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re: New Head Coach Thread (Welcome Coach DeBoer)

Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:54 am to
Posted by PBD4BAMA
Sweet Home Alabama
Member since Dec 2014
6729 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:54 am to
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Pruitt needs to be back on the team

Already tried...ncaa says he can't be hired.....only auburn is allowed to hire those type....see pearl and freeze.
Posted by paperwasp
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Member since Sep 2014
29451 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:55 am to
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NIL needs to be tied to years on campus

I think that's at least the spirit of what was intended.

For some reason most everyone has simply forgotten and/or ignored the fact that it's specifically not allowed for recruitment.

Yet the media, the players, and even the coaches openly discuss that it's a determining factor.
Posted by UASports23
Basketball School
Member since Nov 2009
26495 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:55 am to
How confident are we in Byrnes?

He had a good hire in Oats but he also hired Rich Rod at Arizona.

I assume he is getting huge support from Saban.
Posted by Roll3sRoll
Member since Nov 2019
336 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:56 am to
I really hope it’s not Norvell. How he responded to the CFP decision goes completely against the current state of our program. If you want a winner, it should be DeBoer. Hard to argue against 104-12 regardless of where he coached. Offense would be humming.

Personally I think we need to branch out away from the Saban coaching tree. A coach from that tree will have too much pressure to be Saban again.

Give me DeBoer. Recruiting won’t be an issue with our facilities and NIL opportunities.
Posted by TideWarrior
Asheville/Chapel Hill NC
Member since Sep 2009
13187 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:58 am to
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I think the whole "nobody wants to follow Saban" thing is being overblown.


When Dean Smith retired UNC top target was Roy Williams and they tried to get him to come home and turned it down as quickly as they offered. But he waited until the dust settled and finally took the UNC job.

It is not hard to understand for anyone not wanting to be Saban's replacement. The fans are crazy and the expectations are the highest due to Saban.

With that said any coach that does come in if they can keep the roster together they should make a 12 team playoff next season.
Posted by Bama Bird
Pittsburgh, PA
Member since Mar 2013
22811 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:58 am to
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he also hired Rich Rod at Arizona.


It was a great hire for Arizona, really.
Posted by RollTide33
Member since Sep 2019
4444 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:59 am to
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I think it will be Norvell. Someone would have to stroke a huge check to get Lanning. And he has a good situation at Oregon. Norvell aint nothing but a winner.



Not happening. If you knew some of the stuff he got up to when he was in Memphis you wouldn't want him.
Posted by RelentlessTide
Member since Feb 2020
4138 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:59 am to
DeBoer would be good. But, Saban built a machine at Alabama. Would DeBoer know how to keep recruiting, practices, game scouting, etc. top notch?
Posted by footstepsfalco
Member since Sep 2018
1342 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 8:59 am to
How are we going from Lanning it is to Doboer and Norvell lol
Posted by MrPigskin
Member since Sep 2023
1147 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:00 am to
Saban, Pete Carroll, and Bellicheck…all gone within 24hs of each other, crazy.
Posted by biggsc
Member since Mar 2009
34777 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:01 am to
Wow.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
46216 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:02 am to
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Not happening. If you knew some of the stuff he got up to when he was in Memphis you wouldn't want him.


All I need to know about Norvell is that there were two teams on the field in Miami that were left out of the playoff. One was set to prove they were the best team in the country. The other quit. Coaches, players, everyone. Norvell is a fricking loser.
Posted by EGO3x
Member since Oct 2023
1674 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:03 am to
Rich Rod was a splash hire at a place like Arizona. It made sense but things don't always work out.

Getting Oats to Bama and creating the bball product we have now should be a pretty good indicator he gets it.

He also hired Mullen to Miss St...the best coach they've maybe ever had.
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 9:04 am
Posted by Bham Bammer
Member since Nov 2014
16665 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:04 am to
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How are we going from Lanning it is to Doboer and Norvell lol


Because it's been 20 minutes and a coach hasn't been named so we gotta freak out.
Posted by GreenJay
Member since Aug 2023
313 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:05 am to
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I just got the word it’s Lanning. He’s flying back to tell his team today and coming back to Tuscaloosa tomorrow for it to be announced.


So he was in fact in Tuscaloosa last night?

Posted by RelentlessTide
Member since Feb 2020
4138 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:05 am to
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He also hired Mullen to Miss St...the best coach they've maybe ever had.


No - that would be Mike Leach
Posted by Bham Bammer
Member since Nov 2014
16665 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:05 am to
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Not happening. If you knew some of the stuff he got up to when he was in Memphis you wouldn't want him.


I know you're not talking about this guy.
Posted by Roll3sRoll
Member since Nov 2019
336 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:05 am to
DeBoer did more with less. Washington isn’t a slouch program by any means. He has CFP experience. He out coached Sark and Lanning. I believe his record against top 25 is like 12-2. His resume speaks for itself.

I wouldn’t be mad if it’s Lanning but I’d prefer the coach that beat him multiple times and has a track record of winning.

At the end of the day we all care about winning. It’s nice to have a great recruiting class but winning games leads to trophies in the cupboard.
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 9:07 am
Posted by TideWarrior
Asheville/Chapel Hill NC
Member since Sep 2009
13187 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:05 am to
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Your last paragraph is about recruiting, which, ironically, Kiffin isn't great at




Kiffin prior to coming to Ole Miss was very good at recruiting. Once he got to Ole Miss he adapted and started recruiting the portal because he knew he could not go against the pedgree of UA, UGA, and other top SEC programs for HS recruits.

What I like about Kiffin is we will not hold back and will as aggressive on the field as needed. Sometimes it may not work but he will try it.
Posted by Contra
Member since Oct 2016
9303 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 9:06 am to
Deboer just took the Washington Huskies to the national championship game in his second season. That would be a really good hire. He's won everywhere he's been. I just can't see Lanning now with that huge buyout.
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