They hired the hottest name they could get right now. Saban has had a turnstile of coordinators and I suspect their AD had him in the loop with who he thought could handle the job. I really believe DeBoer has to embrace Saban and use him as much as he can. Saban would be a powerful ally against any booster rebellion.
Just my opinion but 25-4 in the Pac 12 is like 19-10 in the SEC. Maybe it is because I would love to see Bama do a Oklahoma or Nebraska after their coaches left/retired but I don't see his record at Bama being close to Saban's.
embracing the legacy is different than using the man. not sure how the hof ohio coach did following tom osborne, but klieman embraced snyder's legacy but had nothing for him in the room.
He's from South Dakota. I think he'll be fine. It's not like he chose his coaching jobs based on politics. This might be shocking to some people on this board, but there are a lot of people who don't let politics control their lives.
There’s some things about South Dakota that aren’t much different than Alabama. The boosters and expectations will be his biggest pain in the ass. 10 million/year will ease the pain.
OP made it sound like he was in Seattle because of politics. My point was it isn't like he's from Seattle or NYC. He was in Seattle for work.
Yes it is. People put so much sugar in iced tea it is sometimes almost undrinkable.
You honestly believe the guy that follows Nick Saban.he comes and and goes 10-2 a few years doesn’t make or win a SEC championship game will not feel heat like he has never felt before. I believe you are the one that has no clue.
No family, but o got a couple college buddies that are Bama boosters. I have been ti a few games with them including the Auburn FG return game. I know exactly what their mindset is on losing.
He inherited a program that had 1 losing season since Chris Peterson took over and went to 3 straight New Year’s Six bowls and played in the CFP. They made a mistake in hiring Jimmy Lake and literally fired the guy midway through the 4-8 season, because the dude was a mess on and off the field. Their record was 4-5 at the time and they had 3 games they would have been favored to win.
Sure it does. To think otherwise is naive. Some games mean more than others. Hell if they lose at Wisconsin in the 3rd game of the season, the natives will get restless and will be saying thing like we made a mistake etc.
He wins with an absolutely overwhelming talent advantage. Plus favorable conference officiating to ensure they make the Playoff.
there will absolutely be fans calling for his head at 10-2 : not all but some will. And obviously they won’t fire him.
I kind of get what you are saying but the coaches immediately before Saban couldn't get it done. Same with the Bulls. I'm leery of Belichick after seeing what he did post Brady and what Brady did without Belichick.
