Deboer to Bama?
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I hear Deboer recommended Sheridan for the head coaching job. Jk
Saban is the goat. I’ll never argue that. But Urban bolted and we never got to see a true head to head with those 2. It would’ve been fascinating. Didn’t they win like 6/8 or something nattys between Florida, Bama, and OSU in a stretch?
Deboer's rapid rise in the coaching world is quite remarkable. I think he will do great things at Bama; of course that's hardly going out on a limb with their resources.
If she is good enough to play at Washington then she is almost assuredly good enough to play at Bama.
To elaborate on your point, look at how much trouble Notre Dame had finding a Coach to succeed Ara Parseghian, Nebraska had replacing Tom Osborne, and how much trouble Alabama had after the departure of Bear Bryant. Once the Bar is set that high, fans are spoiled and expect nothing less than the legend accomplished. On the basketball side look at UCLA following John Wooden, and our efforts to find a worthy successor to Bob knight which many fans still feel We have not accomplished over 20 years later.
Your point is proven. Don't be the guy Who immediately succeeds the Legend.
I think in nearly all the cases, it's the support side. Schools who feel it's their brand bringing in the players. Has nothing else to do with following a legend. In most of those cases above you didn't want to follow the guy after the legend either. Or even the next guy.
Programs needed a sustained downturn. Definitely Indiana after Bob Knight did, we're still going thru it and there seems to be a "hey just being Indiana isn't enough' awakening maybe, 25 years later.
I think Alabama has a recent enough memory of the crap Dubose-Franchione-Shula run to know something about this. Besides, none of the schools mentioned hired a DeBoer level guy. We sure never did in basketball. Alabama did. They'll be fine.
DeBoer and Alabama's biggest problem will be replacing the also retiring DC Steele, along with finding a guy the caliber of the DB's coach who just bolted to Georgia... He won't be able to just outscore everyone in the SEC, he'll have to find a way to play top five D too...
You have to wonder if DeBoer won't have the same type of struggle that Allen did when trying to hire outside his area of expertise and the level of guys he's familiar with on the Defensive side of the ball...
Money talks though... If I were Georgia Tech I'd be getting my new D.C. and DL Coaches (from Duke) signed on the bottom line with a monster buy outs in their contract ASAP...
Fair argument
part of me wonders if he tries to convince Womack to take one step back in order to take two steps forward. His pay at South Alabama is less than what plenty of assistants make, and he could see a coordinator position at Alabama as the easier path to a power five job.
It would be an interesting move but based on an article I read about a month ago it sounds like Womack is not only heavily invested in the football team but also the community. Sounded like he's there for the long haul...
Two names evolving for the new HC at Washington are Kansas' Lance Leipold, & Arizona's Jedd Fisch. There may be others also.
AP reporting Arizona's Jedd Fisch is the new HC at Washington, succeeding Deboer.
Deboer is an Uber coach too. It is the reason Alabama hired him as others turned Alabama down.
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