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re: Times are changing in Tuscaloosa...
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:34 pm to TTsTowel
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:34 pm to TTsTowel
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That's simply nothing everyone else isn't having to face now. It's expected every off-season you're likely going to lose at least 20 players to the Transfer Portal.
And if you look back, 26 players after a coaching change isn't that bad. Auburn is at 31 right now. Iowa State was left around 16-17 remaining players that didn't hit the TP.
You claimed he inherited a Ferrari. Now you are saying he could have got one in the transfer portal.
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:34 pm to TTsTowel
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Times are changing in Tuscaloosa...
It will be interesting to watch the SEC over the next 5 years.
Will any team dominate?
Do UGA and BAMA come back or will other teams take their place. Hope all of us stay healthy enough to enjoy how it all plays out.
Have a safe and healthy 2026 fans
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:35 pm to TTsTowel
Things have changed in Auburn too. I would not have been able to imagine Auburn having 5 losing seasons in a row if I hadn’t just seen it with my own eyes.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:36 pm to 3down10
quote:Don't think Alabama quite understands that word.
on a rebuild
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:37 pm to 3down10
quote:He did.
You claimed he inherited a Ferrari.
quote:No, I didn't. I said the roster turnover isn't anything out of the ordinary in today's TP world. He had an elite roster.
Now you are saying he could have got one in the transfer portal.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:38 pm to TTsTowel
Right right,,, guys like Isaiah Bond ( remember him?) bolted when Saban did.
No drop off expected ..... rev up that Testarossa !
No drop off expected ..... rev up that Testarossa !
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:39 pm to TTsTowel
Alabama made the playoffs. Brian Kelly would say that Bama fans are VERY spoiled, with emphasis on the word very. The dynasty run is over for Bama. Deboer is a good coach, but Bama wants championships every year and he’s not good enough for that.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:40 pm to TTsTowel
Now since you have so much time lay out au for us.
The one thing that has not changed is the obsession by au fans and the stepchild program of the state. Please keep entertaining us.
The one thing that has not changed is the obsession by au fans and the stepchild program of the state. Please keep entertaining us.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:47 pm to BevoBucks
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Don't think Alabama quite understands that word.
Yeah they all expect to reload.
I've been an Alabama fan for over 50 years. Anyone who expects us to win every other national championship is clueless. I expect us to be good and competitive most every year and a national championship will come every now and then.
For as much as they talk about Saban this and Saban that, Saban didn't even have the expectations they are putting on DeBoer. Nobody expected Saban to tear off 6 and 3 in 4 years.
Now suddenly winning 11 games on the 4th toughest schedule isn't good enough. All because a legit better team beat the shite out of us. Hell, I remember when Saban got blown out 31-0 when he was the coach @ LSU in a home game. I wonder if he was on the hot seat then, no good coach could ever lose a game like that right? And it wasn't even against the #1 team in the post season.
Same people will call the team soft, but they are soft as charmin fans.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:47 pm to TTsTowel
Well...
At least we're not Auburn.
We'll always have that.
At least we're not Auburn.
We'll always have that.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:48 pm to TTsTowel
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He inherited a Ferrar
lolol
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:48 pm to TTsTowel
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He did.
If he did, it was one that Saban wrecked. Go ahead and look at our 2023 ratings. We were #8 in FEI that year, and basically the same place we are now.
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No, I didn't. I said the roster turnover isn't anything out of the ordinary in today's TP world. He had an elite roster.
Not having extreme roster turnover is the entire thing that made the Saban Ferrari doofus.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:51 pm to TideWarrior
quote:I don't think I have the time to type all of that misery.
Now since you have so much time lay out au for us.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:52 pm to TTsTowel
No, he did not inherit a Ferrari, or rather, it was a Ferrari but a relic of the past type of Ferrari that was not trying to keep up with newer models.
DeBoer may not be the guy for Alabama (its likely the coach in Indiana), but, they are where they are.
DeBoer may not be the guy for Alabama (its likely the coach in Indiana), but, they are where they are.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:54 pm to 3down10
quote:In another era, sure. This is the NIL/TP roster. Nobody avoids at least a little roster turnover. This is why Nick Saban retired.
Not having extreme roster turnover is the entire thing that made the Saban Ferrari doofus.
Also, one off-season of losing players didn't erase the entire, elite roster Nick Saban left behind.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:55 pm to TTsTowel
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TTsTowel
Thank you for your interest in Alabama football.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:55 pm to TTsTowel
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In another era, sure. This is the NIL/TP roster. Nobody avoids at least a little roster turnover. This is why Nick Saban retired.
Also, one off-season of losing players didn't erase the entire, elite roster Nick Saban left behind.
Well thanks to Auburn fans, we have a list.
12/4/23- 4Star QB Tyler Buchner enters portal
12/4/23- 4Star WR Thaiu Jones-Bell enters portal
12/7/23- 3Star DL Isaiah Hastings enters portal
12/7/23- 4Star WR Ja’Corey Brooks enters portal
12/11/23- 3Star DL Aquino Barnes enters portal
12/15/23- Ja’Corey Brooks commits to Louisville
12/17/23- Aquino Barnes commits to Colorado
12/20/23- Tyler Buchner commits to Notre Dame lacrosse
1/1/24- ALABAMA LOSES PLAYOFF GAME
1/1/24- 5Star Junior EDGE Dallas Turner declares early for the NFL Draft
1/3/24- 3Star QB Eli Holstein enters portal
1/3/24- 3Star DL Monkell Goodwine enters portal
1/3/24- 4Star WR Malik Benson enters portal
1/3/24- 4Star OL Seth McLaughlin enters portal
1/3/24- 4Star OL Terrence Ferguson enters portal
1/3/24- 3Star S Kristian Story enters portal
1/3/24- 4Star CB Earl Little II enters portal
1/3/24- 4Star WR Shazam Preston enters portal
1/3/24- 3Star TE Miles Kitselman enters portal
1/3/24- 5Star Junior OT JC Latham declares early for NFL draft
1/4/24- 4Star LB Ian Jackson enters portal
1/4/24- TE Jax Porter enters portal
1/4/24- 5Star Junior CB Kool-Aid McKinstry declares early for NFL draft
1/4/24- 4Star Senior LB Chris Braswell declares early for NFL draft
1/4/24- 4Star Senior Justin Eboigbe declares early for NFL draft
1/5/24- WR Haydon Neighbors enters portal
1/5/24- 4Star RB Roydell Williams enters portal
1/6/24- Earl Little II commits to Florida State
1/6/24- Seth McLaughlin commits to Ohio State
1/6/24- 4Star Senior WR Jermaine Burton declares early for NFL draft
1/7/24- 3Star S Jake Pope enters portal
1/7/24- Eli Holstein commits to Pitt
1/7/24- Monkell Goodwine commits to S Carolina
1/8/24- 3Star LB Kendrick Blackshire enters portal
1/8/24- Malik’s Benson commits to Florida State
1/10/24- NICK SABAN RETIRES
1/8/24- 5Star Sophomore CB Terrion Arnold declares early for NFL draft
1/10/24- Kristian Story commits to Kentucky
1/10/24- 5Star 2024 WR Ryan Williams decommits
1/11/24- 4Star Senior RB Jase McClellan declares early for NFL draft
1/11/24- Terrence Ferguson commits to Florida State
1/12/24- 5Star WR Isaiah Bond enters portal
1/12/24- Jake Pope commits to Georgia
1/13/24- 4Star DB Dezz Ricks enters portal
1/13/24- 4Star CB Antonio Kite enters portal
1/13/24- 4Star LB Shawn Murphy enters portal
1/13/24- Miles Kitselman commits to Tennessee
1/13/24- Roydell Williams commits to Florida State
1/14/24- 4Star TE Amari Niblack enters portal
1/14/24- Isiah Bond commits to Texas
1/14/24- 5Star 2025 WR Jaime Ffrench decommits
1/15/24- Isaiah Hastings commits to Syracuse
1/15/24- Shazz Preston commits to Tulane
1/15/24- Shawn Murphy commits to Florida State
1/16/24- 3Star CB Trey Amos enters portal
1/16/24- 4Star 2025 OL Mason Short decommits
1/16/24- 4Star 2025 EDGE Javion Hilson decommits; flips to Florida State
1/16/24- Dezz Ricks commits to Texas A&M
1/16/24- Kendrick Blackshire commits to Texas
1/17/24- 5Star S Caleb Downs enters portal
1/17/24- 4Star 2025 EDGE Zion Grady decommits
1/17/24- 5Star OT Kadyn Proctor enters portal
1/17/24- Antonio Kite commits to Auburn
1/18/24- 4Star 2024 CB Jameer Grimsley enters portal
1/18/24- Amari Niblack commits to Texas
1/18/24- Ian Jackson commits to UTSA
1/19/24- 5Star QB Julian Sayin enters portal
1/19/24- Trey Amos commits to Ole Miss
1/19/24- Caleb Downs commits to Ohio State
1/20/24- Kadyn Proctor commits to Iowa
1/21/24- Julian Sayin commits to Ohio State
1/21/24- Jameer Grimsley commits to Florida
Totals:
30 players have entered portal (four 5Star, fifteen 4Star, eleven 3Star)
27 players have committed elsewhere (four 5Star, fifteen 4Star, eight 3Star)
8 players have declared early for the NFL draft (four 5Star and four 4Star)
1 player has decommitted from the 2024 class (5Star)
4 players have decommited from the 2025 class (one 5Star, three 4Stars)
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:56 pm to TTsTowel
Come gather 'round bammers
Wherever you roam
And admit that the teams all
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be melting alone
If your mind to you is worth savin'
And you better start copin'
Because Saban is gone
For the times they are a-changin'
Wherever you roam
And admit that the teams all
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be melting alone
If your mind to you is worth savin'
And you better start copin'
Because Saban is gone
For the times they are a-changin'
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:58 pm to Bryant91092
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I don’t disagree with some of what you’re saying but it is funny to me that all this doom and gloom is happening after a SEC title game appearance and a quarterfinal playoff appearance
Proof that "down years" for some programs are not the same as other programs. I consider this a down year for Bama, we need immediate upgrades in the trenches with a new oline coach, special teams needs addressing in the offseason. Take care of the oline and the run game will improve. I HATE not having a running game worth a damn.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 4:05 pm to 3down10
quote:A list that includes commits that weren't even on roster? Yikes. Hard to be considered roster turnover when you aren't, you know, on the roster.
we have a list.
quote:Also, no reason to have him on there. Kid came right back after stealing 100k from Iowa.
1/20/24- Kadyn Proctor commits to Iowa
AND the roster was still elite, being mentioned as top 3-5 in the nation.
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