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re: Will Bama ever really replace Saban?
Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:11 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:11 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
Auburn literally bought their only modern day national championship for 180K. Pretty good deal though
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Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:14 pm to UltimaParadox
quote:Yet Bama was on probation for cheating for about 15 to 20 years since Auburn. It's just coincidence that Saban looks average when the NIL and Transfer Portal kicked in good.
Auburn literally bought their only modern day national championship for 180K. Pretty good deal though
Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:15 pm to Rabern57
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Bama was on probation for cheating for about 15 to 20 years
Uh huh
Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:21 pm to UltimaParadox
quote:Not nearly as much as any year Bama paid and now they can't even buy one. We are already getting to where Bama fans are talking about the past instead of being relevant now.
Auburn literally bought their only modern day national championship for 180K
This post was edited on 9/17/23 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:35 pm to Meatball
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It’s a tall task to replace a legend. What Saban has accomplished is incredible. Whoever Bama hires has huge shoes to fill.
Not sure who will want that job. You never want to be the guy that replaces the legend.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:36 pm to BigSneezy
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Are we going back to pre-Saban Bama
Worth noting many years before Saban Alabama was an elite team. I’d bet on a regression with eventual resurgence within a decade. If they make a great hire, I could see them continuing to be in the hunt but just not as consistent as under Saban.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 11:21 pm to BigSneezy
Saban had a lot of help from boosters/ bagmen and a good friend running the NCAA turning a blind eye. Those 2 circumstances alone helped him tremendously. I'd be willing to bet almost every college dynasty since the 50/60's has won with that same formula. I know schools like OU had the "slush fund" to pay players many decades ago when they were beating everyone..
I'm not sure if another coach at BAMA or any school can reproduce it now in the NIL/ transfer portal era; it seems like BAMA is already struggling a little now with Saban still there..
I'm not sure if another coach at BAMA or any school can reproduce it now in the NIL/ transfer portal era; it seems like BAMA is already struggling a little now with Saban still there..
This post was edited on 9/17/23 at 11:28 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 11:43 pm to captdalton
You conveniently left out all of the bad years.
Posted on 9/18/23 at 12:07 am to BigSneezy
With the transfer portal and NIL is Saban even Saban anymore? I don’t think anyone will dominate the way Bama has the last 20 years anymore. UGA has an outside shot but I think even they are gonna hit a wall at some point. The NIL has changed College football landscape forever
Posted on 9/18/23 at 12:22 am to UltimaParadox
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Auburn literally bought their only modern day national championship for 180K. Pretty good deal though
You paid that for an OL decades ago. Imagine what skill player were going for?
Posted on 9/18/23 at 12:35 am to BigSneezy
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The 80’s and 90s Bama was bad. Very bad
Very bad? Bruh they only had like two losing seasons in 20 years, won 28 games in a row and of course an NC and multiple SEC titles. They even finished the regular season undefeated in 94. Goddamn even Dumbass DuBose won an SEC title.
You guys talk about Alabama fans having unrealistic expectations but damn we don't consider the 80s and 90s as "very bad" like you guys do
Bama wasn't "very bad" until the early to mid 2000s. The 80s and 90s were lit.
Posted on 9/18/23 at 12:48 am to BigSneezy
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Nice deflection
Not a deflection, homey.
Alabama is like the terminator.
In 1983, Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn managed to put the Bear to pasture.
Done, right? Nah, think again.
Tennessee continued to thrive, Auburn found a great coach, and LSU crashed then soared, like we do, and LSU discovered the next legend.
That legend bailed on LSU, crashed in the NFL, then resurrected a dead elephant.
It's like Battlestar Galactica, man. Alabama is due for a decade of mediocrity. Then they'll hire some kind of superstar that'll have them in the playoffs every year.
Posted on 9/18/23 at 1:02 am to Meatball
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It’s a tall task to replace a legend. What Saban has accomplished is incredible. Whoever Bama hires has huge shoes to fill.
NIL and transfer portal are what made college football fun again. More upsets happening more often than before.
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Posted on 9/18/23 at 1:03 am to BigSneezy
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The 80’s and 90s Bama was bad. Very bad.
Lol explain. They won a national championship and had mostly 8+ win seasons during the two decades. Some bad years by today’s standards but only a few really bad years. The early 2000s were rough
Posted on 9/18/23 at 1:10 am to BigSneezy
Honestly, I’d begin talking with the few worldly Communist Presidents. No one democratically can replace a torrent who has ruled longer than most kings, as in Lord NS.
The answer is no, idealistically. But yes, theoretically, if Alabama wants to participate in the sport of football, he will undoubtedly be replaced. Although, he will be hooked into the program until Hitler takes him underground. Futuristically, RIP
The answer is no, idealistically. But yes, theoretically, if Alabama wants to participate in the sport of football, he will undoubtedly be replaced. Although, he will be hooked into the program until Hitler takes him underground. Futuristically, RIP
Posted on 9/18/23 at 1:15 am to wadewilson
Don’t forget MSU
Posted on 9/18/23 at 1:36 am to Rabern57
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Yet Bama was on probation for cheating for about 15 to 20 years since Auburn. It's just coincidence that Saban looks average when the NIL and Transfer Portal kicked in good.
They still had the top recruiting class this year. Coordinator changes have been the big issue. It’s hard to develop players when they have a new position coach every season.
Posted on 9/18/23 at 3:10 am to RTRcdub
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They still had the top recruiting class this year. Coordinator changes have been the big issue. It’s hard to develop players when they have a new position coach every season.
Isn't that a good indicator that Nick Saban needs to find coaches to stay for 3 or so years to give the team time to gel? If he isn't able to get this solved soon, he should retire.
This post was edited on 9/18/23 at 3:12 am
Posted on 9/18/23 at 4:17 am to BigSneezy
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The 80’s and 90s Bama was bad. Very bad.
Were they? Let's investigate:
1980: 10-2
1981: 9-2-1 (SEC champions)
1982: 8-4
1983: 8-4
1984: 5-6
1985: 9-2-1
1986: 10-3
1987: 7-5
1988: 9-3
1989: 10-2 (SEC champions)
1990: 7-5
1991: 11-1
1992: 13-0 (SEC champions; National champions)
1993: 9-3-1
1994: 12-1
1995: 8-3
1996: 10-3
1997: 4-7
1998: 7-5
1999: 10-3 (SEC champions)
That 20-year-period, as "down" as it is by Alabama standards, rivals the success of the entire history of the Texas A&M football program.
This post was edited on 9/18/23 at 4:19 am
Posted on 9/18/23 at 8:52 am to Diego Ricardo
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Worth noting many years before Saban Alabama was an elite team. I’d bet on a regression with eventual resurgence within a decade. If they make a great hire, I could see them continuing to be in the hunt but just not as consistent as under Saban.
Unfortunately I can see a decade+ of coaching carousel with a few faux good teams sprinkled in. Kind of like what Florida has gone through post Urban
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