DeBoer’s two previous recruiting classes were ranked 3rd and 2nd in the country. This is a chosen self-sabotaging dilemma by Alabama higher ups to bring about his demise and save money to spend on the new guy’s roster. That’s my theory of the case anyway.
He just got an elite WR so seems like he is still having the success recruiting offensive skill guys and QBs. We’ll see if he can pull Monshun Sales.
His trenches and back 7 recruiting has been pitiful this cycle. The new TE coach got rid of their previously higher rated commit who flipped to Kansas.
I don’t believe he is an ace recruiter but he has had same dline coach this whole time who was a holdover from Saban’s time. Their whole defensive staff has been there since his beginning except the safeties coach who is in his second year. Did they all forget how to recruit too? Did the 2025 season and 2026 recruiting class run their boosters’ and athletic department’s pockets empty?
Alabama made the playoffs and won a game, they split their matchups with UGA and OU, and avenged themselves against the three schools who beat em last year. He’s like 5-0 against Sark and Lanning. Idk who out there would be better & that they’d want, but it appears they no longer want DeBoer.
He made the natty at Washington. If he doesn’t win it all this year, that guy is gone one way or another. It’s not just Saban’s success boosting the fans’ expectations; there’s always been sky-high expectations. Saban was openly pursuing Texas’ job after winning his second national championship in five years at Alabama.
Whether or not that didn’t happen because of annoying Texas boosters or Mack Brown not wanting to retire, who knows. But that wasn’t just a leverage play for a raise. After going back to back and winning 3 in 4 years, idk what changes he received to reduce the stress. But the expectations never really wavered.
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