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re: Here are some knowledgeable insights
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:46 pm to FightingOkra
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:46 pm to FightingOkra
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AJ is the head coach of the Birmingham Stallions.
Bama pays better than the Stallions
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:07 pm to narddogg81
Dunno, but surely there is an hc to overpay for.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:55 pm to 14&Counting
I was joking with my wife last night; how full circle it would be if AJ kills it with the stallions, and we are looking for a coach in the next few years for whatever the reason may be, if he got a shot. I know that’s a long shot; but he was the QB when my wife and I were dating and got married. Would certainly be cool to tell our kids that. On a serious note to the poster that said “we need Cochran 2.0”, coach Feld is without a job currently and is that more hype man style S&C coach. He also has a lot of SEC roots, and understands the grind there.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:56 pm to footstepsfalco
Whatever keeps him out of politics.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 1:45 am to Sandkhan
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Yeah I mean the last 3 games we got our arse totally kicked in 2 and had to come back from down 17 in another.
The games were a week or more apart so I didn't put it together like that. Bama did get its arse kicked a lot the past three games. My expectations have been tempered after 2024 so it didn't hurt much. But damn. Only way to go is up for next year...
Posted on 1/6/26 at 8:40 am to Shocco
People wanting Deboer fired are like a woman divorcing their stable, loving husband when they're in their 40s. They don't realize they pool of potential replacements is much worse than what they imagined.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 8:43 am to JIB
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People wanting Deboer fired are like a woman divorcing their stable, loving husband when they're in their 40s. They don't realize they pool of potential replacements is much worse than what they imagined.
This is a very specific analogy
Posted on 1/6/26 at 8:45 am to Sandkhan
Reminds me of this video of some Karen bitching at a customer in front of her in the grocery line. When she was fully triggered, she said something about how she hopes he gets bed bugs.
The specificity of the malady you invoked raises some questions like, "do you have bedbugs right now?"
The specificity of the malady you invoked raises some questions like, "do you have bedbugs right now?"
Posted on 1/6/26 at 8:47 am to Diego Ricardo
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The specificity of the malady you invoked raises some questions like, "do you have bedbugs right now?"
Sounds like that lady got bed bugs from the guy she left her loving hard working husband for.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 11:46 am to LovetheLord
quote:I think Cignetti is a fantastic coach.
He’s got a school-girl crush on Cignetti
That said we couldn’t hire him if we wanted to
Posted on 1/6/26 at 12:14 pm to LovetheLord
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He’s got a school-girl crush on Cignetti, whom he has built up into some sort of mythical status because he beat our team once. I’m surprised he wasn’t begging to hire Hugh Freeze when Auburn let him go. He did beat us twice. He must be the bomb shizzle.
I’m not saying we should fire Deboer and hire Cignetti (not that I think we could anyway) but acting like the only real notable thing Cignetti has done is beating Alabama is just wrong. It’s more because Indiana is the no.1 team and the favorite to win the whole thing
Posted on 1/6/26 at 1:11 pm to RTRcdub
Bring back Wilson Love. He learned under Cochran and also was kind of pyschopathic.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 1:52 pm to llfshoals
Agreed and we have a fantastic coach we just need a couple more of the right additions and a couple subtractions (S&C coach, ST coach)
Posted on 1/6/26 at 2:24 pm to LovetheLord
Cochran was a dinosaur in training methods but he was damn sure good at getting the players to give their all. Maybe a few ACL’s is worth the sacrifice
Posted on 1/6/26 at 2:35 pm to TS1926
I thought 3rd-4th round, but AJ knows the landscape better.
I wouldn't be surprised if he transfers and banks another million or so. He will already be off to a great start in real life regardless to the NFL.
I wouldn't be surprised if he transfers and banks another million or so. He will already be off to a great start in real life regardless to the NFL.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 5:19 pm to JIB
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Worse than 38-3 in a complete melt-down azz-kicking? I'll take that chance.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 1:58 am to Shocco
So, you focus on one game. You ignore the 5 ranked teams he beat, including 2 vs the teams to whom he lost. He won 2 on the road vs CFP teams.
Coach Bryant went to a bowl game every year from 1967-1974 and did not win even one, going 0-7-1, including a few humiliations, 2 of which were far worse than the Indiana game: '68 & '71, though the score was not quite as bad.
At the end of the 1971 season Coach Bryant lost to Nebraska 38-6 with an undefeated SEC champion. The beatdown was far worse than the score indicated and far worse than the Indiana game.
Bryant also lost to Missouri 34-10 in a game much worse than the score indicated. -46 yards rushing, Missouri had 4 TOs or it would have been 40+-0, as the Alabama TD was a pick 6, the FG was set up by a TO deep in Mizz territory but Alabama was paralyzed offensively. Yes, that is negative 46 yards rushing, 28 yards of total offense, vs 400+ yards rushing for a 7-3 Missouri team. Scott Hunter was 7-27 for 74 yds and 2 ints. That is < 3 ypa. This was 1968, not Bryant's first or second year, but his 11th. Alabama was ranked 12th, Missouri 16th. It was a humiliation far worse than the Indiana game.
Colorado kicked Alabama around, scoring 49 points in 1969 - they ran wind sprints in the end zone after the game to rub it in.
Programs and coaches can recover from such disappointments. We will see with DeBoer. One thing for sure he is attempting to address various issues. We will see. IMO, barring an unlikely total collapse, he should have 5 years with the successes he's had here and the dramatically changing landscape of college football.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the SEC is not what it was just 3 years ago. It is 2-6 in the CFPs since 2022 vs P4, non-SEC teams. Likely 2-7 after this week's games. Both wins by Texas last year vs bad Clemson and Ariz St. UGA has not won a playoff game since 2022.
Coach Bryant went to a bowl game every year from 1967-1974 and did not win even one, going 0-7-1, including a few humiliations, 2 of which were far worse than the Indiana game: '68 & '71, though the score was not quite as bad.
At the end of the 1971 season Coach Bryant lost to Nebraska 38-6 with an undefeated SEC champion. The beatdown was far worse than the score indicated and far worse than the Indiana game.
Bryant also lost to Missouri 34-10 in a game much worse than the score indicated. -46 yards rushing, Missouri had 4 TOs or it would have been 40+-0, as the Alabama TD was a pick 6, the FG was set up by a TO deep in Mizz territory but Alabama was paralyzed offensively. Yes, that is negative 46 yards rushing, 28 yards of total offense, vs 400+ yards rushing for a 7-3 Missouri team. Scott Hunter was 7-27 for 74 yds and 2 ints. That is < 3 ypa. This was 1968, not Bryant's first or second year, but his 11th. Alabama was ranked 12th, Missouri 16th. It was a humiliation far worse than the Indiana game.
Colorado kicked Alabama around, scoring 49 points in 1969 - they ran wind sprints in the end zone after the game to rub it in.
Programs and coaches can recover from such disappointments. We will see with DeBoer. One thing for sure he is attempting to address various issues. We will see. IMO, barring an unlikely total collapse, he should have 5 years with the successes he's had here and the dramatically changing landscape of college football.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the SEC is not what it was just 3 years ago. It is 2-6 in the CFPs since 2022 vs P4, non-SEC teams. Likely 2-7 after this week's games. Both wins by Texas last year vs bad Clemson and Ariz St. UGA has not won a playoff game since 2022.
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 2:05 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:23 am to UASports23
I'll add to the replies...
I like what one stated - 'Coaches can only provide the message'.
My argument is only this: Why now? Was the message any different at Washington? Are Bama's players different - do they not care. Are they only in it for the payout like others have mentioned?
I like what one stated - 'Coaches can only provide the message'.
My argument is only this: Why now? Was the message any different at Washington? Are Bama's players different - do they not care. Are they only in it for the payout like others have mentioned?
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:13 am to UASports23
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There are SO many games where we come out flat. That’s on the coaching staff.
This, a million times over. It ultimately falls on the staff and ultimately the HC to keep the team engaged and ready to play. If there are frequent issues where the team goes into games "not ready" to play, then that's on the coach, not the players.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:12 pm to JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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I thought 3rd-4th round, but AJ knows the landscape better.
Funny thing about the dynamics of the NFL, if you have a QB on your radar that you'd want to take in the 3rd-5th round, teams are better off taking them in the 1st.
With NFL slotting contracts as they are, someone in the late first round isn't making much more than your second rounders and most importantly, you get an additional year of control on the players contract. The team has an additional on year option on the player if they're taken in the 1st. So, if you have a QB that pans out, you can save yourself roughly $50+ million and be in a better cap scenario by taking them early.
Teams aren't nearly as afraid of a player busting anymore because of the standardized contracts.
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