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OT: Alabama hires DJ Durkin as "Consultant"...

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Dingaan1828 said:
I applaud Saban for being smart enough to hire good football people who don’t really need the paycheck. So they have all these recognizable football guys as analysts for absolute peanuts. We should look into guys who are getting buyouts and need to rehabilitate their image before they can re-enter the mainstream market. Saban and Bama have this down to a fine art.
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What in the world do all these consultants do? How much work is there for them? It seems that the normal size staff, while stretched and overworked, can take care of most of the work. I think graduate assistants often do the analytical work like breaking down film and drafting scouting reports and game plans. I heard from a friend who had the run of Hecht how Tommy Tuberville, who was a grad assistant during the JJ and Erickson era, used to sit at the computer and develop game plans. This was an era when PCs were rather limited so I don't know what form the work product took or what kind of software was used.

From the story, I got the impression that Tommy was kind of a brainiac who was a major guy behind the scenes who was a major contributor to our defensive success. Tommy would have been a grad assistant under Dave Wannstadt and then Sonny Lubick. He was promoted to coordinator when Sonny left, I think. He might have served as LB coach along the way.

Still, I wonder how many consultants Saban has, and what they all do. Perhaps it is a case of the volume of the work expanding to match the number of people available to do it.

I know they probably can"t recruit, but maybe they evaluate high school talent.
 
Jack71 said:
...When you count these "advisors" Alabama has a reported staff of 60. Think about that for a minute.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...at-alabama-ahead-of-college-football-playoff/
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The Alabama program has little to no integrity. Unquestionably, they do extremely well in the win - loss column. They spend way too much money on the football program in a state that is poor as dirt. I’m not sure winning at any cost is admirable in 2018. I have no respect for Saban or the Alabama football program, outside of winning, they suck.
 
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