re: Some optimism for soft, trust fund fans:

The development and x's and o's part of Saban's coaching really fell off the last few years. We were almost always out schemed and we were constantly making mental errors. This is why Nick ultimately stepped down imho.

Look at our offense this year. It was a disaster. Thankfully talent overcame a lot. He hired Rees to run the offense and he was a failure.

I think we have straight up rockstars on the staff from a coaching standpoint. Getting players is the biggest unknown right now.

We're so used to having to have 5 stars at every position in order to win games that we believe that's the only way...it's how Nick won 6 Natties but in this new era that isn't possible to sustain those type of rosters.

I don't expect DeBoer to win 6 freaking natties of course but I believe we can still compete at the top year and year out. He just needs a win off the field. Getting Ryan Williams would be gigantic.