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Alabama Back to Pre-Saban Irrelevance – What Signs Are You Seeing?
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:55 pm
Everyone saw this coming except DeBoer. I respect the confidence though. Dude restructures his contract for a nice raise but sacrifices the buyout protection, meaning he loses money long-term if things go south.
Alabama is basically back to where they were before Saban — irrelevant. Even a lot of Bama fans seem to realize it. The writing was on the wall when Saban bounced, and their latest recruiting class has people nervous.
For those of us with only passive interest, what are some more recent signs of the slide? Has Walmart Alabama merch/inventory noticeably dropped? Anyone seeing fewer Alabama stickers on cars these days?
What other signs of the impending collapse have you noticed?
Alabama is basically back to where they were before Saban — irrelevant. Even a lot of Bama fans seem to realize it. The writing was on the wall when Saban bounced, and their latest recruiting class has people nervous.
For those of us with only passive interest, what are some more recent signs of the slide? Has Walmart Alabama merch/inventory noticeably dropped? Anyone seeing fewer Alabama stickers on cars these days?
What other signs of the impending collapse have you noticed?
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:56 pm to VooDude
Don’t count em out. Bama is the Alligator Gar of college football.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:02 pm to VooDude
I wouldn't call it irrelevance but the Alabama fan defense of a guy who lost 8 games in two years has been...something, considering the guy took over a semifinal team.
Then he received an extension and raise for getting destroyed in 2 of his last 3 games.
And they defended that. But hey, he beat Kelly and Freeze I guess.
Then he received an extension and raise for getting destroyed in 2 of his last 3 games.
And they defended that. But hey, he beat Kelly and Freeze I guess.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:03 pm to VooDude
Not sure if this is a sign of irrelevance, but Captain Dolt and Another Huge Melt21 make way more threads about lsu athletics than they do about Alabama.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:00 am to VooDude
Just played in the SECCG and won a playoff game. Most recent recruiting signing class was top 3.
90% of the SEC would kill for our irrelevance.
Don't cry for us Argentina.
90% of the SEC would kill for our irrelevance.
Don't cry for us Argentina.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:11 am to VooDude
Bama is a sacred cow school.. they will never stay irrelevant.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 1:21 am to VooDude
For a team of irrelevance, we do seem to occupy a significant portion of your mental energy.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 1:26 am to VooDude
Truth be told, I no longer care. The game I once loved died with Covid. I'll still cheer for Alabama in the fall but I am no longer invested like I once was.
This post was edited on 6/25/26 at 1:27 am
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