SPennington
| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Biography: | Roll Tide |
| Interests: | Football, Baseball, and Basketball |
| Occupation: | Executive Manager |
| Number of Posts: | 181 |
| Registered on: | 10/2/2015 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Adrian Klemm
Posted by SPennington on 1/25/26 at 6:10 pm to bamarep
Or Sam Pittman.
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re: Kap & Nunez
Posted by SPennington on 1/23/26 at 9:05 pm to SPennington
I guess they meant the following Friday, lol. One for two.
Kap & Nunez
Posted by SPennington on 1/13/26 at 1:12 pm
To be fired Friday, per completely unreliable source. If that were true, why would they wait until the close of the portal? I don’t understand the strategy there if this actually happens, but I have my doubts it’s true. Seems like we’re stuck with the same staff.
re: Interesting tid bit on average age of Indiana starters..
Posted by SPennington on 1/9/26 at 10:28 pm to GenesChin
Someone tweeted “Teams take on personality of the coach. Cignetti is a killer”. Marquis Maze reposted and said “Cig is not a killer at all I played for him he was soft as s**+”
Take that for what it’s worth.
Take that for what it’s worth.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/5/26 at 10:52 am to Alfie Solomons
Very obvious copy and paste skills from the 247 article. What’s your point?
Who cares? Lol. Numbers don’t lie. I very much care we improve statistically.
Who cares? Lol. Numbers don’t lie. I very much care we improve statistically.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/5/26 at 9:53 am to Alfie Solomons
Alabama's final Sagarin rating for the 2025 season is 85.49, or 15th-best in the country. Last season it was 87.89, or 8th. In both cases, the computer model is taking into account the quality of opponents Alabama faced in each season — and Alabama's strength of schedule is currently the nation's second-hardest for 2025.
Many of the raw stats favor what Alabama did in 2024 over its 2025 output:
Alabama scored less points per drive (2.63) in 2025 than the 2.74 it scored in 2024.
Alabama gave up more points per drive (1.64) on defense than the 1.30 it allowed in 2024.
Alabama's offense gained 5.6 yards per play in 2025 compared to 6.3 in 2024.
Alabama's defense allowed 4.9 yards per play in 2025 compared to 4.7 in 2024.
Alabama converted 41.7% of its third downs offensively in 2025 after converting 47.3% in 2024.
Alabama's opponents converted 36.9% of third downs in 2025 compared to 32.3% in 2024.
Alabama scored touchdowns on 71.7% of red zone trips in 2025 compared to 74.5% in 2024.
Alabama allowed touchdowns on 52.5% of red zone trips in 2025 compared to 45.9% in 2024.
Alabama's offensive play success rate slipped from 49.5% in 2024 to 47.4% in 2024.
Alabama's net yards per pass attempt dropped from 8.7 last season to 7.6 this season.
Alabama's running backs averaged 4.0 yards per carry, which was 127th in the country, after averaging 4.8 yards per carry in 2024.
Overall, the Tide's 3.4 yards per rush in 2025 were the worst since 1998 and third-worst since 1969.
Alabama went three-and-out on 30.6% of its offensive drives in 2025, exactly matching its rate in 2024.
Alabama significantly reduced its offensive turnover rate from 12.7% in 2024 to 6.9% in 2025, but its defensive turnover rate declined from 17.3% to 11.4%. The result was a plus-7 turnover margin in 2025 that was equal to 2024's margin.
Did Alabama have a clutch factor in 2025? In some games, yes. In some games, no. Overall, Alabama scored on 28.6% of its offensive drives while trailing in the second half this season. In 2024, the Tide scored on 30.4% of its second-half drives when trailing.
Many of the raw stats favor what Alabama did in 2024 over its 2025 output:
Alabama scored less points per drive (2.63) in 2025 than the 2.74 it scored in 2024.
Alabama gave up more points per drive (1.64) on defense than the 1.30 it allowed in 2024.
Alabama's offense gained 5.6 yards per play in 2025 compared to 6.3 in 2024.
Alabama's defense allowed 4.9 yards per play in 2025 compared to 4.7 in 2024.
Alabama converted 41.7% of its third downs offensively in 2025 after converting 47.3% in 2024.
Alabama's opponents converted 36.9% of third downs in 2025 compared to 32.3% in 2024.
Alabama scored touchdowns on 71.7% of red zone trips in 2025 compared to 74.5% in 2024.
Alabama allowed touchdowns on 52.5% of red zone trips in 2025 compared to 45.9% in 2024.
Alabama's offensive play success rate slipped from 49.5% in 2024 to 47.4% in 2024.
Alabama's net yards per pass attempt dropped from 8.7 last season to 7.6 this season.
Alabama's running backs averaged 4.0 yards per carry, which was 127th in the country, after averaging 4.8 yards per carry in 2024.
Overall, the Tide's 3.4 yards per rush in 2025 were the worst since 1998 and third-worst since 1969.
Alabama went three-and-out on 30.6% of its offensive drives in 2025, exactly matching its rate in 2024.
Alabama significantly reduced its offensive turnover rate from 12.7% in 2024 to 6.9% in 2025, but its defensive turnover rate declined from 17.3% to 11.4%. The result was a plus-7 turnover margin in 2025 that was equal to 2024's margin.
Did Alabama have a clutch factor in 2025? In some games, yes. In some games, no. Overall, Alabama scored on 28.6% of its offensive drives while trailing in the second half this season. In 2024, the Tide scored on 30.4% of its second-half drives when trailing.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/5/26 at 8:59 am to scottydoesntknow
Would you say our o-line is talented, but poorly coached? I’d say they’re very talented, but Kap is an awful coach. I’d go further to say that they’re faced with a bad position coach and an OC with a poor scheme. A lot of the woes on the line revolved around protections that Ty was changing. He was identifying a front, changing protection, then wrecking the play. Changing protection is pretty standard by what the QB is seeing; it’s not difficult. Grubb’s ultimately the designer of those protection calls with QB coach/o-line coach collab through the season. How that wasn’t adjusted effectively proves to me that we got out coached in a lot of games. When people were complaining about Ty changing the “play”, he wasn’t, he was changing the protection most of the time. And when we had slide protection going in the same direction as our check-down, we were running the defense right into a safety valve that was needed because of a bad check and poor protection.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/5/26 at 8:23 am to JoylessMurderball
Lol. Okay, bud.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 10:49 pm to RollTide33
Is Bryant Jr. our largest donor?
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 10:43 pm to JoylessMurderball
Again, spin it however you want, but undeniably talented (top five). Verified/validated statistically stemming from multiple classes.
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” — I believe that sums it up. That fits your “ME” argument that I agree with. Talent was there, want to wasn’t.
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” — I believe that sums it up. That fits your “ME” argument that I agree with. Talent was there, want to wasn’t.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 8:42 pm to Bamadiver
Saban was clearly at odds with the new format, no question. But 2023 was some of his best work. I believe he could have figured it out; he simply chose not to, largely because of his age. Many of the same people who make the claim that he stepped away because of the direction things were headed also want him as commissioner to regulate modern college football and pay-for-play. If he were younger, there’s little doubt he would have adapted and found a creative way to manage it. Age got him more so than the new format.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 8:37 pm to Crimsonpirate23
Then we have a disappointing season again, don’t pick up needs in the portal that can truly help, and DeBoer is fired at the end of aforementioned disappointing season.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 8:34 pm to JoylessMurderball
Over 80% of the roster consisted of blue-chip recruits with the vast majority being 4 and 5 star players. Statistically elite recruiting classes that he inherited. Talent-wise, it was unquestionably one of the most talented rosters in college football. The mindset and commitment can be questioned, but getting the best out of that talent ultimately falls on the head coach. Saban would likely have gotten more out of that roster (even with the Bonds, Sayin, Downs, and McLaughlin losses) than Kalen DeBoer, but that comparison is apples to oranges. I believe the retention of key talent was mismanaged (of those mentioned), but I obviously can’t confirm that other than hearsay. What would Cignetti have done with that roster?
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 8:18 pm to Alfie Solomons
There are a few I’d throw everything at, but I acknowledge he has at least one more year. But not making staff changes right now is painting the same story next season and he will surely be fired after that.
re: DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 7:41 pm to JoylessMurderball
He inherited a top-five roster in all of college football. The mindset may have needed work, but the talent was undeniable. Maximizing that talent is his responsibility.
DeBoer Dynasty
Posted by SPennington on 1/4/26 at 7:21 pm
Between the 2001–2023 seasons, we suffered only ONE loss by 21+ points: The 44–16 loss vs Clemson in the National Championship in 2019. That one sucked, but it was in the NC. At least we made it. That level of consistency defined our program for over two decades. Now look at last year and the last month:
24–3 loss to OU (2024)
28–7 loss to UGA
38–3 loss to IU
Three blowout losses where we scored a combined 13 points under a head coach who is supposedly an offensive-minded leader. More 21+ point defeats than the previous 22 seasons combined. That’s embarrassing and a measurable break from the standard at Alabama that Saban worked so hard to establish.
The fact we haven’t heard of any staff dismissals yet is insane. I don’t want DeBoer as our head coach, but I know he will get another year before he’s fired, but at least make some changes now to make it somewhat interesting.
24–3 loss to OU (2024)
28–7 loss to UGA
38–3 loss to IU
Three blowout losses where we scored a combined 13 points under a head coach who is supposedly an offensive-minded leader. More 21+ point defeats than the previous 22 seasons combined. That’s embarrassing and a measurable break from the standard at Alabama that Saban worked so hard to establish.
The fact we haven’t heard of any staff dismissals yet is insane. I don’t want DeBoer as our head coach, but I know he will get another year before he’s fired, but at least make some changes now to make it somewhat interesting.
re: We should have hired Jeff Stoutland.
Posted by SPennington on 1/3/26 at 9:53 am to LaneB
He was our o-line coach in 2011 and 2012. Best we’ve ever had. Unfortunately he’s the best in the league as well. I wonder if he has a protégé out there somewhere??
re: Why allow a hurt QB to play after half?!
Posted by SPennington on 1/2/26 at 1:33 am to LovetheLord
Playing hurt to negatively impact your team? That’s not showing what it means to be a competitor. That’s ego wearing the mask of grit.
re: Who Needs To Be Fired?
Posted by SPennington on 1/1/26 at 11:31 pm to UhOhOreo
The strength coach is around the team more than any other coach on the field. They’re a driver of culture. Ask any player under Saban/Cochran who drove the culture more than anyone. They’ll tell you it was Cochran. Ballou needs to go.
re: Who Needs To Be Fired?
Posted by SPennington on 1/1/26 at 8:10 pm to Crimson K
Agreed.
Who Needs To Be Fired?
Posted by SPennington on 1/1/26 at 8:07 pm
Chris Kapilovic
David Ballou
Who else? Gillespie?
David Ballou
Who else? Gillespie?
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