DeBoer settling in just fine

I think this is their best job yet. That is a good LSU team.

DeBoer stepped into something that playing in 10 national championship games cannot prepare you for unless you’re wearing Crimson. He’s figuring it out. He will be fine. And I promise everyone who thinks he’s a pansy, he’s absolutely intense and tough and has expectations, just in a different way than Saban. For 17 years we equated toughness with stomping around on the sidelines and cussing people out. DeBoer is not his clone.

DeBoer will put together a helluva plan if you give him any extra time that's for sure.

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DeBoer stepped into something that playing in 10 national championship games cannot prepare you for unless you’re wearing Crimson. He’s figuring it out. He will be fine. And I promise everyone who thinks he’s a pansy, he’s absolutely intense and tough and has expectations, just in a different way than Saban. For 17 years we equated toughness with stomping around on the sidelines and cussing people out. DeBoer is not his clone.

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I think it takes time to get buy in from kids who just last year were playing for one of the best coaches to ever live. I don't know that DeBoer's staff has turned that corner yet, but games like this and the UGA game certainly don't hurt their case. Games like the Vandy game probably don't either.

"This is what happens when we execute like we practice, this is what happens when we don't."

I’ve been concerned about things but everyone has to give DeBoer some time before deciding he’s a goner.

He’s hell on defenses coming out of a bye week. That’s good to see. That suggests he’s got a good eye for finding an edge but our iffy play is likely due to growing pains.

Going 10-2 would be huge for DeBoer if they can close out November strong. I thought tGOAT would go 10-2 against this schedule before he retired. So matching my expectations on the bottom line record for a Saban-coached team would be awesome.

Still concerned about the lack of a downfield passing game but maybe the weather had something to do with that. Couple of should they took were open and just couldn’t connect.