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If they bounce back and make the CFP, I would agree with you, but the difference is they are regressing as a program. Sark has improved the program every year he's been here and we'll see if that trend continues or if he's plateaued. The culture that Saban had built is quickly eroding under DeBoer.

Sark has improved in every season and took over from a rotten culture situation. DeBoer could fall HARD this season, and took over one of the best and most talented programs/cultures of all time. Monumental difference there.

Totally agree. Sark is excellent at creating amazing game plans when he has film to work with. When he has to adapt and adjust in game, we know that he struggles. I wonder if the reason his script was so uninspired is because he was flying blind with what Patricia would do. I suspect if Texas and OSU play again later this year, Sark will call a MUCH better game with more tape on Patricia’s D.

I disagree with your win expectations for Bama this season, but agree with many of your points. People assumed they were gonna get great, improved QB play and heavily de-emphasized how much of a cheat code Jalen Milroe’s running ability was. They play a very tough schedule this season. UGA in Athens, LSU and @ SC were gonna be tough no matter what. So 9-3 would have been an ok season in my book. But now, they are looking like they could lose 6 or 7 games this season with the schedule they have. In addition to UGA, LSU and SC (which they are likely betting underdogs now), they could lose vs Tennessee, OU or Auburn playing the way they did. Vandy and Mizzou aren’t even gimmes playing the way they did.

Deboer went 9-3 in year one with a loss in the bowl game. 9-3. He’s 0-1 in year two, give the man some time. Sark went 5-7 and then 7-5 for comparisons. Accountability is important, but patience is too. Deboer deserves a little breathing room to see how the season unfolds. Odd how some are held to unrealistic and unreasonable standards but others aren’t.

Completely agree. Simpson might be okay, but for all his uneven play the one thing Milroe gave them was a complete freak with his legs and a devastating deep ball. They don’t have either of those weapons this year, which means they might be average or below-average on both sides of the ball. They might be in trouble. Also, losing Jam Miller just devastates their run game. They will be very one-dimensional on offense.

It’s not just the defense. It’s discipline. Kalen DeBoer is used to coaching Midwest and west coast players. IMO, Southeastern players are more talented, but play with more attitude and “swag”. I think Kalen DeBoer got away with lackadaisical discipline coaching players that naturally had more even keel attitudes. Now he’s at Bama (lot of alpha types). They have just been unyoked from one of the biggest disciplinarian coaches in history to be coached by a much easier going coach, and I think the players are responding by being much more loose and undisciplined than they were under Saban. Under DeBoer, Bama has never had fewer penalties than an opponent to date. Completely wild stat that illustrates the lack of discipline.

It's not a talent issue. It's not an NIL issue. It's a coaching issue. Last season, Bama should've went 11-1 in the regular season, played Texas in the SEC title game, and been a CFP lock. This season, Bama should go 10-2 in the regular season at worst, but more likely to go 8-4 and miss the SEC title and CFP once again. I know Saban is gone, but this team is good enough to be a perennial playoff contender, even if they're no longer a national championship contender. DeBoer is too "buddy buddy" with his players and coaching staff for this to work. LSU, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Auburn, and even Georgia are licking their chops to play this Alabama team. This guy is spot on with the issues happening in Tuscaloosa rn

I think the issue is that DeBoer didn’t make the right hires on the defensive side of the ball. That’s a huge difference between DeBoer and Sark: one still thinks of himself as primarily committed to constructing a dominant offense, while the other has brought in some of the best defensive coaching in the game and generated increasingly dominant defenses. Alabama is a top-5 most talented roster in the country. Losing to Vanderbilt, OU, and FSU is just unacceptable. This is NOT a Saban defense.

Would have preferred dialogue and mutual respect. Be well.

Exactly. Butler is probably that guy but he’s struggling to be consistent to catch the ball. hopefully Clark will have some of that juice in the sense of quickness to make people miss

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/aj-mccarron-sounds-alarm-alabama-nil-reality-after-florida-state-loss Bama is the #2 team in talent composite with 14 former 5* and 50 former 4* on roster. FSU is 19th with 1 former 5* and 36 former 4* on roster. It ain't NIL or recruiting. He's just sad that it would cost $20 million just to have the RB depth Bama used to have. That's a Bama education at work, folks.

I guess you have to have a subscription or something. Can’t find that. It would be interesting to track though. Thanks

That’s a manly throw. Don’t think Patricia is getting enough credit for causing Arch issues. That was a helluva game plan Arch was navigating without any tape history of him at OSU.

Good stuff by Chase Daniel to breakdown the quarterback position this weekend.

Bro I don't want to argue or debate with you. I'm whatever you say I am. I lack whatever maturity you think. Have a nice day🤘🏿 You're right. That works for you?

Wanted to share my final thoughts on Arch Manning ahead of the non-conference action over the next three weeks. I think Arch Manning will be fine. The quickest way to elevate his game is to truly trust that offensive line which played admirably against Ohio State last Saturday. Trust in the offensive line will do a few things: 1. Slow down the game, allowing Arch to read his keys instead of skipping chapters to find a check down. 2. Allow Arch to play comfortably within the pocket, cleaning up the mechanical issues we saw due to a sped up internal clock. 3. Provide opportunities for routes downfield to develop and come open downfield, something that happened on Saturday but was not given a chance as a result of some skiddishness. Three weeks to improve and as a betting man, the one thing I am not going to do is bet against Arch Manning.

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You respond originally with a dissertation(but you’re not defensive lol) that includes questions and as a courtesy I address them but you’re maturity says to reply so that you can insult the perceived length and close with a cliche? 🤣😂 You are a hoot.

I think we lack the short area quickness, burst, “make a guy miss” element but not necessarily the straight-line speed element. There is no J.Blue acceleration on the current team. There is no S.Bolden zero-to-top speed in a blink guy either. Nor is there a guy with the speed / cuts of route running that we had in Bond or Golden. That is how you get open most of the time. D.Moore may have 10.6 speed, but he doesn’t have great quickness in and out of routes, nor great deceleration (stop-n-start). He’s a straight line guy. Wingo has elite straight line speed (10.5), and has great burst / acceleration, but he runs upright and kinda stiff. He is a guy who can win in wide space, but not short area space. I would not call the 2025 team a bunch of plodders, but they are not a team of guys who win with quickness / burst, not make you miss elusiveness.

ssshhh. Don’t tell bama

Gruden would be as successful as Bellichick.