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Posted on 1/13/24 at 11:30 am to JIB
Posted on 1/13/24 at 11:30 am to JIB
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Never in the history of college football has a legend retired at the top of his game.
Tom Osborne was still winning at Nebraska when he retired. In his five final seasons dude was 60-3. If that's not top of his game, idk what is.
He also replaced a dude that won 101 games in 11 years at Nebraska, Bob Devaney. He won consecutive titles in '70 and '71. He retired after the '72 season. Osborne is a legend. Osborne won a seat in Congress after he retired as a coach and very nearly won the governorship after that.
This can be done. It just has to be the right guy. There's no reason why DeBoer can't win and win big at BAMA.
This post was edited on 1/13/24 at 11:35 am
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Posted on 1/13/24 at 11:36 am to Gideon Swashbuckler
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Tom Osborne was still winning at Nebraska when he retired. In his five final seasons dude was 60-3. If that's not top of his game, idk what is.
He also replaced a dude that won 101 games in 11 years at Nebraska, Bob Devaney. He won consecutive titles in '70 and '71. He retired after the '72 season. Osborne is a legend. Osborne won a seat in Congress after he retired as a coach and very nearly won the governorship after that.
This can be done. It just has to be the right guy. There's no reason why DeBoer can't win and win big at BAMA.
You're right, but I wasn't going back that far.
But in both of those cases their replacement was already on staff and had been for years.
Posted on 1/13/24 at 11:51 am to Gideon Swashbuckler
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Tom Osborne was still winning at Nebraska when he retired. In his five final seasons dude was 60-3. If that's not top of his game, idk what is.
He also replaced a dude that won 101 games in 11 years at Nebraska, Bob Devaney. He won consecutive titles in '70 and '71. He retired after the '72 season. Osborne is a legend. Osborne won a seat in Congress after he retired as a coach and very nearly won the governorship after that.
This can be done. It just has to be the right guy. There's no reason why DeBoer can't win and win big at BAMA.
There really isn't.
Old style, hardcore recruiting isn't really the thing any longer. Winning the living room is about NIL money these days and not much else. Alabama is fortunate to be filthy with it.
Say the obligatory yada, yada, yada's and blah, blah, blah's about academics and developing young men or whatever other dumb shite, and then after all that and a plate of homemade fried chicken, get down to the nitty gritty of what really matters.
NIL, for all it's faults offers succinct clarity that the game of recruiting has never had before.
This post was edited on 1/13/24 at 11:52 am
Posted on 1/13/24 at 12:16 pm to Gideon Swashbuckler
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Tom Osborne was still winning at Nebraska when he retired. In his five final seasons dude was 60-3. If that's not top of his game, idk what is.
He also replaced a dude that won 101 games in 11 years at Nebraska, Bob Devaney. He won consecutive titles in '70 and '71. He retired after the '72 season. Osborne is a legend. Osborne won a seat in Congress after he retired as a coach and very nearly won the governorship after that.
This can be done. It just has to be the right guy. There's no reason why DeBoer can't win and win big at BAMA.
See this right is where we all should be! I really believe we hired the best candidate available and there is no reason to believe he can't build something amazing from the foundation that Saban has already placed here. Having said that, my only true concern other than continuity is defensive coaching. I dont know any of his guys, and lets face it,they're going to have to be better in this conference than they were at Washington to sustain success! I do feel optimistic about it all though.
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