If we still had the old transfer rules and no NIL then people wouldn't be freaking out so bad. Then again Saban might still be the coach.

@Roadrunner0077

6 ай бұрын

adapt..like every other coach is doing

@benjaminvalenti1242

6 ай бұрын

​@@Roadrunner0077when they basically tie you hands behind your back by making this rule where when a head coach retires then that team that had the reitires that team cannot get players from the transfer portal they can only lose players to the transfer portal then you eventually have nothing

@Roadrunner0077

6 ай бұрын

@@benjaminvalenti1242 that's a foul rule smh

@benjaminvalenti1242

6 ай бұрын

@@Roadrunner0077 yes it is

@Ducks4Life91

6 ай бұрын

Nick would most definitely still be the bama coach

Finebaum looks like he’s cried himself to sleep every night since Saban retired

@samuelbaker3252

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@cloak1408

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 YES

@donjuan6940

6 ай бұрын

We're all crying we can't believe it it's unbelievable we don't like it.

@anicheintime72

6 ай бұрын

Probably

@austin5929

6 ай бұрын

I know I have.. 😭

How long does ESPN keep Paul Finebaum now that Saban is gone?

@geraldwaldrop5131

6 ай бұрын

As long as he wants....

@Chris-zg7ty

6 ай бұрын

IKR? What will he even talk about? I guess he can now just talk about how Bama isn't relevant anymore? Only fair.

@samuelbaker3252

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@Colt8722

6 ай бұрын

He can continue to talk about Saban. The spirit of Saban will never go away

@New_Orleans_Ghost_Hunter

6 ай бұрын

Long enough to keep you crying for a long time

He done what some of the other greats should have done and that is get out with a winning record without hang in so long eventually tarnish their record at the end trying to keep up with the grind . Hats off much respect!

Saban said it best nobody should feel entitlement just because you're a player for Bama. You need to work for everything & commit to the process. If they want to transfer see you on the field in the fall👀🖐

@FatChedda

6 ай бұрын

alabama lost 16/22 starters and the greatest coach of all time. Stop acting like people are going to be scared to play them this year

Lol Finebaum is devastated 😂😂

@valentinhuerta1848

6 ай бұрын

He genuinely looks sad 😂

@charlescavalier2053

6 ай бұрын

😅

@cadenliams1

6 ай бұрын

It like he lost a war and has surrendered

As a Bama fan... OF COURSE we will regress to the mean. You would be a fool to believe otherwise. The game is now being geared to be more NFL like with NIL. Saban-like dominance is OVER for us and everyone.

@1sh1kll9

6 ай бұрын

No, just for you.

@10meme11

6 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯 Roll Tide!

@Spittin_Bars

6 ай бұрын

NFL has contracts that have stipulations, there's none of that in College Football, they can take your money this week and take a bigger offer next week and there's no recourse for the School. It's a joke, how can small universities ever hope to compete?

@na_k

6 ай бұрын

Finally, a Bama fan with some sense. Thank you for not crying and complaining like these others. Bama was able to enjoy the most dominant era ever, that will probably never be matched. I'd just be thankful for that.

@Mikevdog

6 ай бұрын

​@@1sh1kll9Auburn never had it

These guys are talking high school recruiting as holy grail of team building. Living in the past much? NIL and the portal is not the future, it is the NOW. Saban knew that, and he’d been masterfully using JC transfers for over a decade. DeBoer knows how to do it and will keep this team strong. And, oh by the way, SABAN IS STILL IN THE BUILDING! Hungry and smart head coaches taking up primary coordinator positions. DeBoer (and Saban!) are assembling the Voltron of college football in Tuscaloosa!

I am so surprised at what is going on at Bama (not complaining as a Texas fan, but surprised). Deboer is a great coach; has lost only like 10 games his entire career. Can’t believe everyone is bailing on him.

@RayW....

6 ай бұрын

Because they're not his players. He will get his own

@lovetheblue6659

6 ай бұрын

DeBoer is a good -- maybe even great -- coach, but he's nowhere near Saban's status; and these kids signed-on to play for Saban. In many cases they accepted smaller NIL packages to do that mainly due to Saban's rep of getting players to the NFL. They no longer see a need to play for less than the "going rate", so they're transferring out.

@blackout07blue

6 ай бұрын

Texas is stuck with a mediocre coach and drunk as head coach who they just overpaid bc he became the tallest midget of the 3-star Big12. Lol

@tonytemple4351

6 ай бұрын

​@@lovetheblue6659best comment to Saban's retirement.

@gerardofacundo6721

6 ай бұрын

Players bailing on a coach that also bailed! It is what it is.

There are GREAT young men just waiting to take the place of those checking out!

@RepublicConstitution

6 ай бұрын

Zero evidence of that so far. Zero.

@nightmareedge657

6 ай бұрын

There will always be player to rise up many been waiting to play.

@wgriffin3460

6 ай бұрын

You might want to check and see how well DeBlowhard has done recruiting in the past...

@xandercrews4729

6 ай бұрын

@@nightmareedge657none of them are as good as Downs or Proctor.

@theNfl_Esq

6 ай бұрын

Ag here. Yea I told myself the same thing after Jimbo left. Fortunately it turned out to be true for us #2 class in portal and 2 5 ⭐️ ended up coming back. Don’t think Kalen will do the same. Time will tell…

Too quickly done! We are going through the grieving process! Coach Saban was a part of Alabama’s fabric!

@texasfight737

6 ай бұрын

Nobody cares…😂

@chrisskates1038

6 ай бұрын

Oh boo hoo!! Alabama has gotten all the calls for over a decade. Time to compete on a level playing field. This one’s gonna leave a mark.

@a.howell78

6 ай бұрын

@@texasfight737 Bama fans do!

@BAMAISBACK394

6 ай бұрын

BAMA’s Motto Has ALWAYS been “NEXT MAN UP MENTALITY!” We are about to find out Sept. 14th and the 28th for sure.

@VinceMcMahon124

6 ай бұрын

@@texasfight737you will when college football goes into madness 💀 the whole NIL thing was rushed it needs limitations

Apparently it's going to take an act of Congress to fix NIL.

@pac-man615

6 ай бұрын

NIL is American like apple pie yall just hate capitalism

@arthurplant5962

6 ай бұрын

No, there is nothing wrong with NIL. It's American's Capitalism.

@FatChedda

6 ай бұрын

There's nothing wrong with NIL when Alabama is stealing other team's players, but it's a problem that Congress needs to fix whenever other teams are stealing Alabama's players. Got it!

@echt114

6 ай бұрын

@@arthurplant5962 You just shifted the wrong to the real wrong.

@arthurplant5962

6 ай бұрын

Explain yourself?@@echt114

This happens at every school that has a coaching change

The transfer portal is not fair too teams or to incoming coaches. The players need to be held to a higher standard and fulfill their commitment and their scholarship.

@brendonsheffield6372

6 ай бұрын

Boo hoo. The coaches can leave at anytime but the players gotta fulfill their commitments lol

@mbrownie22

6 ай бұрын

You mean like the coaches were held to a higher standard? These colleges have made billions off the backs of the players, they should go where the money is and earn what they deserve.

@BoomingandZooming

6 ай бұрын

​@@brendonsheffield6372Coaches could be with your programs for a decade+. They're way more important to building a foundation and culture than a player who comes, goes and at max stays 4 years if you're lucky. Last thing we need is for players to get even more ego and be treated like they're coaches.

@shane87smith

6 ай бұрын

@@brendonsheffield6372 coaches are not the same as players

@andrewmuldrow4320

6 ай бұрын

So how do you think Washington players feel about their head coach who just came off of a national championship, up and left them you don’t think coaches should be held accountable to their players

Matt is one of the very few i can still watch at ESPN...good job

Alabama was one bad play from another National Championship game, and a likely 8th national championship for Saban. He still had the magic.

@thecasualatvguy617

6 ай бұрын

Uga was one bad ref call from bama not even having that chance lol.

@phillipcmiller99

6 ай бұрын

@@thecasualatvguy617 You speak truth! UGA and Bama both were national championship quality teams, as was Michigan. My point was that Saban was NOT a washed-up has been. He still had his fastball. As for now it looks like the Dawgs will benefit from Saban’s retirement by drawing some of Bama’s best to the UGA roster (as if they weren’t scary enough already).

@DAWGPAUL21

6 ай бұрын

And 4th and 31 from being ranked 15 and not getting in knucklehead

@phillipcmiller99

6 ай бұрын

@@DAWGPAUL21 12-1 regular season, beat #1 Georgia, SEC champions, took National Champs Michigan into overtime. Only loss to a team that was also in the final four. Not knucklehead😊

The Drunk & the Precious 😂

...we stay trending; let's go! Roll 🐘 Tide Roll!🌊💕🌊🅰️💨🌊💕

Agree that losing key game changing players with experience hurts but BAMA ALWAYS had the “NEXT MAN UP MENTALITY!” Let’s Go BAMA NATION!

@k_e3735

6 ай бұрын

Bama is done for the next 15 years. See you in 2039!

@azharshaharuddin8850

6 ай бұрын

Be afraid,be very afraid😂

@BAMAISBACK394

6 ай бұрын

Hahahahaha…….

@10meme11

6 ай бұрын

Rollllllllll Tiiiiiiide 🐘 ❤️ 🏈

@RepublicConstitution

6 ай бұрын

Next man up works if you have players, Bama is down nearly 40 scholarship players already.

BAMA just waiting on April don't forget the porter is going to open back up. Alabama is a house hold name and players are just waiting to get on board y'all forgot this thing not over LADY'S. KEEP THAT RESPECT ON BAMA NAME 🤡🤡🤡🤡👑

Nick Saban… now that’s how you f@&$ing do it folks. The man out worked everyone and mastered all aspects of the game. “The process”, has made careers, changed lives and generated $$$ for businesses everywhere. Just the fact when he ARRIVED AT TUSCALOOSA in 07’ he was expected to win championships at a mediocre program! The man delivered 6 times dealing with a radical fan base. The guy just showed incredible self-discipline and dedication. It’s been great to see and it was Roll Tide before Nick, and will be Roll Tide after.

Finebaum is looking crazy

@andrewmohrmann3599

6 ай бұрын

When hasn’t he?

Watch how they change the narrative for AL players hitting the portal. ESPN is wild

@Dave-qy2he

6 ай бұрын

Bama has had 26 players enter the portal already. Nine of them were starters. Can you show us another example this severe?

The larger question is, how will Finebaum mend his shattered heart? Who will he transfer His unabashed love and never-ending slurping of Saban too now? This may be the end of Finebaum’s show. Half his content every episode was Saban fanboy love letters.

@1sh1kll9

6 ай бұрын

I haven’t tuned in this week, I bet Legend calls in and gives his sob story of being a changed man wanting a hug. This is getting better by the hour.

@erinrhodes2804

6 ай бұрын

Saban slurping lol. Nice

@Mikevdog

6 ай бұрын

He still has Auburn to ridicule 😂😂😂

@SarkDawg

6 ай бұрын

I didn’t know Finebaum had a show…..Does anyone watch it besides Bama fans?

The shark 🦈 is fsu 😂

Every where these Alabama players go they potentially replace another great player on another team. Alabama is be the home for a whole new group of great players.

@BillyWitherspoon

6 ай бұрын

Lol

@joshharris7193

6 ай бұрын

You’re not going to replace Downs with another downs lol. He’s 1 of 1.

@mbrownie22

6 ай бұрын

Sorry you’re wrong, these players are additions to these teams not replacements.

@RepublicConstitution

6 ай бұрын

Delusional. It doesn't work that way. Bama is getting slaughtered because this guy can't recruit the south.

@AIRCOOLEDLIFE

6 ай бұрын

For NOW.......Question how many 4 and 5 start players are from Alabama.....would love to hear your response 🤔.

Bama will always be Bama. CNS left it in excellent shape. Great facilities and a lot of talent. I’m excited about Coach D and the staff he’s bringing in. IMHO this staff is better than the staff was last year -CNS. This team could be the definition of irony.

These players flowing the money yo

I personally don't believe recruiting is as important as in the past, now that we have the portal

@cxucxsixn

6 ай бұрын

uga has recruited heavily and have sustained talent. aswell as evolved to recruiting through the portal. it’s as important as ever tbh.

why would you be cautious stating the obvious...lots of places don't want to compete on a fair playing field, so this is a war of sorts, and they want to damage AL as much as they can this coming year and beyond. I am a bit surprised at the cowardly nature of much of these, but those are the standards currently in place.

@leelatham1785

6 ай бұрын

Was it cowardly when bama poached Burton from Georgia? Funny how the system works both ways!

@na_k

6 ай бұрын

So was it cowardly when Alabama was snatching players from other programs, some who lost coaches or nah? Quit crying, you were able to enjoy the GOAT CFB HC of all-time, in the most dominant era, and 6 national championships. No one feels sorry for Alabama football, just like Bama football didn't feel sorry for other programs while they were on top.

@joechiara

6 ай бұрын

Who are you talking about? Do you know anything? No one is crying. just observing, you should try to understand the difference. You are a whiner. @@na_k

@ruckanitepreacher5618

6 ай бұрын

Say It!@@na_k

They forgot the biggest shark of them all when it comes pillaging their roster. Ole Mike Norvell baby!!

@Colt8722

6 ай бұрын

I bet he gets fired from FSU in the next couple of years. FSU is about to fall apart

@johnblakewatson7083

6 ай бұрын

​@@Colt8722 this mf needs to be drug tested!!!!

He hates FSU so seeing him cry is AWESOME

Considering the monumental importance to the University The athletic director should have anticipated this potential situation several years ago and set in place various measures to keep Saban at least to the 20 yr mark not just to preserve their preeminence but to better prepare for a transition. Saban was more than capable of forging on for another 3 years, he certainly has not lost his edge. . Deboer may be good but despite best effort that may only be good enough for a middle ranking. it would be very difficult to replicate the very judicious, calm, personable extremely intelligent and very wise Saban , unless it is a comparable young man of exceptional character that can win over players and fans will a compelling realistic comprehensive long-term vision built from ground up on a wholistic foundation.

@michaelphelan423

5 ай бұрын

Good observation, but all I could see in my mind was a wild Saban throwing his headset 😅 haha

This is all gonna be fine people. It was time for Saban to go and it’s a blessing that the players leaving are leaving. Let’s not be prisoners of the moment. It will be fine.

$$$$$$$$$$$$ That's what it is all about. Coaches and staff can change schools with impunity and now, so can players. Players will go where the pasture appears to be greener and it is very easy to do that now without no consequences, only rewards financially. The only loyal segment of college football are the fans and I suspect that the fans will start to lose interest too.

@na_k

6 ай бұрын

Blame the NCAA and those same fans, coaches, college administrators, and athletic directors that were against paying the players for so long. If they had just agreed, the players would've been considered employees. Don't blame the kids with the least power, they didn't create the system, the adults did. 🤷

@wgriffin3460

6 ай бұрын

The part I don't get is why these "student" athletes don't have to go through any sort of application process, who else just gets to change colleges William Nilliam like this?

FSU players hit the portal- "lack of culture". Alabama players hit the portal- "Saban was tired" Paul is a goofus. Hilarious how his month of December was spent trying to convince everyone that FSU doesn't matter, but now for Alabama players it seems to be a nice landing spot. Go Noles! Paul sucks!!

I absolutely love the fact that these players are able to LEAVE and head to other pastures 😂.....now all yall are crying.

I'm so sick of it now. Players are nothing but it's all about themselves. College football is not a team sport anymore

@RepublicConstitution

6 ай бұрын

Yep, nothing but have gun, will travel mercenaries

@AIRCOOLEDLIFE

6 ай бұрын

Hmmmm were you sick of it a few years ago before the Portal😅

@justiceperfect8104

6 ай бұрын

@@AIRCOOLEDLIFE that's my point I hate the NFL this is supposed to be a team amateur sport to make it to the NFL but now it's not even a team sport anymore im fine with players being paid but it's a free for all now selfish players doesn't care about team

@DP-sq6ej

6 ай бұрын

Well saban should have stayed at the college he first started being a head coach, how dare he jump around to a couple schools and the nfl. lol He wasn’t loyal until it was right for him so why can’t they move until it’s right for them ?

I don't think the Alabama brass pursued hard enough to get Sarkisian or Lanning. When Mal Moore went after Saban, he did some pursuing with money, bonuses and other things.

@Gloveberg1

6 ай бұрын

Sark wasn’t going anywhere after what he’s seen is building at UT plus all the finances and resources and Lanning also wasn’t budging due to bottomless pockets of Nike money at Oregon.

@blackout07blue

6 ай бұрын

@@Gloveberg1lol. Alabama did not want that mediocre drunk Sarkisan. He’s an overrated fraud. His own fanbase wants him removed from playcalling and say he’s bad at managing a game as head coach.

@blackout07blue

6 ай бұрын

Vegas didn’t even put Sark in the top 7 in the initial odds, because Alabama sources immediately said they didn’t want that mediocre goofball.

Finebaun actually looks devastated that Alabama is falling apart. He realized he won't be able to live in the Saban fairytale much longer.

@donjuan6940

6 ай бұрын

I'm still crying I can't believe it it's unbelievable I don't like it...

@S10Alexander

6 ай бұрын

You guys don’t seem to realize he covers the SEC. Saban has been the SEC for almost two decades. Why wouldn’t he talk about him. Lol Also, what fairy tale?

Coach Deboer should call an emergency team meeting! Once the meeting starts, he should have one of his assistants open the door and leave it open! All he needs to say is, "I need a decision from each and every one of you, right now!" "If you're staying, remain seated!" "If you're leaving, there's the open door, and our best wishes go with you!" Then as heartfelt sincere as Coach Deboer could put it into words, he should say, "Men, you don't have a clue what a decision to leave this university could do to your future!" "But, at the end of the day, I can't, nor do I want to force anyone to stay!" "So, it's here and now!" "Make your decision so that in the morning, we can start making plans for who elects to stay!" "And, again, for those of you who are leaving, we wish you the best and God's speed!"

@kierre35

6 ай бұрын

Might as well be straightforward and to the point

This is going to be really interesting to see how it turns out. NIL is going to be huge moving forward. Does Bama end up like they were in the Shula years or do they remain relevant? Going to be tough in my opinion with UGAs success recently. Does this just make UGA even more dangerous?

The Portal and NIL is why Nick stepped down You cant build a team on quitters

@edl7454

6 ай бұрын

Yeah Nick had pay to play for 17 years who are you kidding? Its a level playing field now .

@ricksaunders8074

6 ай бұрын

@@edl7454 Thats only half true A&M and Auburn pay more

There are sharks circling around every teams players and coaches! What a mess

@Spittin_Bars

6 ай бұрын

No the portal is only open for schools that have had coaching changes and everyone can poach Bama but Bama can only offer kids from Washington and Arizona. There has to be contracts with these NIL deals that require a commitment from these kids for a certain amount of time. Its a joke.

@wgriffin3460

6 ай бұрын

@@Spittin_Bars don't you think it's perfectly fair for the players to be able to leave after their coaches do? I don't like this at all, but the players shouldn't be held to a higher standard than the coaches... A clause prohibiting coaches to recruit kids from their previous programs should be put in every buyout clause to force coaches to think twice about shopping themselves around like modern day Rory Calhouns.

First, The NCAA needs to be replaced in D-1 football. The transfer portal, NIL, and eligibility rules and rules in general are a complete mess. a bunch of people sitting around a table making rules but never considering the unforeseen consequences to the rules they make. The NCAA is to large and too big a bureaucracy. The first time I saw "Saban for commissioner" of football i laughed. Still no matter if it is Saban or someone else it sounds on point. BOOMER SOONER

@dmanwainright2132

6 ай бұрын

Oklahoma University 🎉

He could've waited till the portal ended. And Alabama could've had an interim coach from their staff due for the season like the Raiders coach did who apparently now is the head coach. Give all the players a chance to be coached by the interim coach.

Paul doesn’t wanna give Mike norvell his due Alabama wanted him and he just couldn’t say it

@S10Alexander

6 ай бұрын

Nobody wanted Norvell at Alabama

@BenTooReal

6 ай бұрын

@@S10Alexander that’s why he was on the top of there list sure ok 👌🏾

@WilliamClinkscales-lg7vc

6 ай бұрын

He really did everything he could not to say anything about FSU or Mike Norvell. He just kept pausing and naming the same coaches over and over.

@Timelyxx

6 ай бұрын

@@BenTooReallol can’t wait to play fsu, y’all talk a good game. Especially from what we last seen. 🐘

@Doc_Boots

6 ай бұрын

But Norvell has picked up 5 Bama players in the past few days….. gracias

Bama will be just fine. so long as Deboer still brings in those #1 and #2 ranked recruiting classes. There are tons of kids that still want to play for Bama. I still think a kid should set out a year if they transfer. Might make a lot of them think twice before doing it. Might make the money less important.

@Zro...

6 ай бұрын

lol you seen his recruiting at UW

@na_k

6 ай бұрын

Lolllz You must not be familiar with DeBoer's recruiting? Excellent X's & O's HC, but his classes were in the 30s. He also has no ties to the south.

@volsboy672

6 ай бұрын

So I guess you don't think playing for Bama will sell itself to many 5* kids. Just think what DeBoer could do with Bama talent instead of Washington talent. He only wished he had Bama talent at UW.

@fermisparadox01

6 ай бұрын

​@@volsboy672It doesn't work that way. Deboer should not have been considered. Byrne and Deboer will be gone after 2 seasons.

@charlescavalier2053

6 ай бұрын

😂

Team captains need to call a players only meeting and decide who they are… as a team

There’s always chaos when our company changes President’s as well. Any organization goes through growth pains and so will Ga, lsu, tn, and everyone else. It’s part of change. We have to deal with it and move forward. The best way is to support whoever is there. Roll Tide

@donjuan6940

6 ай бұрын

Bama will never be the same buddy

The guys put up with Saban's rants and screaming for the ultimo payoff, but possibly had issues with the remaining coaches. No OL next year. Considering another team becomes an option.

DeMeco Ryans was the perfect hire. Why wasnt his name even brought up?

DeBoer not known to be a great recruiter. Great motivator and GameDay coach are his strengths.

He might not have "known" it until 5 minutes before but Jimmy Sexton certainly did and that's why DeBoer held off on signing a very nice extension for 2+ months. That's why Dan Lanning wasn't even interviewed for the job. DeBoer was the guy from the very beginning, well before the end of the season and Sexton set up the whole thing. There's no denying this.

@LifeUser

6 ай бұрын

After 3 others said no.

@a.howell78

6 ай бұрын

@Tyler-Clark, Didn’t DeBoer switch agents to Sexton a few months before? Something doesn’t feel right about this whole thing.. it was too quickly done.. I believe he knew and was distracted doing the natty championship. He already knew! Another Washington sportswriter said that coincidentally DeBoer switched to the same agent that Nick had..hmmm..

@Tyler-Clark

6 ай бұрын

@@LifeUser that was all for show and clickbait news in order for Jimmy Sexton to get extensions for his clients to line his own pockets again... DeBoer was the one they wanted

@Tyler-Clark

6 ай бұрын

@@a.howell78 UW's AD Troy Dannen said when he got the job last August that DeBoer already had Sexton as an agent but wasn't sure as to how long since the previous year when he first became head coach he still had his old agent

@a.howell78

6 ай бұрын

@@Tyler-Clark Something shady happened.. Maybe S knew that Saban was going to retire soon and casually mentioned it … and the rest is history.. sounds like a lot of back room shenanigans went on..

Shows how much this kids leaving BAMA really appreciated what Bama has done for them!! 👎👎

@RepublicConstitution

6 ай бұрын

These punks don't care about Alabama at all. They played for Saban and only care about the Almighty Dollar.

@takforce06

6 ай бұрын

No one wanted to go to BAMA in the first place. They wanted to play for Saban.

@RepublicConstitution

6 ай бұрын

@@takforce06 That's obviously true. Nothing but soulless mercenaries. That's football now.

@na_k

6 ай бұрын

​@@RepublicConstitutionJust like the coaches, ADs, colleges, and everyone else involved. Why should the kids be any different when the adults set the table??

@Mikevdog

6 ай бұрын

​@@RepublicConstitutionIt's business

I caught part of Finebaum's show earlier this week. It's GREAT to see he has now been reduced to being a grief counselor as apposed to an arrogant SEC Alabama talking head homer.

Image Finnebaum not being able to say today that Bama passes the eye test.

Finebaum would be celebrating if this was a different conference being pouched or if Alabama was pouching he would be saying this is part of the process 😂🤣 End of error. Finebaum not Saban

What's next let's have a transfer portal and NIL in high school for players?

The transfer portal opening should be delayed until 1 week AFTER the new coach is named.

@di114n2

6 ай бұрын

They need to start the college football season a month earlier . Saban could retire and the portal for everyone would still be open and Alabama wouldn’t be a sitting gazelle with lions surrounding them. At least they’d have a fighting chance. There’s entirely way to much happening in December anyways with the playoffs , national signing day and the transfer portal

As a Georgia fan..i wanna see Bama down..but not depleted.

@amberashley7559

6 ай бұрын

🤔

@New_Orleans_Ghost_Hunter

6 ай бұрын

There will be no glory in beating Alabama or Saban this year, a depleted team missing most of its top players low hanging fruit

I know freeze bout to take over the state in recruiting you can count on that..we are fine with in!!

Matt Barrie is the best miss CFF Broadcast.

@blackout07blue

6 ай бұрын

Never has someone who knows less about football been allowed to speak about it than that little fairy dwarf.

Byrne wanted flash, and thought DeBoer, who was a 4th year coach, would light a fire. He’s only run a power 5 program for 2 years, and he’s going to somehow keep Saban’s Alabama together? They said it, Bama wasn’t even a top 5 job when Saban took it, it’s more than capable of going right back there, when the coach is a flash in the pan type of guy. Grab a team with a roster, get them to stay there, plug a few holes, have a couple good seasons, next gig. He should’ve had to prove for 4,5 years, that he was capable of recruiting and developing, before Washington even hired him. But once he was there, show more than 2 good years with someone else’s recruited guys. I bet the kids sense his brotherhood, culture, love you guys, I’ll be here forever stuff isn’t working. No one is going to fall for that bs again, when they have someone else that wants them. He might’ve ended up getting fired by Washington after 4,5 if he couldn’t do those things. I think they were hasty, Byrne was, and listened too much to Sexton. We’ll see, but I’m not really sure of their chances if he doesn’t change his ways. If he can’t keep kids there, he might not be the guy, don’t waste 5 years on him.

@ruckanitepreacher5618

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely Right! They would've been better off with a proven head guy with experience in the SEC like James Franklyn. Even though he's not exactly a game changer, who is? Sabans aren't growing on trees. This dude is liable to be in over his head.

The conference is not the same. There will not be one team that dominates. This is a perfect time for Saban to retire. The future is bright.

Paul is said his beloved Bama is back to the basement.

DeBoer is a great coach he will get it done.

Milroe is not in the portal… fake news

Calling for NIL reparation's for all collegiate athletes, who played prior to NIL. These poor kids only received a Full Academic Scholarship, Free Room and Board, all the free food one could ever want, free gym membership with personnel trainer and popularity on campus. We demand 30k for each year played, plus a Honda Accord......... Were taking it to Congress, they'll fix it.

Totally agree, except for the money,why would anybody coach D1 football today!!!!!!

This Pay2Win with the NIL needs to go

Saban was the greatest recruiter ever, nil took that away. This shouldn’t be a surprise he left. Championships are much harder when you don’t have the best players at every position.

Get Smart - Kirby time is here! Love seeing Bama fans get a taste of their own medicine.

The environment is changing..

NIL and portal is really hurting the sport

@1sh1kll9

6 ай бұрын

Really hurting Alabama mostly. These kids DGAS about Alabama, just Nick Saban. If that’s not a kick in the crotch I don’t know what is.

@RepublicConstitution

6 ай бұрын

Destroying it

@robertstone9325

6 ай бұрын

@@1sh1kll9 I had this opinion way before Saban retired but yeah its definitely hurting bama rn but they're not the only school obviously and if you think otherwise your a straight casual.

@Raphell28

6 ай бұрын

If they had started with a cap from the beginning with NIL, all of college football would have been better for it. But we stuck with this untol boosters say "they've had enough of giving out money to entitled kids."

It’s over for Alabama 🤣😂🤣

Thinks??

I think Bama made the fault of not getting it done before the other coaches started releasing there I’m not coming statements. Which means at best he was their third choice

It takes time to build takes time recruiting and time will tell

Cmon Paul. I'm a Bama fan and even I knew this was going to o happen. Other coaches are doing their jobs...not being sharks. Saban would do the exact same thing

Who is he getting in??? All I see are they leaving!!

When you come from the PAC 12, the weakest D1 conference, to the SEC, the premier, strongest conference. It's a big leap. But then you appoint a DC, who coached in the Sun Belt conference(South Alabama), who doesn't recruit SEC type players. Then you appoint a Def back coach from the MAC(Buffalo) who hasn't recruited talent on an SEC level. Or don'es come from a winning tradition. This looks like a recipe for losing.

Alabama did this all the time. He’s just mad what goes around has finally come around.

So Saban told the players before he told the University Bull he lied!

T.Rob was not a great coach. He was an awesome recruiter. If he was a great coach, he wouldn't have settled for a co-coordinator position underneath Smart and Muschamp. If he were a great coach, he could have stayed on at Bama tonprove himself.

It's like the part in the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe where Azlan goes through the humiliation ritual... everyone is poaching, praying on the downfall of one of if not the greatest college football dynasty. Bama will only get better from here!

@tanyadiedrich7851

6 ай бұрын

❤ I have no words...This was the best comment EVER!

@dmanwainright2132

6 ай бұрын

I don't know what you're smoking... But I can't imagine it's good for you in the long run.

@EJ2K095

6 ай бұрын

@dmanwainright2132 you should probably be more concerned with yourself. It might work out better for you. Meanwhile, being concerned about me gives you zero benefit.

@dmanwainright2132

6 ай бұрын

@@EJ2K095 you sound guilty, don't hurt yourself

@EJ2K095

6 ай бұрын

@@dmanwainright2132 again... you sound more concerned than you should be about affairs that do not concern you. Do you need assistance minding your own business? Trolls usually stick to bridges😏

Check the comments from Alabama last season (an extremely good season, but lost to Georgia, surprised they lost to LSU, but still very good season). They were talking about how he couldn't coach anymore, and they wanted to move on. Well that time is here. Players are leaving in droves. Saban was the best to ever do it. Alabama will be just a very good SEC program. Dominance is over. Georgia is unquestionably the big dawg now.

Saban knew with the new scheduling Bama and Georgia were actually play a tough schedule in the SEC.......

If he’d kept T Rob he’d have kept a lot of the players. But another Kade instead

The powers to be better look at the NIL before it ruins college football, look at the Orange bowl, pitiful!

@na_k

6 ай бұрын

They're the ones that let it get out of hand. Not the kids fault, the adults set it up after decades of refusing to do right. 🤷

2 mistakes: don’t say Kalen turned Fresno state around he was there less than 2 years and in that time frame did worse than the 2 years before or after him. Secondly, Alabama did not have the best talent development, you’re right about talent but messed up with the development part- nick Saban retired with by FAR the lowest % of his blue chip recruits making the nfl of any head coach in history, statistically they developed elite recruits worse than any other coach literally ever they just had THAT much more talent than everyone else it didn’t matter

Bama gonna look like Miss State in the future or maybe worse so get used to it. No matter what Bama fans say it doesn't make it fact the Dynasty is over.

Sorry Caleb went to The Ohio State Buckeyes. Thank you

Saban basically had to coach the DBs last year cause they where not playing well enough starting the year. Not sure why Trob left. Great recruiter... Not sure why Saban had to help last year if the ex coach was so great.

@johncook7031

6 ай бұрын

Yup

Why not? This would happen at any top program

Saban made Finebaum. Now can he stay relevant?

Lol. Mike Norvell has taken 5 bama players and flipped one and working on more, and ya'll can't say his name? Lol

Yes, let the hits keep coming for Alabama. This is exactly what they deserve. These kids are likely skeptical of playing for DeBoer and his mistreating of the previous athletes. He’s gone in two years.

@HealthySkepticism777

6 ай бұрын

For being better than your program they deserve it? Lmao typically loser mentality. Those who have this mentality don’t amount to anything

All the haters are really going to cry when they face this bama defense in 2024. Sabans handprints all over it!!

You think Paul!