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As shitty a human being as he is there are lots of teams that would hire him in a nanosecond.

If not caring is melting then I'm guilty. I really don't care anymore. The reason I started this thread is because my cousin called me to talk about tonight's Tennessee - OSU game. I didn't watch or care about it. I really don't care about this new thing that is pretending to be college football. It's not interesting or compelling anymore. But - Hey that's just how I feel about it. I wish it was different.

The Portal and the absolute anarchy of the unrestricted, unregulated NIL Pay-For-Play game of college football is not something I'm interested in. It's not really a sport anymore if winning isn't the objective. And winning is NOT the objective of the players anymore. Their only objective is $$$. I don't care about my own fandom for Alabama anymore. I don't give two shits who wins the Alabama-Michigan Bowl game and have no plans to watch it or any of the playoff games. The thrill is gone.

Two great coaches, two great programs, in the best conference in college football. Both were mentored and molded by Nick Saban. If you had to hire one of them to coach your team who would you choose?

I'd take Kirby. He's the better recruiter. The coach with the best players usually wins.

Yes - there's a lot to discuss. Kiffen is a narcissist. He believes he's right 100% of the time. He makes lots of dumb mistakes at critical moments despite his brilliant offensive mind. His main weakness is his lack of defensive coaching skill. Kiffen has never let a great gameplan stop him from doing something stupid to derail his team. He can't be trusted - not now, not ever. He will always be a winner but he will also always be a fool - it's his nature. Leopards don't change their spots.

Is there any proof that's KBs office? I have no proof it's not but I doubt this info. Looks like a completely different room - maybe a recruiting room - there are too may changes to the room - including the loss of a window to believe it's Sabans old office. I think it's unlikely KD would make a change this drastic to his personal office. I'm calling bullshite on this.

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That explains why he can shift between rush heavy and pass heavy so seamlessly I guess. And the last “elite QB” he had (Hooker) was an afterthought recruited by Pruitt that was lampooned on tRant as a one read only QB.

Heupel is at his best when he is improvising. He needs a competent dual threat QB, a couple of good RBs, and decent WRs to run his system. He needs Oline depth with it to be successful. But that’s true of everyone.

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Josh wants to bomb it up and down the field. He's not a patient play caller. He puts his defense under too much stress with quick possessions. Thats great if he builds a big lead - otherwise :violin:

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Considering Elko was the DC at Notre Dame for multiple years under Kelly when they played in major bowl games, I think he’ll be fine.

The fact that A&M had the #3 defense during his first stop under Jimbo. And considering he recruited over half of the 2022 recruiting class.

All of these things lead me to believe you are pulling shite out of your arse.

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Wow. All I really said is I don't know what Elko will do. And that hurt your feelings? :rolleyes:

Kentucky - Mark Stoops: Good guy doing his best. Mark has been at Kentucky for 11 loooooong years. He's has lost 61% of the SEC games played with no improvement year over year. Kentucky could be a contender with the right coach. Mark Stoops peaked at Kentucky the day he got the job - but the fanbase seems content with mediocrity and that's what they'll continue to get under Stoops.
Grade C-
Pessimistic - despite recruiting improvement I doubt Stoops will or can improve much. Expect a HC change at Kentucky soon unless Stoops has a breakout campaign.

LSU - Brian Kelly: BK has been winner everywhere he's coached with substantial improvement year over year at every stop. Kelly (at 62) remains extremely ambitious, organized, dedicated, and open to new ideas across the board. He's never had the talent he has now and that means he's more dangerous than ever.
Grade: A
Optimistic Kelly will put the pieces together and make a run at a NC soon.

Mississippi State - Jeff Lebby: MSU got lucky to get him. Lebby is smart, creative, and primed to do something special. He's got a great handle on his talent and schemes to it's best attributes. Jeff could have held out longer and got a better first HC gig. But - as good as Jeff is MSU is the wrong job. There's too much working against him (or any coach) at MSU. Miracles do happen - but it's an extremely long shot - but if it's possible Lebby is one of very few coaches who could bring hysteria to Stark Vegas.
Grade: A
Optimistic Jeff will drastically improve MSU - pessimistic he'll stay long. Bigger, better pastures ahead for Lebby.

Missouri - Eliah Drinkwitz: Some schools are just dead ends no matter who coaches them. This guys impressive. He's smart, dedicated, and progressive. Recruiting was the problem at Missouri for Eliahs first 3 years. But he's working harder than ever to put the pieces together - and succeeding.
Grade B+
Optimistic Drinkwitz will field better, more talented & competitive teams - pessimistic Mizzou (the school) will ever attract enough talent to win big - but if anyone can win at Mizzou - it's Eli.

Ole Miss - Lane Kiffen: Lane is an offensive guru capable of scheming as well as anyone in college football. Unfortunately he's a spoiled brat. He avoids coaching his own defense because he hates doing it. To make matters worse he's a loose cannon who burns bridges in a sport with a water hazard on every hole. His offensive talent has kept him employed - his lack of defensive focus is his why he hasn't won anything worthwhile.
Grade: B
Optimistic Kiffen will work NIL and the portal well enough to win 10 games once in a while - if he can shut up.

South Carolina - Shane Beamer: Competent, hard working guy. Shane has been around a lot of winning programs and worked for some great mentors - but it hasn't metabolized in his HC career. The jury is still out on SB. He's in a spot that could become a contender. SC has a rabid fanbase that want's a winner and is willing to pay for it. So far - Shane hasn't done much to crow about. At age 46 it's time to do something - or not.
Grade: C
Pessimistic Shane will improve much in the next two years - but South Carolina has high hopes and they're willing to give him another year or two before they kick him to the curb.

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You’re stupid. Kirby does not regularly lose games. He wins. He now owns the longest winning streak in the country.
He can and does get the best out of his teams - 3 perfect regular seasons and 2 natties should be proof enough of that- even for you. Kirby would be a success at any school. He IS in the perfect place for him - at least you got that right. But you and yours would crawl across broken glass if you thought there was even a 1% chance he had completely lost his mind and would actually consider coming to your school. You’d kick DeBore all the way back to Washington if you thought you could get Kirby. You know that. We all know it

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Why must every post be an insult? I disagree with you - that's all. And, in your mind that makes me stupid? I won't call you stupid because we disagree. It would be preposterous for Kirby to coach at Alabama for many reasons. The mere lack of continuity and incongruity of Kirby moving to Alabama would be so strange it would shock and turn off recruits - and Kirby wouldn't give his best because that's not where his heart is. Kirby isn't a mercenary genius like Saban. He's where he wants to be - and should be - the best situation he will ever have as a coach. Everything was perfect for Kirby when he took the UGA job - and he ran with it - recruited fabulous talent and went on the best winning spree in UGA history - and is ranked 2024 preseason #1. He's done a GREAT job - but I wouldn't want him back at Alabama. He's not the right guy for Alabama - and never will be. Alabama will do what Alabama does - and Kirby will continue to field one of the most talented teams in college football year-in and year-out. But - Kirby is more Dabo Sweeney than Nick Saban - and that is certainly NOT a compliment.