re: Stop with all the negativity

I think it's valid to have discussions about his ability to recruit. I think that's a fair discussion for all coaches we hire.

I don't think "Oh, well he has never recruited here." even makes sense.

I agree that he will have more resources, at a larger school, etc. However, he has to build those relationships first and foremost. At this point, Saban sold himself more than the university does. He has a lot of work ahead of him. That's for sure. We've lost that advantage. We've lost a lot of advantages over the years. SEC has expanded. NIL levels a lot of teams. etc.

I'm excited for the upcoming season. I think it will reinvigorate the fanbase, TBH.

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…I meant critiques as in, he’s not considered a great recruiter or defense not being his forte? This is based, of course, on actual information we know about him as a coach.

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Fair enough. I have these questions/concerns too, but some of these folks act like a player hitting the portal is his fault. He literally just got here and hasn’t really done anything yet. So critiques of him as a Bama coach is somewhat premature

Yeah, I’m with you there. Blaming him for not retaining TRob and players portal jumping in the past 24 hours is misplaced frustration and in no way should blame be put on him for that.

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Are these people gonna hand wring for 8 months?

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Yep, if we go 4-0 out of the gate they’ll be screaming the sky is falling because we have to play Georgia next, which will be even worse because they’ll have 2 weeks to be whiney bitches.

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We need to have some thick skin, because some of the changes, and especially some of the players leaving, will sting. But I am behind Coach like all of us need to be. I am curious in regards to the people he will hire to recruit in our region. That is one of my concerns, but I know this; I would like to see Coach do what he is doing and put who he feels are the right people in place instead of grabbing the first available people to place in those positions. We all need to take a few minutes away from the keyboard when something happens before posting.

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Or...we could be optimistic and wait to be concerned when concerning things actually happen. The hand wringing is pointless as we dont hire the coaches anyway(thank the Lord)

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right” takes are cringe AF.

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You wanna know what makes you a dork?
Being a grow man and saying cringe AF.

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There is 0 chance TRob, Bond or Downs would be leaving if Saban didn’t retire.

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So let's blame it on DeBoer.

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So let's blame it on DeBoer.

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It’s his job to get them to stay. None of them would’ve been gone if we hired a charismatic coach with ties to the South.

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It’s his job to get them to stay

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Then blame them for not listening to his pitch. He's been in town for 24 hours. What's their fricking hurry?

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None of them would’ve been gone if we hired a charismatic coach with ties to the South.

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Like who?

If you say Lane Kiffin then I know for sure that you're an idiot.

Yeah, I’m really sort of pissed at all these guys jumping into the portal within 48 hours of Saban retiring. I know, big blow to the program but didn’t even wait to see who was hired. You’ve got 30 days to make the decision, what’s the rush? Then the man hired who has a stellar resume simply asked players to give him a chance, they don’t know him and he doesn’t know them. Go through spring practice, see what he’s about and if you still wanna leave, no hard feelings. But to jump in the portal almost immediately, it’s that kind of shite that pushed Nick out the door. When you commit, you commit to the PROGRAM, not CNS, not CKD, but to the University of Alabama. So stick around and uphold your end of the agreement, at least until you know what’s what.