Obviously no one is Nick Saban. But, what kind of expectations do you have for Kalen DeBoer while at Alabama? Let's be realistic here.
First off, how long do you think he stays? Is it unrealistic to expect he may go for the NFL at some point or do you think he's a pure college football coach at heart? Or maybe he finds Alabama fans are just too demanding and considers going to another CFB destination (God forbid).
What level of staffing quality do you expect from him? Does he lose staff like Nick Saban did or does he struggle at times filling positions?
What kind of recruiting class rankings do you expect from him and the his staff?
And of course, the big question ... how many National Championships (if at all) and/or SEC Championships (these may mean less of course with conference alignments drastically changing) do you expect during his time at Alabama?
Personally, I see him as mostly a pure CFB coach. Sure, he could go off to the NFL at some point or retire maybe. I see being successful but not quite like Nick Saban was. I'm thinking 10 years or so. That puts him at close to 60 or so and I wouldn't expect that he would go off elsewhere.
With the way CFB is going, I can't expect that he (or Kirby or anyone else of Kirby's caliber) will stay much longer in this game without getting worn out from the grind. So, 10 years to me seems realistically optimistic.
I would expect a consistent A-B level staffing and as such, a decent recruiting class in the top 10-15 80% of the time. I think the rankings of his recruiting classes will vary more widely than what we've been getting.
As far as NC's go, it would be nice for us to have at least one during his tenure (2 would be above exp.) and unless the SEC Championship goes away, I would think 3 - maybe 4 would be nice during that time.
What do you think? Sure, it's impossible to know but it's fun to guess and set our own expectations.
First off, how long do you think he stays? Is it unrealistic to expect he may go for the NFL at some point or do you think he's a pure college football coach at heart? Or maybe he finds Alabama fans are just too demanding and considers going to another CFB destination (God forbid).
What level of staffing quality do you expect from him? Does he lose staff like Nick Saban did or does he struggle at times filling positions?
What kind of recruiting class rankings do you expect from him and the his staff?
And of course, the big question ... how many National Championships (if at all) and/or SEC Championships (these may mean less of course with conference alignments drastically changing) do you expect during his time at Alabama?
Personally, I see him as mostly a pure CFB coach. Sure, he could go off to the NFL at some point or retire maybe. I see being successful but not quite like Nick Saban was. I'm thinking 10 years or so. That puts him at close to 60 or so and I wouldn't expect that he would go off elsewhere.
With the way CFB is going, I can't expect that he (or Kirby or anyone else of Kirby's caliber) will stay much longer in this game without getting worn out from the grind. So, 10 years to me seems realistically optimistic.
I would expect a consistent A-B level staffing and as such, a decent recruiting class in the top 10-15 80% of the time. I think the rankings of his recruiting classes will vary more widely than what we've been getting.
As far as NC's go, it would be nice for us to have at least one during his tenure (2 would be above exp.) and unless the SEC Championship goes away, I would think 3 - maybe 4 would be nice during that time.
What do you think? Sure, it's impossible to know but it's fun to guess and set our own expectations.