saban which allowed the “Saban discount”, that competitive advantage is now gone too and Alabama’s rich alums are not any richer than the rich alums of any other big school, and the other SEC NIL collectives smell blood in the water. They will still be competitive (hopefully after DeBoer gets pilloried by them for not being as good as Saban), but the days of Alabama dominance are over. -
wooderson92 said:
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said:
True, and true.HuskyJW said:Guys from west coast/north are generally well received and succeed quite well in the south…..
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"It's crucial that our next coach has ties to Alabama's football program and a deep familiarity with the Southeastern Conference"
When do we see something along the lines of this statement in Alabama's next coaching search?
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And Nick Saban still has an office therewooderson92 said:
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said:
Lambo brought out the purple helmets to separate from James. Didn't work because he didn't win
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Glad they never chose the bright purple helmets that Art Thiel called "Goofy Grape." Absolutely Horrible.RaceBannon said:
And Nick Saban still has an office therewooderson92 said:
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said:
Lambo brought out the purple helmets to separate from James. Didn't work because he didn't win
And he wasn't an outsider
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Born and raised in WA, but I've lived in the South for three-plus decades.RaceBannon said:
And Nick Saban still has an office therewooderson92 said:
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said:
Lambo brought out the purple helmets to separate from James. Didn't work because he didn't win
And he wasn't an outsider
Fuck around and lose at Wisconsin and/or take an ass-whipping from UGA at Bryant-Saban Stadium this fall?
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It's already bad, unless he wins and Natty the wheels are cumin off!Geevis_and_Butthead said:
Born and raised in WA, but I've lived in the South for three-plus decades.RaceBannon said:
And Nick Saban still has an office therewooderson92 said:
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said:
Lambo brought out the purple helmets to separate from James. Didn't work because he didn't win
And he wasn't an outsider
Fuck around and lose at Wisconsin and/or take an ass-whipping from UGA at Bryant-Saban Stadium this fall?
DeBoer has no fucking idea how bad it'll be — and not even Saban will be able to calm the rabid masses
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Oregon faggotry > Art ThielTurdBomber said:
Glad they never chose the bright purple helmets that Art Thiel called "Goofy Grape." Absolutely Horrible.
Husky Helmets must always be gold, period. Anything else is pure Oregon faggotry.
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Bama and Florida’s histories aren’t comparable in any way.AtomicDawg said:He is going to a fanbase that had ppl saying the game had passed Saban by as he won the conference and got into the playoffs with his least talented roster in years. Good luck.
Bama is not bama. It was Saban. Just like Florida is not Florida , it was urban and the ol ball coach before that.
About half the schools in the sec can become juggernauts with the right coach. His passing attack and game day coaching is elite. Not sure if that will be enough when they're going to be outbid by other schools in the same conference. -
Yes, but UF, FSU and Miami all love to live under some delusion that they're traditional powers.FremontTroll said:
Bama and Florida’s histories aren’t comparable in any way.AtomicDawg said:He is going to a fanbase that had ppl saying the game had passed Saban by as he won the conference and got into the playoffs with his least talented roster in years. Good luck.
Bama is not bama. It was Saban. Just like Florida is not Florida , it was urban and the ol ball coach before that.
About half the schools in the sec can become juggernauts with the right coach. His passing attack and game day coaching is elite. Not sure if that will be enough when they're going to be outbid by other schools in the same conference.
To some extent, Oregon seems to live under that delusion, too.
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You're missing the point. Bama, LSU, Florida and UGA have been top 5 programs at different times. They have all sucked at different times. Saban builds a dynasty at any of those schools. Not just bama. Now that he is gone, there is no Saban discount for the bag hungry croots and transfers. It's not the same job it was a few weeks ago.FremontTroll said:
Bama and Florida’s histories aren’t comparable in any way.AtomicDawg said:He is going to a fanbase that had ppl saying the game had passed Saban by as he won the conference and got into the playoffs with his least talented roster in years. Good luck.
Bama is not bama. It was Saban. Just like Florida is not Florida , it was urban and the ol ball coach before that.
About half the schools in the sec can become juggernauts with the right coach. His passing attack and game day coaching is elite. Not sure if that will be enough when they're going to be outbid by other schools in the same conference. -
Sandra6 said:
Yes, but UF, FSU and Miami all love to live under some delusion that they're traditional powers.FremontTroll said:
Bama and Florida’s histories aren’t comparable in any way.AtomicDawg said:He is going to a fanbase that had ppl saying the game had passed Saban by as he won the conference and got into the playoffs with his least talented roster in years. Good luck.
Bama is not bama. It was Saban. Just like Florida is not Florida , it was urban and the ol ball coach before that.
About half the schools in the sec can become juggernauts with the right coach. His passing attack and game day coaching is elite. Not sure if that will be enough when they're going to be outbid by other schools in the same conference.
To some extent, Oregon seems to live under that delusion, too.
The Canes, Gators and Noles have won a combined 11 national championship trophies since the 1980's — or 11 more than reside in Eugene.
#AllDelusionsAren'tEqual
Signed,
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Traditional powers don't mean nearly as much any more except for the olds to argue about at the bar.Sandra6 said:
Yes, but UF, FSU and Miami all love to live under some delusion that they're traditional powers.FremontTroll said:
Bama and Florida’s histories aren’t comparable in any way.AtomicDawg said:He is going to a fanbase that had ppl saying the game had passed Saban by as he won the conference and got into the playoffs with his least talented roster in years. Good luck.
Bama is not bama. It was Saban. Just like Florida is not Florida , it was urban and the ol ball coach before that.
About half the schools in the sec can become juggernauts with the right coach. His passing attack and game day coaching is elite. Not sure if that will be enough when they're going to be outbid by other schools in the same conference.
To some extent, Oregon seems to live under that delusion, too.
Get a coach that can coach.
Have a fanbase that can fork out for the talent.
Win games and repeat.
Ole Miss is getting a bunch of defensive talent this round in the portal the whole country wanted. It's not because of their history of dominant defenses or tradition. We will see if their staff can do anything with it, but that is how the game is played now. -
Lambo beat Saban. And, I was there. But still...........RaceBannon said:
And Nick Saban still has an office therewooderson92 said:
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said:
Lambo brought out the purple helmets to separate from James. Didn't work because he didn't win
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Brooks beat Lambo
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After he ended the szn losing to orygun, ucla, and the cuogs. That was lambo's prob, gave us wins over A&M, tOSU, Miami, Saban, etc., but also gave us multiple bed shittings all while wearing the hideous purple lidsEwaDawg said:
Lambo beat Saban. And, I was there. But still...........RaceBannon said:
And Nick Saban still has an office therewooderson92 said:
The fucking sad part, and what I continually think about and sob, is that dipshit had cemented his legacy at UW from these last 2 years. Coulda been a golden god and had a couple of aloha and freedom bowl seasons and we still would put up the statue and talk fondly about you 40 years later. FUCK!RaceBannon said:
Lambo brought out the purple helmets to separate from James. Didn't work because he didn't win
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I'm in the ^ brings me joy phase of fandom.RaceBannon said: -
Kiffin, replacing Saban would be “the dumbest follow ever.”
He made the mistake of following both PC and Fulmer.
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"New Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer: Can he survive past spring practice?"
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2024 -2025 the year Washington cared? about Alabama — and their suckage
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Hard agree. Kiffin is a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them. Following Saban is an impossible task. Bringing in the northerner to fail is smart. Let him take the fall, then Kiffin or one of fat fuck Jimmy's other guys swoop in as the hero to save Bammer from the pit of despair, and Jimmy profits even more. I can't wait to see DeBoer as Minnesota's coach in a few years. Going to be special when Fisch inserts the rusty conical downrigger weight(I'm still working on a fishing related replacement for cheese grater/plunger).46XiJCAB said:Kiffin, replacing Saban would be “the dumbest follow ever.”
He made the mistake of following both PC and Fulmer.
He’s biding his time for the next two years.
