How do you prepare to start a new chapter when someone like Saban retires? I mean look at life after Bear. It will never be the same and now with the portal and NIL even if Saban was still here the playing field was already opening up for more teams to compete with UA. Days of stocking up on talent has long passed.

The positive now with free agency any HC has a chance to compete.

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Posted by BigBro

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Posted on 1/19/24 at 12:02 pm to TideWarrior

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How do you prepare to start a new chapter when someone like Saban retires?

Not this way, that is for sure. It may turn out okay. but it’s pretty much worse case scenario right now. With each player that leaves, the next gets that much closer to making the jump also..

What should have happened?
Saban should have taken some time off and then held Spring practice. If he still wanted to be done come July, then he hands the keys to the OC or DC or an analyst brought in for this purpose and Alabama gets to play in 2024 without Saban but with the same players.. if they suck you fire them all and hire DeBoner or someone like him. If it works, then there isn’t much drop off. See Riley at OU. See Day at OSU.

Other Options
Hire Lane
Hire Steele
Hire TRob
Hire someone with ties to Alabama and Saban
Hire BOB - maybe

Bottom line: This is ugly and is about to get a lot worse if DeBoner doesn’t stop the bleeding.

This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 12:04 pm

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