The Alabama predicament. High Tide doesn't last (at least at the beach)

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I've been talking to my Bama friends (yes, I have many) and been poking around on their Reddit message boards. Some take aways.

  • The lightening rod for this season has become Bill O'Brian (BoB) OC. Pete Golding DC running a close second. Many wanting them fired.
  • Saban is too loyal to his assistants to fire them and that's part of the problem.
  • Bama is 4 points from undefeated and the sky is falling there.
  • Saban hit 71 recently. He is now making bad coaching decisions (not running more clock at Tenn, and using Butch Jones chart on going for 2 at LSU (that's a joke, but why did he go for 2? Math didn't add up).
  • Refs still biased against them. Brian Kelly's 2 point conversion was an illegal play (and Kelly admits it). Now he's genius, because if flagged, take the penalty, kick for second OT.
  • Fan Base is apologetic to Bryce for him not getting a ring after all he's done for them. Looks like he will leave literally "empty handed".
  • Good news many say Saban still get's the best recruits, it's a coaching problem (see first bullet item).
  • They are tired of Bryce having to be the one to put the game on his shoulders every week and bale (or is it bail) out the mediocre team.
  • Others say Kirby is the new Saban and he won't be able to beat GA again. (popcorn here).
  • At least one commented on Heupel catching the eye of new offensive recruits based on this season so far. Kirby still far out if front of both.
  • Lots of complaining about underperforming Will Anderson and the WR's (can't remember these players names)
  • Some say they are not glad they won't have to play Georgia, because they don't want a bloodbath in the SEC game.
  • Some think the team has now lost the will to play since they won't be playing for a ring and think Lane Kiffen will steam roll them in Oxford next week.
There is much more. I wouldn't say it's a total meltdown. Have a look at https://www.reddit.com/r/rolltide/ just for grins.

My take after Saturdays games: Georgia (as Doug Mathews said) won the Tennessee game 3 years ago by recruiting . Georgia has talent. LSU beating Bama popped a bubble for the Tide fan base - to many, as faulty as they have been playing, a natty was still achievable, regardless of how bad they played in some of their victories. Saban will remain the greatest coach of my lifetime, regardless of what happens (take one of those rings off Nick and give it to Bryce so he's happy!), however I honestly believe if next season, he doesn't win the west, it'll be time for him to go to seed. (And nobody want's to be the coach that follows him).

Call it an entitled fan base. From the Tennessee perspective, how could you be bitching with the success rate they've had? Holy crap, what a run. On the other hand, the success Saban has had justifies it to a large degree. It's not being cocky if you can back it up. Right now, Bama can't be cocky. Georgia can.
 
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Nick Saban i think will tell the Alabama football team and the sports media that Alabama's bowl game will be the last football gamr he coaches in his coaching career. ESPN would make a huge production out of this and it would charge up the team for the Auburn game and the bowl game.
 
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Jeff Clark said:
Nick Saban i think will tell the Alabama football team and the sports media that Alabama's bowl game will be the last football gamr he coaches in his coaching career. ESPN would make a huge production out of this and it would charge up the team for the Auburn game and the bowl game.
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and Bama buys out Jimbo's contract
 
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"Bama is 4 points from undefeated and the sky is falling there."

Sweet Moral victory speeches. As we heard for oh so long, a loss is a loss. It goes down in the history books that way. No * next to it saying it was a good moral victory for us.
 
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bamawriter said:
Why wouldn't we? As long as he doesn't get a show cause in the next few weeks, he's got to be the top candidate to replace Golding.
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Not making judgement here. He did good under Saban. He also scorched the earth in Knoxville, so its understandable that many here scratch their heads and say, why would you want that bozo. Going one step further - he's NOT the gold standard in defensive football - you could do way better.
 
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ptcarter said:
Not making judgement here. He did good under Saban. He also scorched the earth in Knoxville, so its understandable that many here scratch their heads and say, why would you want that bozo. Going one step further - he's NOT the gold standard in defensive football - you could do way better.
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Bama doesn't need the absolute top guy. Bama needs someone who can work fundamentals and has the capacity to adjust mid-game. Golding has shown he isn't capable of either.
 
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1. Pete Golding, Alabama
To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best, and after a few rough spots in 2019, Golding’s Tide defense took care of business against the top squads in 2021. Each of his first 2 Bama squads allowed fewer than 20 PPG, fewer than 4 yards per carry, and posted 32 and 35 sacks. Nick Saban likes him. Good enough for us.

Ranking the Top 25 defensive coordinators in college football for 2021

Omi
 
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GVF said:
We all know what we think of HC Pruitt, but DC Pruitt at Bama is way beyond DC Golding at Bama.
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GVF said:
We all know what we think of HC Pruitt, but DC Pruitt at Bama is way beyond DC Golding at Bama.
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Ha! If they are going to play that game (NCAA) then they need to wrap up our investigation and say we are good, otherwise that is a load of horse crap.. if he is cleared to coach in SEC in any capacity, then we should be cleared of investigation since it was about 85 percent his doings 😂 We don’t care if he coaches there or not, he’s a dumbass
 
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bamawriter said:
Bama doesn't need the absolute top guy. Bama needs someone who can work fundamentals and has the capacity to adjust mid-game. Golding has shown he isn't capable of either.
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The moron will just lower your state's IQ by 10points. Can you guys really afford to be giving up IQ points?
 
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