Tears Tide Tears

[Gsugradcanefan]

It's times like this I kinda wish i still lived in Birmingham where i could listen to the local radio show and laugh at the Bama fans collectively losing their sh*t right now.

 

[mjl7atlas]

 

[HurricanePhilly]

Well if there isnt anythign more to the story (weight issues, character, etc) this is def a guy I hope we go after. 6'5 325 DT.

 

[JD08]

Yeah but difference is Saban took control of a program that was left much like Mario was given here….

Saban turned over a Lamborghini to Deboer and said don’t wreck it… and he went out and lost to Vandy….

Bama fans can accept a loss to a Georgia or top tier from time to time, but Vandy doesn’t recruit close to their level

This seems like a good time to point out that Larry Coker was handed the keys to Lambo and it took him over two seasons to lose his first game.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Sounds like a top target for F$U.

Great High School ranking, has barely played in college...

 

[TheOriginalCane]

This seems like a good time to point out that Larry Coker was handed the keys to Lambo and it took him over two seasons to lose his first game.

By the Transitive Theorem of College Coaching...

Coker > Deboer


@RVACane
@htownkidd

 

[JD08]

Sounds like a top target for F$U.

Great High School ranking, has barely played in college...

 

[RozayCane]

 

[TheOriginalCane]

They expect more because it just means more...

 

[Suhrthing]

Even Saban lost to ULM his first season.

 

[Empirical Cane]

 

[Dghustla]

Wait until Dan Lanning starts playing real team consistently

 

[Essex Cane]

Gonna get ugly if they lose to Tennessee or LSU or both. Pulling for the latter for sure lol

 

[nycane]

they had problems before he got there. they struggled with usf and needed a miracle to beat auburn last year. the struggles started last year.

 

[Cajuncane]

This seems like a good time to point out that Larry Coker was handed the keys to Lambo and it took him over two seasons to lose his first game.

Yea but when he did lose them he lost them where no one could find them for 20 years….

 

[Dwinstitles]

Yea he left them so he could do college game day and die in peace. So yea he’s right

 

[GojiraCane]

Agreed 110%. Prior to the NIL era, Saban and Alabama were clearly cheating and buying players. They routinely landed the best recruiting classes in the country year after year. TAMU signing that monster class in 2022 must have had the alarm bells ringing for Saban and I'm almost certain he called TAMU out for "buying" its entire recruiting class. Pot meet kettle.

I still think DeBoer is a really good coach and recruiter, but I do agree that the dominant run that program had with Saban at the helm with not be repeated with NIL in place. Given his clear opposition to NIL, Saban probably felt the same way and decided to walk away.

If translated to the NIL Era, effectively what Alabama had during the Saban Era was the ability to spend $20-$30M more any other team's NIL collective. But pre-NIL, these were in allotments of $300K or less. A handful of other schools were allowed to spend, but others were hammered if they tried the bag game (see Ole Miss).

 

[Empirical Cane]

Fire the employee, it is the only way.

Probably a selfish, poor performer anyways.

 

[305407cane]

I know this may not be the thread for it but I agree with him wholeheartedly. I made up every excuse in the book to not have my wedding in the fall. And my fiance doesn’t like sports. So she didn’t care but we got it done.

 

[BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati]

Fire the employee, it is the only way.

Probably a selfish, poor performer anyways.