buckaroo
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I guess feelings are mutual
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Vrabel?
THEdonkey0515
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Dabo has falling off last couple of years and got touched by Joe Milton & Heupel in a year year six bowl. Dude was kissing the ground, when a FG went through in a bowl game against KY.
Lane has put an impressive class together at Ole Miss for a run at the 2024 playoffs. Is he willing to give that up to follow in sabans shoes?
Lanning is going into year 3 of a 6 year deal & couldn't beat Washington in mutiple trys with bo nix & a really good Oregon team. Has a $20+ million buyout.
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That's my thinking. It's like following Pat Summit. I hate to admit it and have said it before, he's the best I've ever seen. Bama fans wanna talk Bear Bryant but what Saban did was way more impressive IMO. Much more parity during his coaching career when compared to Bear.
I can't deal with Bama fans and I like Alabama. I must qualify…I don't like MANY Bama fans. There are many that are sane and just fine.
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I bet they name one quick. With his retirement the portal reopens for 30 days. They already had 19 transfer out. They need a coach in place to recruit the current players to stay.
Everybody knowns how these things go, it's doublely worse with the Bama situation and to use a Saban saying , sec teams Auburn,Ole Miss, LSU, Tennessee,Texas, and others are fixing to run through Bama like 
through a tin horn and Bama ain't gonna be able to stop them! The payback for all that mouthing from Bama fans is coming due.
No coach/program does much after a great one leaves, and in a season or so they fade away into obscurity, just another doormat to wipe your feet on…..
through a tin horn and Bama ain't gonna be able to stop them! The payback for all that mouthing from Bama fans is coming due.No coach/program does much after a great one leaves, and in a season or so they fade away into obscurity, just another doormat to wipe your feet on…..
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A few years from now Bama will be losing 6-7 games a season and newer fans will be wondering what all the fuss was about.
Yes. What I don't get is why can't Alabama fans just plain enjoy the fact that they have been winners for a long time. They have played really good football and it's a joy to see good football, even more so when it's your team. I get that there are rabid fans for all teams (Go Boilers
) but the typical(?) Bama fan is WAY obnoxiously snarky hateful blind. They know football for sure, but they can't see what's in front of their face because of the Crimson Blood in their eyes. Not all, but an alarming proportion.
Throughout the program's history, when has that ever been the sustained norm for Alabama football?
It's just wishful thinking on their behalf. I understand saban is gone and it won't be the same. But expectations remain… bama wouldn't ride out butch jones or Dooley for 5 years. Plus elite coaches will be interested. Bama isn't a dumpster fire that UT was when searching
I suspect their top targets are:
Lanning
Deboer(sp?)
Norvell
Kiffin
All would have Bama back in the playoffs next year.
Nick was the greatest coach of modern times, and certainly in a small group for the greatest ever. Bama won't miss much of a beat.
Lanning
Deboer(sp?)
Norvell
Kiffin
All would have Bama back in the playoffs next year.
Nick was the greatest coach of modern times, and certainly in a small group for the greatest ever. Bama won't miss much of a beat.
That history didn't have the transfer portal, you want a glimpse of Bama's future? Go to Lincoln, Nebraska and look around. Tom Osborne statues and a cloud of faded glory is what you'll find.
It is just closed to outgoing players. Any player that got in the portal has no time limit on when they can transfer somewhere.
"When Bryant retired after the 1982 season, Ray Perkins took on the daunting task of succeeding him at Alabama. He coached the Crimson Tide for four years from 1983 to 1986, compiling a record of 32–15–1. However, he went 5–6 in 1984"
"Franchione became the head coach at the University of Alabama in 2001 and led the team, which had posted a 3–8 record the prior season, to a 7–5 record in 2001"
"Alabama ended the season by losing their final three games to Mississippi State at home, LSU, and their fifth consecutive Iron Bowl loss to in state rival Auburn, ending with a 6–6 record. On November 26, one week after the Iron Bowl loss, Alabama athletic director Mal Moore notified Mike Shula that he would not be retained as the University of Alabama's head football coach for the 2007 season.[11] The University of Alabama had to pay Shula $4 million left on his contract after they fired him."
"Curry had an 0–3 record against Auburn. Indeed, he would never beat the Tigers in 12 tries during his career."
"Franchione became the head coach at the University of Alabama in 2001 and led the team, which had posted a 3–8 record the prior season, to a 7–5 record in 2001"
"Alabama ended the season by losing their final three games to Mississippi State at home, LSU, and their fifth consecutive Iron Bowl loss to in state rival Auburn, ending with a 6–6 record. On November 26, one week after the Iron Bowl loss, Alabama athletic director Mal Moore notified Mike Shula that he would not be retained as the University of Alabama's head football coach for the 2007 season.[11] The University of Alabama had to pay Shula $4 million left on his contract after they fired him."
"Curry had an 0–3 record against Auburn. Indeed, he would never beat the Tigers in 12 tries during his career."
There you go bringing logic into a perfectly emotional conversation
