re: Fire Pete Golding

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He went to a practice & basically said the defense is not hitting & tackling as hard as they did when he played.

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Saban's standards have dropped from himself, his coaches, and his team. This is why if he keeps the coordinators, Saban's status will start to need evaluating because the decline is definitely real at that point…. The sad part is if this is true, Saban cannot truly evaluate himself honestly and understand when it’s time to step away from the game. I'd bet he goes through a decline similar to Bowden with several declining seasons. Bowden averaged 5 losses his last 5 years. I don't think Saban would wait that long, but unless changes are made, we could several season similar to this one. Maybe worse. This off season is critical.