re: Is Alabama no longer capable of playing hardball?

No but you fight fire with fire. Not hire a cuck who is gonna take it, and that's all he is gonna do. Put your self in a kids position. Would you want to play for DeBoer or any other coach at an elite program. The answer is not DeBoer. Stop Blaming Kirby for what he learned from Coach Saban. There was a blue print. Coach Smart just uses it.