Bandwagon fixin’ to empty out?

honestly, Alabama will be better off without many of them.

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And the board consensus SEEMS to be that those 3 seasons SUCKED, Saban could no longer compete, and the program is in shambles

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That's not the board consensus at all. There were some people melting in the game threads, but the general consensus is that Bama might have actually overachieved in 2021 and 2023. 2022 was a disappointment given the way that team was billed, there's no doubt about that.

I bitched plenty because I knew the window was closing. I wanted every championship and anything short of it was a disappointment with the GOAT. This is new for everyone, a reset instead of a reboot, so the expectations will be high but different. Roll tide.

I think this team going forward is going to require a mindset-revamp, at least for me.

For the past 30+ years, our successful head coaches had a defensive background and mindset. When we won, it was primarily because of a suffocating defense and an efficient (sometimes high-performing) offense.

That shifted somewhat later in Saban's tenure, partly because of rule changes that favored the offense, partly because of our outstanding talent on the offensive side of the ball, and partly because our defensive coaching -- for reasons that still aren't completely clear -- tailed off a fair amount.

Now we're going to have a head coach whose background is on the offensive side of the ball. He's improved the offensive output everywhere he's been, and his team recently out-dueled the team coached by the best OC we've had in recent years (Sarkisian). The defensive staff DeBoer has put together looks good, but unproven at this level, and our secondary is a question mark.

I expect DeBoer to consistently have Alabama in the playoff, including this first year -- but only because it expanded to 12 teams. I'm not at all confident we would get in under the previous four-team format.

His success going forward will depend on how well he can recruit, and how well his staff can adjust to the competition of the new-look SEC. I don't expect him to reach the heights Saban did, but I do expect him to have Alabama in the national title hunt regularly.

I was a Bama fan during the CPB through to the CNS Era. I see no reason to give up my Fandom. I proudly cheered on the xCMD, xCMS, xCDF teams. If I can remain a fan through that I won't be buying any other teams shirts.
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I think we may have a better coaching staff that aren’t nearly as good at recruiting.

I’m excited about the chances that I can go back to actually enjoying a season of football. Saban raised expectations to an unachievable level and then continued to meet or exceed those expectations. Under his teams it was win it all or it was a failed season. Seasons turned into an in game experience of either bordom or panic.

I’m looking forward to seeing how this coaching staff can develop these players and how far they can go, without being in a blind panic if we fall behind in a game or lose a game or 2 or more.

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Seasons turned into an in game experience of either bordom or panic.

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Sounds rough that you never got to actually enjoy the ride while Saban was here.

I think we may have a better coaching staff that aren’t nearly as good at recruiting.

Honestly I disagree on that a lot of our hires have strong recruiting ties and a good portion have great recruiting ties in the south. I'm more curious on how much are we gonna target prospects in the north.

25 posts huh?

This board is supposed to be better than this.