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Kirby and Kiffin on roster depth
Posted on 4/30/26 at 12:27 pm
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Posted on 4/30/26 at 12:29 pm to Night Vision
Hard to argue with them. That was a great clip. Thanks for posting.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 12:34 pm to Night Vision
Disregarding the talent aspect for a moment, the boost from just playing with roughly the same guys for 3-ish years together can't be overstated. From a scheme to just familiarity on the field, today's game you have so much roster turnover each year you spend half your practice time just getting guys on the same page every offseason.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 12:37 pm to Night Vision
Man those were the days weren't they? Now, instead of us getting to see all these great players sit the bench, we have to watch them play against each other. Sure do miss the old days.....(eyeroll)
Posted on 4/30/26 at 12:46 pm to Faurot fodder
Hoarding talent. Playing keep away from other programs.
That was the change Saban was sad to see happening ….
That was the change Saban was sad to see happening ….
Posted on 4/30/26 at 12:51 pm to AGGIES
He was just really good at building rapport with young athletes. They liked him so much that they were willing to be his 3rd stringers rather than start elsewhere.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 1:11 pm to tBrand
Kirby using Clubber Lang as an example of brute physicality moves him up a notch in my book.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 1:22 pm to Night Vision
Reggie Ragland and Dre Kirkpatrick primarily played Special Teams their freshman seasons at Alabama. Can you imagine guys like that taking a back seat and playing Special Teams for a season now while becoming acclimated to the college game and the SEC ?!! Hell no. Doesn't happen.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:01 pm to Night Vision
Well yeah, it's why Saban hung it up
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:19 pm to Faurot fodder
This new brand of football is just a worse product AND it hurts player development.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:19 pm to Quicksilver
I personally prefer that teams don't have 3 deep depth full of 5* talent. Coaches having to work a bit harder now and there's more balance in the game.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:52 pm to Night Vision
I miss the Alabama teams of that time period. They were awesome and made up of dogs. It was nice when the players cared about their team.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 2:54 pm to gatordmb89
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Coaches having to work a bit harder now and there's more balance in the game.
There was lot of hard work that went into recruiting those guys and developing them in those days.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 3:39 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
A lot of money under the table, agreed.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 4:31 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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I miss the Alabama teams of that time period. They were awesome and made up of dogs. It was nice when the players cared about their team.
They didn’t care anymore than players do now. They just had fewer options because of the rules of the day.
People are only as loyal as their options. If every 250+ lb. married woman suddenly looked like prime Shania Twain, there would be a lot of divorces.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 4:57 pm to gatordmb89
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A lot of money under the table, agreed.
Compared to who?
Everyone who cares nationally was buying players.
Michigan? Yep
USC? Go ask their guys who lived in penthouse apartments in LA
UGA/LSU/OM/UT/A&M? Been buying players since the 60s.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 5:29 pm to Night Vision
I mean imagine most great teams in the past would have sig more depth.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 5:45 pm to captdalton
How does it hurt development? Guys have opportunities to develop at more places. Younger guys at big programs getting more opportunities
Posted on 4/30/26 at 5:53 pm to All Gas No Brakes
Depends. If you havd a great developer at one school and transfer to a school with a coach who does not develop as well your development would get worse. If around the same level of devolpment, will not hurt as much. But if you have been around a person for years, they tend to know your traits, how to motivate you personally, etc.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 6:54 pm to Gatorbait2008
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But if you have been around a person for years, they tend to know your traits, how to motivate you personally, etc.
People also tend to develop more when they are challenged and face adversity. Now adversity just means transfer more often than not.
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