PhoSho86

I mean he did a good job at Penn State in the brief time he was there. 8-4 and 7-5 when they were going through the sanctions and pedo stuff, and won coach of the year. He's also from the area. I actually think this is a home run for BC, especially considering it's BC.

They play Texas, USC, Oregon, @Washington, @Ohio State, @decent Illinois on the road, improved Michigan State, not at all bad Fresno State, all with a completely depleted roster and a first year head coach it appears.

I don’t care if Michigan is good or not. It’s not “wishful thinking” looking at their roster, which is decent but certainly not loaded by any means, to think they will go 6-6 with that schedule.

Michigan loses nearly their entire starting roster. They also have perhaps the most difficult schedule in the Big Ten, with USC, Texas, @Washington, Oregon, @Ohio State, as well as trap games. They are a 7-5 squad next year regardless of who takes over so it might not be the worst time for them to get someone completely new instead of going the same "let's preserve the roster" route. They aren't winning anything next year.

They had no money stashed away to keep players, is that what you're saying? That is the only thing that would have kept the players that we lost. That is the only damage control that could have been done. Literally. It's all about money. These players are cashing in on a small window when people are still trying to figure out the best way forward with the NIL.

Regardless, all of this will be moot in a few years when the NIL is regulated and the rules are changed significantly.

Me too. And what’s happening to Bama is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s getting exponentially worse each season.

Killing off the PAC 12, these ridiculous alliances like Cal and Stanford in the ACC, the almost unwatchable nature of some broadcasts where commercials take up 50-60 minutes of a single half, the intense cynicism that used to be absent from college football, all the decent players sitting out every bowl, it goes on and on.

Greed ruins everything. Period.

If this is the case Alabama is a 9-3 type of program in the SEC. Being a non-elite talent program does not work in the SEC. It just doesn't. It works in the ACC, Pac 12 (RIP), Big Ten to an extent, etc. It doesn't work when 6 of the Top 12 teams in recruiting are in the same conference. Alabama's goal should be to remain in that Top 5-7 range in recruiting, NIL be damned.

I don't think Rees is a horrible OC (albeit a generic one), but this is a night and day improvement in terms of experience and quality.

He's an excellent coach. Bama could not have done better. I was worried about a situation where a legit great coach would not want to follow Saban, but we managed to land just that. Beyond thrilled.

As a Saints fan, it's brutal.

What's funny is Oregon also opened up against DeBoer's Fresno State in 2021, and needed to come from behind to win 31-24, and prob would have lost if not for 3 fumbles. He has truly been hounding them.