re: This is unprecedented

I believe DeBoer can win at BAMA. I think he's the best coach that BAMA could've hired. Why hire Lanning or Sark when you can hire the guy that beat those two with less talented teams?

I think he'll do well in recruiting. He's a small town guy that's probably more conservative than even Saban is. Idk how much politics matters in recruiting, but I believe he has what it takes to build relationships with high school coaches in the southeast. His competition for in-state recruiting is a slimeball. I believe DeBoer is a high integrity guy that wants to prove he's capable, and I'll take well-coached, hungry 3 and 4 star players over 5 star primadonnas every time.

What I'm afraid of is BAMA doing to DeBoer what Nebraska did to Solich, because they've never recovered and Solich won enough at Ohio to get the field named after him. Will DeBoer have the field named after him? No. But he has what it takes to win.

DeBoer ain't Saban, but as long as he competes for championships, and doesn’t tarnish the school's legacy, I'll have no problem with him. Especially if he can continue the tradition of beating tenner, barn, uga, and lsu.

If he coaches BAMA 20 years, which would mean he'd have to be consistently great and not interested in the NFL, he'd be younger than Saban is now. I think he outlasts every coach in the SEC. Call me crazy, but I think this hire was a homerun.

Edit: just watched the presser. This is the right guy.