re: Alabama Hires Patriots' TE Brian Daboll as Offensive Coordinator

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Oklahoma ran the ball pretty well IIRC

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Yeah. I'm not ready to buy this echo chamber narrative that Saban has all of sudden done a 180 on offensive style and philosophy.

A lot has been invested in migrating toward a balanced adaptable, multiple offense that blends modern DT-QB, zone-read RPOs, jet sweeps, screens, etc. with a physical blended zone-read and conventional downhill inside running attack.

All season long, Saban repeatedly expressed his desire to get the passing game going better and get the ball into the hands of our receiving corp players. Saban loves explosive chunk plays as much as he loves being able to run the ball down other teams throats.

All season long, the media's narrative was about how Saban has changed his tune and embraced incorporating modern spread offense concepts into Alabama's offense.

Now, suddenly the narrative is that he's changed his mind about that. I'm just not buying it.