My first pick would have been Lanning. Second would have been Kiffin.
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I'll say it again.....this program has taken on the personality of its head coach....just like everything other program does over time. Unfortunately, Shula 2.0 doesn't work unless you're in the Group of 5 or 6 or whatever it is now, I don't care.
Im not sure if the Oline is bad, Ty is holding on to the ball too long or the receivers can’t get separation. Maybe all three! Painful to watch that game. That’s all I got!
Simpson after the game:
"I think that we got a little complacent and we thought that we won on the first drive, and that's not how it is," Simpson said. "Credit to those guys. They played hard for four quarters. We kind of took it for granted. We got to sit here and finish drives. The first drive, no negative plays -- and we just got to keep going.
"We got to understand we can't play good for just one drive. We've got to go string together, keep playing, keep playing, don't look at the scoreboard."
So our guys came into the game thinking it would be easy and thought it was over when we scored quickly. Saban was always good at sensing complacency and really got after the players hard.
"I think that we got a little complacent and we thought that we won on the first drive, and that's not how it is," Simpson said. "Credit to those guys. They played hard for four quarters. We kind of took it for granted. We got to sit here and finish drives. The first drive, no negative plays -- and we just got to keep going.
"We got to understand we can't play good for just one drive. We've got to go string together, keep playing, keep playing, don't look at the scoreboard."
So our guys came into the game thinking it would be easy and thought it was over when we scored quickly. Saban was always good at sensing complacency and really got after the players hard.
Don't miss the point. Nick's strategy was get the best players. We did that for his entire tenure. When he realized we could not do that anymore, he retired. We do not have the best players now, especially in the trenches on the O and D lines. Coaching is a problem now yes, but Alabama will not be the same as under Saban because we cannot corner the market on talent like we once could.
Too long? he was running for his life in a matter of 2 seconds....when he had protection he completed his throws...this is an OL problem, not a QB problem
I honestly thought it would be easy for us ... but at the same time, I thought it would be easy due to them being dialed in.
FsU made adjustments after the first drive and did the things necessary to win. I felt like we outplayed them the first drive and our final touchdown drive. Outside of that, it just felt like we weren't prepared
i’m not being a negative nelly nor predicting a three win season, but that statement, if he said it, reminds me of the mindset of the 2000 team after the UCLA loss. I can’t remember who it was, but one player said that after Freddie Milons ran back UCLA’s first punt for a touchdown for quick 7-0 lead, his thought was, “well, that was easy…“
After the bowl game last year and the opener this year, I have been completely disabused of the notion that Alabama under Kalen DeBoer will be dialed in and sharp after weeks to prepare.
Good questions.
There were times the OL protected. And TS seemed slow getting it out.
There were times it seemed TS needed a split second more to get his feet set to throw, and instead, he got pressured/hurried and the WR was open. On one of these occasions, RW was wide open behind the secondary for a TD. Instant replay showed this clearly.
There were times when the OL protected, TS set his feet, but the WRs were NOT open. I was surprised how many times TS had to throw into tight coverages for his 1st start. I really thought we'd have more motions/movement and tricks to get WRs more wide open for him.
Was it the players? The scheme? The coaches?
Hard to say for sure.
The issue is in this age of nil and transfer portal unlimited it doesn’t translate necessarily as well. You might need a hybrid of the two styles.
I work on a high school football program in a small county school with limited resources with the coach who coached me over a decade ago. He was the biggest disciplinarian, guy with high standards, and tough as nails guy i ever been around when i played. Guys that played for me would go through a brick wall for him. However, now he has had to tailor his style to keep a team. This generation has too many options. Alabama is the St. Louis Cardinals of college football competing with the New York Yankees and LA Dodgers. A guy could get butt hurt by Day yelling at him at Ohio State and transfer out and Ohio State wouldn’t feel it. Alabama doesn’t have that luxury. We lose a guy like Ryan and it’s a devastating loss.
It almost looked like bucket step Bob was coaching the o-line and the defense. There were very few plays where it looked like the o-line was competent or the defense was actually attacking a play instead of catching people yards down the field. Very frustrating to watch such a passive showing.
Agreed. That clearly showed how poorly coached we were. I’m just saying when folks state we have the most talent in the country….I don’t think that’s been true for a couple of years.
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If CKD wants to keep his job beyond this year, he better find an effective front 7 on defense. And I dont think he has the DC to deliver it. These small ball coaches only learn how to coach one way which trying to rely on speed and zone concepts. And CKW is a small ball coach. At least CPG had the opportunity to work under Saban to tamper some of that down.
Then you get into the SEC where it's mandatory to get hat on a hat and account for every gap, these small ball coaches get exposed.
Then you get into the SEC where it's mandatory to get hat on a hat and account for every gap, these small ball coaches get exposed.
Not so sure about that. Maybe for starters reviewed game film from Malzhans time at the Barn? They didn’t do anything extra from that.
Sitting here stewing still and it's hard to imagine this dude is undefeated against Kirby, Lanning, Sark, Riley, Whittingham, Fickell and Kelly.
Perplexing.
Perplexing.
I think you speak for a lot of us. I didn't see a whole lot of enthusiasm out there today, even early before the onslaught began. Money corrupts everything. When "how much can I get" is the main concern how can the game survive? It's not really a game anymore in the sense it used to be.
One more thing to add to that...on some of the pass attempts where he held on too long, all of the routes were deep and there wasn't anything short or intermediate bc the RB and TE was helping in pass pro...and on at least one of them, the receiver he was about to rip it to slipped and fell down coming out of his cut.
Just a cornucopia of mishaps.
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