re: Some of you just need to log off until spring ball starts

I have to believe that many of these posters just are not old enough to understand how lucky we were to have Saban at UA and for 17 years.

Before Saban we only had 10 seasons of 10 wins or more since Bear.(27 years) Two of those due to sanctions became void. In Saban's second year was the first season since 1980 UA was ranked #1 in the regular season poll. He followed what 10 years of the school being on probation with many of those years with reduced scholarships.

Deboer and staff have it easy compared to what Saban had. Not expecting anyone to repeat what Saban was able to do but we should still be a contender and reach the playoffs every year. Just might have to work a little harder for it.

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I don't think anybody thought were this did they?

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I sorta did. Not Texas or even A&M style but I thought our bank account was pretty frickin' hefty.

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I do agree that the people acting like we're about to return to the Dubose era are nuts, but I can't blame anyone who is ready to cut back their emotional investment in a sport that is rapidly becoming NFL Lite if pro sports aren't their thing.

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I don't disagree with that, but timing that up with "we won't be as good now" is a bit convenient, no?

Also, let's be frank, nobody is actually going to stop watching this shite. RollTide1987 will be back on here after we put 63 on Western Kentucky telling us how excited he is.

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He's a FOG shithead whose life will lose all meaning without Alabama football.

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When I went to Alabama

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I bet you were an absolute stud.

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I'm just not sure what people expected when the Saban era ended, especially when we made the decision to hire somebody outside of the "family tree".

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I think expectations have been destroyed by the portal window. We're the first blueblood program to get screwed by the immediate 30 day window opening. Anybody who thought there wouldn't be changes or pain when Saban retired was deluding themselves. Every reasonable person probably expected to see recruiting to dip. But I don't think anybody expected to see the immediate wholesale dismantling of the team due to the portal.

This 30 day window is ridiculous. I'm fine with letter the kids transfer out, but they already have that opportunity with the spring portal. The immediate 30 day window lets kids make knee-jerk reactions and lets opposing teams play upon the uncertainty that those players are experiencing.

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It helped trust me. I’m sorry you’re snowed in, come visit us in Florida and I’ll take you for a burger!

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Where are you at again? PC?

Then you had to go to Tops. All other answers are incorrect.

After seeing what’s happening, I’m dumbfounded that Alabama didnt have a better plan.

It’s the Wild West out here and we had zero plan, even though the coaching search went really well.

You simply have to pony up and keep a select few core players in times like this. If Downs, Bond, and pick about 4 others are in on things from the very start of this and the messaging is positive and leadership is on the same page, there’s no way it reaches this chaotic point.


Paying some HS kid millions in hopes he pans out is a far cry from having a fricking plan and paying your guys to keep the program pointed in the right direction.

We had no plan and now it’s uncertain if we have a functioning football team Idk if I can be convinced that it has to be this way.

You know how firms are hired to help out during mergers and shite? How does a program like Alabama not have something like that in place for HC departures nowadays?

Did they even halfway ponder if it was the worst possible time for Saban to step down?