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re: OLD Portal & Roster Tracker - No Updates Being Made to First 2 Posts
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 1/11/26 at 1:19 pm to Funky Tide 8
Honest question... how was Lane and Ole Miss able to build through the portal the last few years? I understand Texas has more oil money. But are you telling me that we have less resources than Ole Miss for NIL? Some how Ole Miss was able to create a very effective NIL program without UTx money.
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Peter was not some random on a street corner in the year of our lord 2025 with a sign. The answer is no, it doesn’t work today and never has in modern times. You could argue that it’s had the opposite effect based on sharp declines in reported numbers of practicing Christians.
Peter wasn’t some elite religious figure giving a polished talk— he was a fisherman whom Jesus called to preach the Gospel. There was nothing inherently special about Peter himself. He was simply a man filled with the Holy Spirit. What mattered was the message he preached: Repent and Believe upon Jesus Christ. That is what converted people on the day of Pentecost, not Peter’s status, credentials, or cultural moment. And let’s be clear: Peter himself was nothing special. This is the same man who denied Jesus three times out of fear. If effectiveness depended on the charisma, résumé, or social status of the preacher, Peter would have been the last candidate to see three thousand people converted in a single day.
The point is that God uses ordinary, flawed, fearful men to proclaim an extraordinary message. The power is not in the preacher — it’s in the Gospel itself. That’s why mocking the person or their method misses the point entirely. God has always chosen “the weak things of the world to shame the strong” (1 Corinthians 1:27), and He delights in using imperfect vessels so that the power is clearly His. If there was something special about Peter then God would not receive all the glory.
If people aren’t being converted in modern times, maybe the issue isn’t that preaching “doesn’t work,” but that much of what passes for preaching today isn’t the Gospel at all. When pulpits are filled with “your best life now,” self-help, country club membership, after school programs and social gospels, it’s no wonder there’s a decline. That’s a far better explanation than pretending God’s ordained means of salvation suddenly stopped being effective in the 21st century.
Scripture tells us exactly how God brings people to faith:
Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? … How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace… 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
God’s method hasn’t changed. He the same yesterday, today and forever. Faith comes by hearing the preached Word — not by marketing trends, not by cultural relevance, and not by watering the message down.
So yes, the preaching of the Gospel still “works,” because God is the one who makes His Word effective. The decline in Christianity says more about the decline in faithful preaching than it does about God’s chosen means.
People hate this kind of preaching because it exposes what they’d rather keep hidden. Scripture says plainly that the natural response to the Gospel is hostility, not applause. Jesus Himself said:
“Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” (John 3:19)
Street preaching, open proclamation, and calls to repentance shine that light in a very public way. That’s exactly why it makes people uncomfortable. It confronts sin directly instead of flattering the ego or blending into the culture.
Mocking the preacher doesn’t refute the message — it simply reveals the heart’s reaction to the light. People love darkness, and the Gospel drags the darkness into the light.
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Protestants are so weird
Has this tactic ever worked on a scale large enough to have a noticeable impact?
Why don’t you go back and read your Bible—specifically Acts 2? You asked whether this “tactic” has ever worked on a scale large enough to make a noticeable impact. The answer is yes, and it worked quite well for Peter.
He preached openly to a crowd:
Acts 2:38–39
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
And the passage continues:
Acts 2:40–41
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Open-air preaching to crowds clearly worked for Peter—three thousand people responded in a single day. Sounds a lot like the same thing the Protestant you’re mocking is trying to do.
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He called 45 pass plays versus 9 runs.
And three of those runs were on the first series of the game. The first two put us in third and short. And he then called a jet sweep concept with Brooks which went no where. So one-third of the run plays in the game were early in the game. He clearly abondoned the run.
In Seattle Kenneth Walker has a career low 3.7 yards per carry with Gubb as OC. Walker normally averages 4.6 yards per carry (4.6 - 2025, 4.1 - 2023 and 4.6 - 2022). MacDonald clearly wanted a better running game and fired Grubb after last season.
Here are some quotes from the Seattle Seahawks... Unfortunately we've seen this in action.
Disillusioned and Incompatible: Inside Seahawks Decision to Fire Ryan Grubb
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"He thought he was facing Stanford or something," a team source remarked, harkening back to his time dominating Pac-12 competition. "His confidence in his quarterback wasn't misguided, but he took one of our best players out of the game with his own stubbornness."
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By the time New York iced the game with a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in the closing moments, Smith had dropped back to throw 47 times while Walker had a total of five carries for 19 yards and Seattle had ran the ball a total of seven times with running backs. Completely abandoning the run game in a close contest, Grubb called pass plays on a stunning 87 percent of the team's snaps, leading to Smith being sacked seven times.
Sounds very much like what you posted above.
re: After two years...
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 12/6/25 at 11:54 pm to InkStainedWretch
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We became a QB-centric offense, maybe not a fully pass-centric but a QB-centric offense, when Saban was still here.
Agreed 100%. I think Saban saw what Clemson was capable of with Watson and Lawrence and made the needed changes.
I surely don't want to return to the days of Stallings and Mal Moore calling plays for 3 yards and a cloud of dust. But at the same time you have to have some balance. If you don't you get what we witnessed tonight. Negative three yards rushing is unacceptable. And we can debate if that was due to play calling, bad QB play or bad OL blocking. I think it is a combination of all three.
re: After two years...
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 12/6/25 at 11:42 pm to PuertoRicanBlaze
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Well let me tell you about the team DeBoer inherited at Washington and what he did with it. He even embarrassed a team that blew Saban out at home...
Honest question then — if that’s the standard, explain what’s happened at Alabama:
Lost to Vanderbilt.
Lost to Oklahoma twice when it actually mattered.
Lost to Florida State after a full offseason to prepare.
Lost to a Michigan team missing a huge chunk of its roster in the bowl game.
People love pointing out that he’s 2–0 vs Lanning, 2–0 vs Sark, and 2–1 vs Kirby. Fine. But that doesn’t change the reality that he has underperformed in his first two seasons at Alabama relative to expectations and the talent on hand.
And anyone who watched Washington in 2023 knows they weren’t some flawless juggernaut. They struggled with Arizona, Oregon State, and Washington State, among others. That’s not slander — it’s just saying fans should expect closer games than they’re used to, because that’s how his teams have played historically.
I never said Washington’s 2023 offense wasn’t elite overall. It was. But they were also the 106th-ranked rushing attack, averaging just 118 yards per game — and that was across 15 games to get to those 1,700+ total rushing yards. That’s the definition of a pass-first offense. The run game was clearly secondary, and when your offense leans that heavily on the quarterback, it’s absolutely fair to call the rushing attack sub-par.
None of this means DeBoer is a bad coach. It just means the pattern is real, and Alabama fans shouldn’t be shocked when the run game struggles — and the game margins are close and some don't go the way we expect.
re: After two years...
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 12/6/25 at 11:27 pm to InkStainedWretch
UW ranked 106th nationally in rushing in 2023, averaging just 118 yards per game. Dillon Johnson had a solid season, but the team as a whole was still clearly pass-first. And in Grubb’s last year at Fresno State, they were 91st in rushing at 137 yards per game—again, against much softer West Coast defenses.
Just ask Seahawks fans how the run game looked with Grubb as OC. The running game tonight was the same story: anemic. After the opening drive—where we actually ran it three times—they basically abandoned the run. I think we had maybe 7–8 rushing attempts the rest of the game.
I’m not saying we need to clean house. But if the running game doesn’t improve over the next year or two, the heat is going to get turned up...
Just ask Seahawks fans how the run game looked with Grubb as OC. The running game tonight was the same story: anemic. After the opening drive—where we actually ran it three times—they basically abandoned the run. I think we had maybe 7–8 rushing attempts the rest of the game.
I’m not saying we need to clean house. But if the running game doesn’t improve over the next year or two, the heat is going to get turned up...
re: After two years...
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 12/6/25 at 11:10 pm to scottydoesntknow
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At least let the dude get his players in first
That's such an excuse... he inherited a more talented team than Curt Cignetti did at IU. And IU just won the Big 10 in year 2 and will be the #1 ranked team tomorrow. Instead we are relying on a committee to let us in the back door again this year.
Go look at CKD and Grubbs historical rushing stats at Washington and Fresno St. They are pass first. And their offense is what you see. They are usually towards the bottom of the NCAA in yards per game and yards per carry. This isn't just we don't have a good OL or group of RBs. And yes, I know this is probably the weakest RB room since the days of Ken Darby. And the OL is as bad as anything Bucket Step Bob put on the field.
re: Curt Cignetti has been at Indiana for 2 years.
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 12/6/25 at 10:47 pm to UASports23
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B10 is not as strong as folks make it out to be. If Indiana had our schedule, not sure Cignetti would have won 10 games.
Big 10 isn't as strong. But IU just knocked off a really good team. OSU is as talented as any team in the SEC.
Cignetti inherited a Fiero and not a Ferrari. What he has done in year 2 is very impressive. And it shows that you don't need 4-5 years to build a winning football team. I don't care if he's 64. He's a winner.
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Excuses dude thata all this is
The same thing(s) win, that always won... And we just have a different bunch of excuses if we lose.
re: How many autistic kids did you know when you were young?
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/22/25 at 9:04 pm to lsupride87
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Autism today is starting to mean nothing at all.
Autism is real, and it can looks very different from the “Tennis Story” stereotype. There are kids who are nonverbal, stim 24/7, can’t tolerate loud noises, need GPS trackers because they wander away from home without fear, and will never live independently. These kids exist in far greater numbers than 20 years ago.
If you think autism “means nothing,” I’ll take you to a Miracle League baseball game any weekend in my town and show you a dozen or more kids who don’t fit your narrow idea. That’s the real face of autism. And the word autism means a lot to the parents. They are going to be care-givers for the rest of these kids lives. So please don't be so dismissive of those on the spectrum. How many of these kids did you know 30 years ago?
Both sides of the issue can be true -- an increase in the numbers and the broader definition.
re: Soros Document Released. Read Now. Thread in X post
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/17/25 at 8:45 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Was the bomb threat in the studio that Glenn Beck was broadcasting from? Yes or No?
Yes, he was broadcasting were the bomb threat was, i.e. Charlie Kirk's studio.
Unfortunatly for many who do go to church now, the pulpits are filled with pastors who do not preach God's Word. Many preach a feel good gospel or your best life now. And on the other end of the spectrum you have social justice warriors preaching for LGBTQ+ rights or BLM. So the problem isn't just people not attending church. We need pastors who will preach God's word.
That video is from 2020. So a little old.
re: Soros Document Released. Read Now. Thread in X post
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/17/25 at 7:39 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Didn't I hear something about Glenn Beck's studios having a bomb scare while he was on air?
Beck was in Arizona today hosting the Charlie Kirk show. The bomb threat was at Charlie Kirk's studio and not Beck's studio.
Evil and sick… what a perverse world we live in. When you think you couldn't dislike the media any more. This kind of reporting normalizes violence and is utterly perverse. Touching, loving and intimate. 
re: Complete text exchange between Tyler Robinson and Lance Twiggs after Charlie Kirk killing
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/16/25 at 2:59 pm to Neutral Underground
Not only did Lance see the engraved bullets. There was also a note that had been destroyed. Why would he respond with these text messages if he had seen a note that discussed the actions?
Additionally, why would Robinson tell him to stay silent if he did not know more than these text messages suggest.
Simple math doesn't add up... This conversation was staged.
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Roommate: Why?
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Robinson: Why did I do it?
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Roommate: Yeah
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Roommate: How long have you been planning this?
Additionally, why would Robinson tell him to stay silent if he did not know more than these text messages suggest.
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don’t talk to the media please. don’t take any interviews or make any comments. … if any police ask you questions ask for a lawyer and stay silent
Simple math doesn't add up... This conversation was staged.
re: Redditors are now making AI porn of Erika Kirk (NSFW)
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/15/25 at 8:22 pm to FooManChoo
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God say that there is none who are good. Sin permeates all, and while not everyone is as bad as they could be, there are no "good" people according to God's perfect standard.
While I agree that none are good. I believe most of these individuals are closer to the reprobates that are defined in Romans 1. These individuals take pleasure in evil and celebrate their deviance.
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
re: Antifa desecrates Charlie Kirk memorial in Pensacola, FL.
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/15/25 at 7:27 pm to SallysHuman
How much attention has this received from the MSM? I am sure if the same would have happened to St George of Fentanyl they would be broadcasting it 24/7 and another city would have burned...
re: Face reality. There will be no coming together.
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/15/25 at 7:20 pm to NashvilleTider
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Light can can’t dwell with darkness - separation has to happen or we won’t survive
Scripture clearly states that we have to seperate from the evil that celebrates the death of someone like Charlie Kirk, or those who believe men can become women, or we can kill the unborn. They are the agents of evil. Our only hope in seeing a change in their beliefs is to offer them the Gospel and hope that they repent. Unfortunately Charlie Kirk tried to offer them the Gospel and they murdered him.
2 Corinthians 6
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
re: Secretary at Ole Miss steps in it
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/11/25 at 12:21 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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She looks a bit downsy
Hey my youngest son has Down syndrome.... Don't insult him like that. He doesn't look like that crazy cat woman.
Edited: for the grammar police to reflect the correct terminology..
re: KD coached team penalties over last 3 years
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/4/25 at 11:18 pm to SemperFiDawg
It’s not just the last three years. If you go back to Fresno State in 2021, the pattern continues. In fact, some programs actually showed better discipline both before and after CKD's tenure, which makes questioning the emphasis on discipline entirely fair.
Stats Source
Washington:
2024: 73th - 5.8 penalties - 51.8 yards per game
*2023: 127th - 7.5 penalties - 68.6 yards per game
*2022: 100th - 6.8 penalties - 60.5 yards per game
2021: 11th - 4.3 penalties - 39.5 yards per game
2020: 18th - 5.3 penalties - 40.5 yards per game
Fresno St
2022: 16th - 4.5 penalties - 40.1 yards per game
*2021: 122th - 7.6 penalties - 71.2 yards per game
*2020: 34th - 5.3 penalties - 45.3 yards per game
2019: 67th - 6.3 penalties - 52.8 yards per game
Alabama:
*2025: 113th - 8.0 penalties - 70.0 yards per game
*2024: 123th - 7.3 penalties - 69.1 yards per game
2023: 50th - 5.6 penalties - 46.8 yards per game
2022: 123th - 7.9 penalties - 68.7 yards per game
“There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment.” - Coach Saban.
“There is only one kind of discipline, and that is the perfect discipline. As a leader, you must enforce and maintain that discipline; otherwise, you will fail.” -- Vince Lombardi
Stats Source
Washington:
2024: 73th - 5.8 penalties - 51.8 yards per game
*2023: 127th - 7.5 penalties - 68.6 yards per game
*2022: 100th - 6.8 penalties - 60.5 yards per game
2021: 11th - 4.3 penalties - 39.5 yards per game
2020: 18th - 5.3 penalties - 40.5 yards per game
Fresno St
2022: 16th - 4.5 penalties - 40.1 yards per game
*2021: 122th - 7.6 penalties - 71.2 yards per game
*2020: 34th - 5.3 penalties - 45.3 yards per game
2019: 67th - 6.3 penalties - 52.8 yards per game
Alabama:
*2025: 113th - 8.0 penalties - 70.0 yards per game
*2024: 123th - 7.3 penalties - 69.1 yards per game
2023: 50th - 5.6 penalties - 46.8 yards per game
2022: 123th - 7.9 penalties - 68.7 yards per game
“There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment.” - Coach Saban.
“There is only one kind of discipline, and that is the perfect discipline. As a leader, you must enforce and maintain that discipline; otherwise, you will fail.” -- Vince Lombardi
re: What does DeBoer need to do to change your opinion?
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/4/25 at 10:52 pm to UBamaJelly
It's Pretty Simple for Coach DeBoer…
As Coach Bryant once said: "I ain't never been nothing but a winner." Or, to quote Al Davis: "Just win, baby."
Winning is the standard at Alabama. Always has been. And always should be!
Winning starts with the games you're supposed to win. There is simply no excuse for dropping multiple games as a double-digit favorite in such a short time span. No one is expecting Coach DeBoer to replicate the dominance of Coach Saban or Coach Bryant — but the expectation is clear: play winning football, every week. The product should be one that everyone can be proud of. Uphold the lines in Yeah Alabama... "For Bama’s pluck and grit have Writ her name in Crimson flame." Show some fight!
Alabama has a tradition and standard that must be upheld. Even coaches who are often criticized—Shula, DuBose, Franchione, Curry—each had 10-win seasons. Since 1919, only two coaches at the University have left with career losing records: Ears Whitworth and Mike Shula. Prior to that, from 1892–1919, only Eli Abbott and Malcolm Griffin had losing records.
Here’s a list of Alabama head coaches since 1919, with their winning percentages: I did not include Coach Kines one game as interm head coach who just needed to stop that "little inside trap".
Xen Scott (1919–1922) – .744
Wallace Wade – .812
Frank Thomas – .812
Harold Drew – .646
J.B. Whitworth (1955–1957) – .167
Paul W. Bryant – .818
Ray Perkins – .677
Bill Curry – .722
Gene Stallings – .713
Mike DuBose – .511
Dennis Franchione – .680
Mike Shula (2003–2006) – .303
Nick Saban – .877
Currently, Coach DeBoer is sitting at a .643 winning percentage. Only the two Mikes—DuBose and Shula—have lower career marks among modern-era coaches.
Why Are We Losing Games We Shouldn't?
Coach Saban often said: "It’s normal to be average." It is human nature to just want to survive. Yet, it is special to have someone be the best they can be. And right now we have kids being normal or average. Human nature leans toward comfort and complacency. But greatness demands something more—it takes leadership to consistently drive excellence. Right now, Alabama looks like a team playing to be average. And I am not sure if it is just the players that are being normal. Are the coaches falling prey to human nature as well?
We are seeing signs of being average in repeated losses to teams we should beat—Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Florida State, and potentially more to come. It reflects a lack of accountability. Players aren't holding themselves to the standard, and it’s unclear if the coaches are either. AJ's statments about the sidelines at the FSU game are really depressing.
Preparation seems to be lacking. Post-game press conferences suggest the staff feels their schemes are sound, and it's just a matter of execution. But watching breakdowns like the Film Guys Podcast tells a different story—the defensive schemes last week were poor. And worse, they looked familiar. These weren’t isolated mistakes; this is a pattern from the Vandy, OU and Michigan games. Poor technique. Poor adjustments. Poor results.
And as a fan, I can say I share Coach Saban's philosphy on mediocre people. “Mediocre people don’t like high-achievers, and high-achievers don’t like mediocre people.” I don't like a team that is mediocre. I want to see guys that are high achievers and want to represent the University at a high level. Everyone on the team needs to be in a position that they can be successful. After watching film, I think we all know that we have players not being put in a position to be successful. And, some are not giving 100% effort 100% of the time. This is a non-negotiable and something that can be controlled. I won't comment on the staff's inability to make in-game adjustments. They are non-existent.
Over the last 10 games, we’ve been an average team. At .500, it’s actually worse than average by Alabama standards. That record isn’t just disappointing—it’s an outright failure.
The SEC Isn't the Pac-12
Coach DeBoer's previous stops—Fresno State and Washington—didn’t require his teams to bring their A-game every single week. He could outscheme weaker opponents. That won’t cut it in the SEC. Even so-called “bottom-tier” coaches like Clark Lea and Brent Venables outcoached this staff last year. And Gus Malzahn? He toyed with our defense last weekend.
Let’s be clear: Malzahn’s offense isn’t some mystery—it’s not the Colonel’s secret recipe. He’s been running the same concepts for 19 years: inside reads, jet sweeps, misdirection, a few trick plays, and lots of window dressing. Yet we looked completely unprepared for FSU.
You Don’t Have to Be From the SEC—But You Have to Get the SEC
I’m not saying you have to be an SEC lifer as Cam Newton stated to succeed in the conference — but you must understand what it takes. Coaches like Saban, Urban, Miles, Richt, and even Kelly have had success in the conference. Not everyone from outside of the SEC turns out to be a Bryan Harsin, John L. Smith, Curly Halman or Chad Morris. In this conference, every Saturday is a fight. If you show up with your C-game, you’re going to get beat. Simple as that.
Wearing a Fresno State or Washington jersey doesn’t carry the same weight. Beating those teams is just another win. But when opponents see that Crimson jersey, it’s their Super Bowl or National Championship. That’s why you still see field stormings after wins over Alabama. It still means something. It should mean even more to us.
So I am questioning if CKD rode Michael Penix and Rome Odunze to success in Washington? Did he have his Shaun Alexander and Chris Samuels?
Insights From Cecil Hurts
To flashback to November of 2006 and to steal a line from the late great Cecil Hurt... Someone at the University needs to ask the question that he raised in November of 2006 in his classic article on Mike Shula.
This article resonate today... If you don't remember it check it out.
Does Alabama have the best coach it could have?
"There is just one question that matters today. I can ask it, or you can ask it, but it doesn’t matter unless the right person at the University of Alabama asks it. "Does the Crimson Tide football program have the best head coach it could have?"
To summarize his conclusions.. If "yes", then let's all get behind CKD. If "no", then why not? And what is to be done to rectify the problem?
Let's pray that those same questions are being asked now by the right people. And we must hope that the correct answer is found... or Alabama football might not matter for a while.
Bottom Line
The bar has been set by generations of great coaches. The program doesn’t demand perfection—but it demands a relentless commitment to winning. If we’re not getting better, we’re getting worse. And right now, Alabama is worse than when Coach Deboer took the reigns.
Are the expectation high? Absolutely.
So yes, Coach DeBoer has a "simple" job:
Just win.
If not, his track record might continue... another short stop on his resume.
As Coach Bryant once said: "I ain't never been nothing but a winner." Or, to quote Al Davis: "Just win, baby."
Winning is the standard at Alabama. Always has been. And always should be!
Winning starts with the games you're supposed to win. There is simply no excuse for dropping multiple games as a double-digit favorite in such a short time span. No one is expecting Coach DeBoer to replicate the dominance of Coach Saban or Coach Bryant — but the expectation is clear: play winning football, every week. The product should be one that everyone can be proud of. Uphold the lines in Yeah Alabama... "For Bama’s pluck and grit have Writ her name in Crimson flame." Show some fight!
Alabama has a tradition and standard that must be upheld. Even coaches who are often criticized—Shula, DuBose, Franchione, Curry—each had 10-win seasons. Since 1919, only two coaches at the University have left with career losing records: Ears Whitworth and Mike Shula. Prior to that, from 1892–1919, only Eli Abbott and Malcolm Griffin had losing records.
Here’s a list of Alabama head coaches since 1919, with their winning percentages: I did not include Coach Kines one game as interm head coach who just needed to stop that "little inside trap".
Xen Scott (1919–1922) – .744
Wallace Wade – .812
Frank Thomas – .812
Harold Drew – .646
J.B. Whitworth (1955–1957) – .167
Paul W. Bryant – .818
Ray Perkins – .677
Bill Curry – .722
Gene Stallings – .713
Mike DuBose – .511
Dennis Franchione – .680
Mike Shula (2003–2006) – .303
Nick Saban – .877
Currently, Coach DeBoer is sitting at a .643 winning percentage. Only the two Mikes—DuBose and Shula—have lower career marks among modern-era coaches.
Why Are We Losing Games We Shouldn't?
Coach Saban often said: "It’s normal to be average." It is human nature to just want to survive. Yet, it is special to have someone be the best they can be. And right now we have kids being normal or average. Human nature leans toward comfort and complacency. But greatness demands something more—it takes leadership to consistently drive excellence. Right now, Alabama looks like a team playing to be average. And I am not sure if it is just the players that are being normal. Are the coaches falling prey to human nature as well?
We are seeing signs of being average in repeated losses to teams we should beat—Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Florida State, and potentially more to come. It reflects a lack of accountability. Players aren't holding themselves to the standard, and it’s unclear if the coaches are either. AJ's statments about the sidelines at the FSU game are really depressing.
Preparation seems to be lacking. Post-game press conferences suggest the staff feels their schemes are sound, and it's just a matter of execution. But watching breakdowns like the Film Guys Podcast tells a different story—the defensive schemes last week were poor. And worse, they looked familiar. These weren’t isolated mistakes; this is a pattern from the Vandy, OU and Michigan games. Poor technique. Poor adjustments. Poor results.
And as a fan, I can say I share Coach Saban's philosphy on mediocre people. “Mediocre people don’t like high-achievers, and high-achievers don’t like mediocre people.” I don't like a team that is mediocre. I want to see guys that are high achievers and want to represent the University at a high level. Everyone on the team needs to be in a position that they can be successful. After watching film, I think we all know that we have players not being put in a position to be successful. And, some are not giving 100% effort 100% of the time. This is a non-negotiable and something that can be controlled. I won't comment on the staff's inability to make in-game adjustments. They are non-existent.
Over the last 10 games, we’ve been an average team. At .500, it’s actually worse than average by Alabama standards. That record isn’t just disappointing—it’s an outright failure.
The SEC Isn't the Pac-12
Coach DeBoer's previous stops—Fresno State and Washington—didn’t require his teams to bring their A-game every single week. He could outscheme weaker opponents. That won’t cut it in the SEC. Even so-called “bottom-tier” coaches like Clark Lea and Brent Venables outcoached this staff last year. And Gus Malzahn? He toyed with our defense last weekend.
Let’s be clear: Malzahn’s offense isn’t some mystery—it’s not the Colonel’s secret recipe. He’s been running the same concepts for 19 years: inside reads, jet sweeps, misdirection, a few trick plays, and lots of window dressing. Yet we looked completely unprepared for FSU.
You Don’t Have to Be From the SEC—But You Have to Get the SEC
I’m not saying you have to be an SEC lifer as Cam Newton stated to succeed in the conference — but you must understand what it takes. Coaches like Saban, Urban, Miles, Richt, and even Kelly have had success in the conference. Not everyone from outside of the SEC turns out to be a Bryan Harsin, John L. Smith, Curly Halman or Chad Morris. In this conference, every Saturday is a fight. If you show up with your C-game, you’re going to get beat. Simple as that.
Wearing a Fresno State or Washington jersey doesn’t carry the same weight. Beating those teams is just another win. But when opponents see that Crimson jersey, it’s their Super Bowl or National Championship. That’s why you still see field stormings after wins over Alabama. It still means something. It should mean even more to us.
So I am questioning if CKD rode Michael Penix and Rome Odunze to success in Washington? Did he have his Shaun Alexander and Chris Samuels?
Insights From Cecil Hurts
To flashback to November of 2006 and to steal a line from the late great Cecil Hurt... Someone at the University needs to ask the question that he raised in November of 2006 in his classic article on Mike Shula.
This article resonate today... If you don't remember it check it out.
Does Alabama have the best coach it could have?
"There is just one question that matters today. I can ask it, or you can ask it, but it doesn’t matter unless the right person at the University of Alabama asks it. "Does the Crimson Tide football program have the best head coach it could have?"
To summarize his conclusions.. If "yes", then let's all get behind CKD. If "no", then why not? And what is to be done to rectify the problem?
Let's pray that those same questions are being asked now by the right people. And we must hope that the correct answer is found... or Alabama football might not matter for a while.
Bottom Line
The bar has been set by generations of great coaches. The program doesn’t demand perfection—but it demands a relentless commitment to winning. If we’re not getting better, we’re getting worse. And right now, Alabama is worse than when Coach Deboer took the reigns.
Are the expectation high? Absolutely.
So yes, Coach DeBoer has a "simple" job:
Just win.
If not, his track record might continue... another short stop on his resume.
re: Kadyn Proctor
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/1/25 at 10:18 am to CrimsonBoz
quote:
Not that we haven’t seen this before and then the team somehow pulls it together. I just have a bad feeling that is not the case here.
We’ve been down this road before, and it didn’t end well. Flashback to September 2, 2000: ranked No. 3 in the preseason, we were blown out by UCLA. That team went on to lose seven more games, including a five-game skid to close the season and a 3-8 record.
What I’m seeing now feels much closer to that 2000 team than anything resembling a Saban-led program. Back then, Shaun Alexander and Chris Samuels masked so many of Dubose’s shortcomings. Now, I can’t help but wonder if Michael Penix and Rome Odunze were doing the same thing for DeBoer.
I truly hope I’m wrong.
re: We are looking at 10 years to recover from the Deboer hire.
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 9/1/25 at 10:02 am to FairhopeTider
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Have never seen the fanbase this united against a coach. Even Shula still had his supporters when he was fired. It’s quite remarkable what DeBoer has been able to do in 14 games.
God knows what this all looks like after 24 games.
I am assuming you were not around when Bill Curry was the head coach? The sweater vest wore out his welcome very quickly and so did Joab Thomas.
re: FSU quarterback selling T-shirts rubbing our faces in it
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 8/31/25 at 4:59 pm to Chancellor
Someone should buy a few and send them to Doeboer and Womanck!
Didn't say that's who i want. Just taking a guess at RiverCities post... he was implying it's someone Saban "worked" with.
re: New Head Coach Thread (Welcome Coach DeBoer)
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 1/10/24 at 6:15 pm to RiverCityTider
Since you said worked together and not coached together... that would imply an aflac commercial. Don't think Prime is ready for the position... but he could recruit here.
re: So do we get the 4 best teams in the playoffs or
Posted by Tide-n-SC on 12/3/22 at 6:14 pm to Bham Bammer
People need to stop holding this Bama team to the standards of years past when talking about the top 4 teams. This year stands on its own. And have you watched the other teams in the top 6 play? TCU struggled all year long in an inferior conference. OSU got taken to the wood shed. And for those saying Clemson will jump us with a win tonight, have you seen DJ play QB or their offensive playing calling? 28% completion percentage is pathetic. The only team playing like they are a Bama team of the past is UGA. And last year they crushed the same Michigan team that will make the playoffs this year.
So no we aren't as good as years past. But we could beat 3 of the teams that will be in the playoffs.
So no we aren't as good as years past. But we could beat 3 of the teams that will be in the playoffs.
Just to show what the standard use to be and how mistakes were dealt with... flashback to the first time we played Brian Kelley and ND. We are up 42-14 and AJ and Barrett almost come to blows because they couldn't get the call right with a few minutes left in the game. Dang I miss these type of players...
This is leadership
We no longer play to the Built By Bama standard. There is way too many mental mistakes, penalties, and bust. There is a lack of leadership on this team. Is it a new generation of players? As calm and cool as Bryce is there's not a lot of fire in his leadership style. Has anyone seen one time this year where a player has gotten into the face of another player to hold someone accountable for a mistake?
Is it the OC and DC just collecting a paycheck? Or has Coach Saban mellowed in his old age? Or has he adjusted due to the transfer portal, NIL and the entitled players. Coach is going to have to figure it out or this will turn into the last days of Bobby Bowden at FSU.
This is leadership
We no longer play to the Built By Bama standard. There is way too many mental mistakes, penalties, and bust. There is a lack of leadership on this team. Is it a new generation of players? As calm and cool as Bryce is there's not a lot of fire in his leadership style. Has anyone seen one time this year where a player has gotten into the face of another player to hold someone accountable for a mistake?
Is it the OC and DC just collecting a paycheck? Or has Coach Saban mellowed in his old age? Or has he adjusted due to the transfer portal, NIL and the entitled players. Coach is going to have to figure it out or this will turn into the last days of Bobby Bowden at FSU.
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