re: Kalen DeBoer was always the top target, per Cole Cubelic

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People keep saying he was the 4th or 5th option because of things they read on social media. Realistically, you're not signing someone that far down the list in less than 48 hours.

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Exactly. Byrne may have reached out to someone totally unrealistic like Kirby just because the worst he can do is say no, but this notion that guys like Lanning or Norvell wouldn't even give him the time of day is absolutely ridiculous. Alabama is a better job than either Oregon or FSU and even if the negotiations did eventually reach an impasse, they would have occurred if Byrne had actually reached out to either of them. If DeBoer was further down the list than either of those guys, much less both of them, there is no chance at all that we'd have been able to make a hire in 48 hours. The fact that we hired DeBoer that quickly suggests there had already some backchanneling going on and he knew that Byrne would be giving him a call whenever Saban retired.

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People keep saying he was the 4th or 5th option because of things they read on social media. Realistically, you're not signing someone that far down the list in less than 48 hours.

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Paying attention to anything on the SECRant is an absolute waste of time.

They don’t know anything about football.

The few who do aren’t interested in having a reality based conversation, only in trolling out of boredom and their hate for all things Bama.

To make it even worse most are not very smart to begin with and are just there trying to talk **** to rationalize why their team won’t continue to be owned by Bama as they have for 90% of their lifetimes.

A psychologist would have a field day looking at the psyche of fans from Auburn and LSU (to a lesser degree UT) because they are so wrapped up in their victimhood mindset they just lash out irrationally.

Avg SECr post: “Haha Bama lost their C, they’ll win 7 games next year!”
Bama fan: “You mean the C who missed snaps on 50% of the plays in the Rose Bowl and almost cost Bama the Iron Bowl too? Why would it be a bad thing for Bama for him to transfer?”
Avg SECr Post: “lol cope more, suck it gump!”

Much like Paul Finebaum none of it is worth paying attention to. They don’t know and they don’t care what the reality is, only how it makes them feel better about getting their arse kicked for 60 years.