Interesting take on Bama -

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RTRnFlorida

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I think anyone drawing S&C comparisons between sports is an absolute crank.

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He played over 30 years ago. He has no idea about modern strength and conditioning.

This is the same as any other 50 year old saying “rub some dirt on it”

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Definitely understand that but the reality if we physically can't keep intensity and that has been the growing situation since Ballou came

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Definitely understand that but the reality if we physically can't keep intensity and that has been the growing situation since Ballou came

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There are plausible alternative explanations to that though: we have simply had diminished talent identification and development in the late Saban era and it started to show up on the field in 2021-23 but arguably reached its zenith in 2024-25. We've almost totally flushed out the recruiting misses of the late Saban era now and most of the remaining players from that cohort are contributors. I think we start to have a more holistic picture if you believe that DeBoer is hiring high quality staff. Frankly, we're more apt to arrive at a "restart the whole program" answer than "S&C needs to be replaced."

There is a reason Martin Houston is on the 6-7am timeslot on the local radio. He is still weekly bringing up reasons why Milroe had problems and even tells his sons on the show that they don't know what they are talking about because he was a Bama player. He is very full of himself. All of this is hearsay from me though because I won't listen to him.

With that being said, our strength and conditioning in football sucks, but those basketball guys are up and down the floor as much as any team, they made be strong some teams but are stronger than most. I don't know where he gets how the same guys are over both programs.

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I have been beating this drum for some time now.

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Among others

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I’m saying he isn’t knowledgeable enough to critique it and neither are you and I. We watch the games. We don’t have sports science degrees and we’re not watching the players workout.

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That's right. And don't every question me on theology. I have a seminary degree. Just listen to what I tell you.

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There are plausible alternative explanations to that though: we have simply had diminished talent identification and development in the late Saban era

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Talent has nothing to do with desire and drive. Off-season workouts build that and a toughness and this is what we have slowly lost yet people seem to think it's only the talent or position coach or head coach.

We have changed all of those things and there is only one constant. Our S&C program

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That's right. And don't every question me on theology. I have a seminary degree. Just listen to what I tell you.

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*yawn*