Hiring a football coach is hard AF.

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Give it more than one game deboer didnt forget how to coach. Leach was a hall of famer and was hated here for winning nine games and finishing ranked in the top 20. The fan bases ability to recognize a good coach is half the problem.
 

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Give it more than one game deboer didnt forget how to coach. Leach was a hall of famer and was hated here for winning nine games and finishing ranked in the top 20. The fan bases ability to recognize a good coach is half the problem.
In fairness this is game 14. If they indeed lose this game he we will be 5-5 in his last 10 p4 games.
 
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In fairness this is game 14. If they indeed lose this game he we will be 5-5 in his last 10 p4 games.
This is Alabama being out of sorts due to the transfer portal era. I doubt they are an easy out during sec play. But we will see. Deboer won’t last adt this year if he can’t turn it around. Never want to be the guy who follows the guy. Deboer is still a coach most programs would be lucky to have.
 

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Give it more than one game deboer didnt forget how to coach. Leach was a hall of famer and was hated here for winning nine games and finishing ranked in the top 20. The fan bases ability to recognize a good coach is half the problem.
We gave it a season and a game.
 

paindonthurt

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You don’t follow up legends. Bama should have just promoted from within like Michigan, let him fail for 2-3 years, then get a new guy to reset things. It’s how the real world works.

And if he keeps up the dominance, great.
Doesn’t have anything to do with what I said but ok double digit!!
 

paindonthurt

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This is Alabama being out of sorts due to the transfer portal era. I doubt they are an easy out during sec play. But we will see. Deboer won’t last adt this year if he can’t turn it around. Never want to be the guy who follows the guy. Deboer is still a coach most programs would be lucky to have.
I like how inconsistent you are. Really makes good logical sense.
 

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His record as a HC before taking the Bama job was 104-12…. And he took a non traditional school to the national title game two years ago. The only explanation for it is it’s just a bad fit or a wrong place/wrong time situation.
Aka hiring a football coach is hard as 17.
 

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1 out of every 3 will be good, delaying how long you wait to cut the dead weight is what hurts you.
 
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Can’t see him surviving. That defense …. sheesh.

The local fans are certainly getting antsy after this game. They're not accustomed to losing, and never thought Saban was slipping a few bills under the table. It was all top-notch coaching and the ability to ethically draw outstanding players.

Lose one more game and they'll be demanding a firing.
 

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And DeBoer was kind of a head scratcher at Alabama to begin with. Doesn’t seem like a good fit.
Didn’t they have a couple coaches tell Byrne no thanks? That was rumored I believe. May have been best available.
 
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You are correct it isn’t rocket science. It’s more like shooting craps.
Nope. If you have a plan and know what you need, it isn’t hard. But keep buying into the BS that keeps fans in the eternal hope stage.
 

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Give it more than one game deboer didnt forget how to coach. Leach was a hall of famer and was hated here for winning nine games and finishing ranked in the top 20. The fan bases ability to recognize a good coach is half the problem.
I think I speak for all when it comes to your Leach take
SHUT the 17 UP.
The man died! SHUT The actual 17 up
 
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Nope. If you have a plan and know what you need, it isn’t hard. But keep buying into the BS that keeps fans in the eternal hope stage.
You keep buying into the idea that if we used some sort of science to get the right guy all would be well. If it worked like that everyone would make good hires. That’s not the way it works. Sometimes even the home run hires flop. Moorhead was widely considered to be a home run hire. Heck even Sabin flopped in the NFL…..and Ed Ogeron flopped, then won a national title….and THEN flopped angain. It’s about as far from science as you can get.
 
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Deboer would have been considered a home run hire at state. A can’t miss.

Clearly he suck’s right?
I’m tired of hearing this ****.
It’s a crap shoot. Ok
Is it a crap shoot when a Fortune 500 company hires a CEO? Maybe. To some degree.
But God Almighty you can bet they’ve done their vetting. With a flash light up the rectum.

The problem lies with the people doing the vetting and making the decision.
 

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Does Lebby have Deboers resume ? Noecird

what kind of logic is that ? Of course it matters, Deboer has a stellar record, Lebby is a career 2-10 coach who looks like he is in over his head
Did it matter what Jackie’s resume was when idiots like you wanted to fire him?

Mullen?
 
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paindonthurt

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I’m tired of hearing this ****.
It’s a crap shoot. Ok
Is it a crap shoot when a Fortune 500 company hires a CEO? Maybe. To some degree.
But God Almighty you can bet they’ve done their vetting. With a flash light up the rectum.

The problem lies with the people doing the vetting and making the decision.
You don’t think they vetted Lebby?