re: Bama Defense Under Steele Will be Fundamentally Sound

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Remember last year when we kept saying this team is finding a way to win despite the coaching. I actually 100% believe it now.

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I'm optimistic about the new coordinators, but one thing really gnaws away at me still about last year's coordinators situation...

Saban let it happen.

Both coaches were returning. BoB for the second year. Golding for the 4th/5th year.

The fact that Saban made that mistake gives me some pause about how much longer we have at the top. It just doesn't seem like he would have made that mistake earlier in his career.

This is the guy that was bold enough to bench a 2 year starter (and SEC player of the year) at QB at halftime of a national championship. Fired Kiffin just days before the championship. Demoted Lupoi mid-season. Fired Applewhite after 1 season. Demoted Steele after 1 season because he saw Kirby's future. Etc.

Hard to believe it's the same guy that let this drag out for years with Golding, and for a 2nd season with BoB, while we had arguably one of the most talent-rich rosters of the last two decades.