re: I'd like to trade Pete Golding

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What a lame rebuttal. I could say the same about almost everything you say after this. But I’m not going to because I agree context matters. I also know you agree defensive scores matter because you say Mac’s pick-sixes cost Bama in the IB. Otherwise you’re seriously telling me a defense that forces turnovers and scores TD doesn’t matter at all. I know you’re not that dumb.

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So you would have been ok with Alabama's defensive performance if they had managed to score a TD this weekend? Personally I would have not. That performance was terrible and while some defensive TDs would have been an upside, giving up 200 yards rushing is never acceptable.

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Actually I blame Sark for that game. Horrible play calling by him to give Jacobs and Harris a combined 6 carries and making Hurts throw too much. Even though he knew Hurts was struggling.

I could ask you something similar. Why is it you so vehemently defend Golding’s defense in the 2019 losses, but never apply that same level in defending Bama’s defense in 2016? YOU yourself basically just said the circumstances are similar in both games. Yet you defend the defense in one and attack them in the other.

But here’s the thing, I never said it was all Golding’s fault. You agree context matters. I also agree it does. I think the offense made plenty of mistakes in both 2019 losses. Just like I think the defense could’ve been more consistent in those 2016 games.

I think by metrics Pruitt’s defenses were better. I’m not arguing for Golding to be fired. I didn’t even say he sucks, just that I think Pruitt is better. Though I would prefer if Saban consider making Golding focus solely on the defense while someone else took over the ILB coaching.

I’m arguing that I think that even 2016 Pruitt was better. It wasn’t “1 vs 3” either. Because you although you agree, you don’t use the same excuses for Pruitt’s defenses they you do for Golding’s. A bit weird.

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Every DC out there, including Pruitt has had bad games/defenses.

At any rate, Saban on his show pretty much laid out the problem, and it was that they weren't expecting Florida to run the option and wasn't prepared for it. Mullen figured it out in the 2nd quarter and spent the rest of the game exploiting it. Last year Florida threw for a shite ton of yards.

Along with intensity of course. Which is really about effort. Against option football you have to be disciplined and they lacked that as well.

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Good shite
Everyone else is being a baby but when you do it, it’s you “speaking your mind”.

Again my argument here is that Pruitt is better.

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Not sure what to tell you, when I call someone a dumbass it's not because I'm upset, it's because - they probably said some stupid shite. Can't help it if people have thin skin, but I personally quit giving a frick if people are offended. I'm gonna tell the truth and I'm not just talking about Alabama football.

I grew up on sticks and stones.

Alabama fans are acting like big babies and have for the past 3 years they've thought they knew better than Saban, despite winning a national championship last year.

It's week3. Thus far Alabama is breaking in a bunch of new players as always, and has had to play 2 P5 teams, only 1 cupcake. Just maybe people should see how the season plays out before spewing their bullshite.

Either way, I'll continue to call it like I see it - as I always have.

I don't know why people think Nick Saban is lying when he addresses these things, or why they think they know better than him. Personally, I'll just keep listening to what he says, rather than a bunch of butthurt fans.