re: CFB Coaching Carousel

Bo Davis need to be back in T-town

Bo Davis is the reason we have pete

Agreed. BO SQUAD UNITE; F THE ANTI-BO'ERS.

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Make him go

Yes he does.

If and when it happens it will be after early signing period.. like I have said many times. Saban actually wants him to stay.. there is just other outside things that might keep Golding from putting in the time needed. I haven’t heard if he has worked it out or not yet.. but Saban loves the guy.

I’m sure in Saban’s eyes.. he is loyal, follows orders, recruits hard (effort wise) and understands the game on paper.

To me.. he can’t adjust in game and has a hard time relating assignments to players. He out smarts himself on easy calls. Such as safety delay blitz on 3rd and 15. But I am not the HC and Saban must see something

Demote Golding so he can learn more of the defense.

I would have made Charles Kelly the DC this year

Saban loved Tosh too (as a recruiter), but he had to go. IMO hiring Golding was a good move if (a) he had been assigned to a position group he can actually coach (i.e. not ILBs) and (b) he would have had a few years to get used to what Saban wants out of his defense and teach and coach it. Then, after some years, he could have been promoted from within to DC. Unfortunately that didn't happen.

There's another thread about Saban slipping, but a defense taught and coached by Jeremy Pruitt probably wouldn't have lost those LSU and Auburn games. Win those games and Bama is a lock for the playoff and we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Saban's mistake is messing up 2 DC hires. Of course our recruiting is going to suffer without Tosh and Pruitt. And of course it's difficult to replace Pruitt as a coach and teacher (and someone who knows Alabama AND Nick Saban).

I'm a thousand miles removed from the action, but I know one thing: there just isn't more time to see if Golding has it in him as DC. It is time for Saban to look for the best possible coach, teacher and recruiter he can get (preferably one with DC experience at the highest level). The Alabama DC position is one of the top (if not the no. 1) positions in the country. It isn't an easy job, but take it and in no time you are up for HC at a top destination.

The question then is: who's the best guy that unites these three qualities in college football?
Glenn Schumann seems to tick a lot of boxes.
Should it be Charlie Strong? Then go get him and pay him. I don't care if it is only for 1 or 2 years.
Or is there a defensive version of Lane Kiffin somewhere out there? If so, great: let's get him for 3 years.

I got a good feeling about it too. A Bama guy, who can fit right in.