re: New Head Coach Thread (Welcome Coach DeBoer)

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I think it's a huge let down to from Saban to Deboer... That's just not what is expect to follow the goat and carry his program forward.

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Newsflash...anyone is a huge letdown from Saban. But, think of it this way. The upside is that Debeor has won everywhere he has been. He uses the same words to describe his team like relentless effort, grind, overcoming adversity, competitive character, doing things the right way, holding people accountable, etc, albeit less animated and intense. He seems to really be a player's coach which is probably necessary given today's coddled youth, and really essential transitioning from Saban to a new coach. He appears to be a humble guy, who mentions his mentors along the way and always looks for new mentors (hello, Saban), and always trying to be better everyday. I really like the way he explained his offense in that it would look really complicated to everyone else but really simple for the players executing it to understand. It will be a very QB centric offense (jess Sayin).

The downside is zip because if it doesn't work out, we terminate him and hire the coach we need after the coach that followed Saban.