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re: Coach DeBoer is light years ahead of hiring Ray Perkins.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 3:54 pm to InkStainedWretch
Posted on 1/15/24 at 3:54 pm to InkStainedWretch
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Am I the only person here who liked Perkins and thought he did an excellent job in a difficult situation?
He inherited a talent stacked roster and never had fewer than three losses in a season, went 1-3 against Tennessee, 2-2 against Auburn, and even 1-2-1 against lowly LSU. His 1986 team had Cornelius Bennett, Derrick Thomas, Bobby Humphrey, Al Bell, Greg Richardson, Wayne Davis, John Mangum, Wes Neighbors, Van Tiffin, Kerry Goode, Mike Shula, Gene Jelks, and he couldn't even get that team above the Sun Bowl. He angered the NCAA which had major repercussions down the road. His coaching record outside of Alabama was 44-84. Frankly, I think he sucked as a coach.
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Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:30 pm to CrimsonCrusade
That 1986 team got spanked by the eventual undefeated national champion and lost by a total of eight points to two outstanding teams. It’s not like they really sucked or underachieved. And in that pre-BCS and pre conference championship era, the Sun Bowl was not dogmeat.
I didn’t say the guy was one of the greatest coaches in the history of the school. I very specifically said he did an excellent job in a difficult situation. I stand by that.
And I never said he was warm and cuddly, but there was some dead wood in the program in 1982 and someone needed to be the heel to clear it out and move things forward. He had the coglioni to do that and take the heat.
I didn’t say the guy was one of the greatest coaches in the history of the school. I very specifically said he did an excellent job in a difficult situation. I stand by that.
And I never said he was warm and cuddly, but there was some dead wood in the program in 1982 and someone needed to be the heel to clear it out and move things forward. He had the coglioni to do that and take the heat.
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