When did REDDIT become a football board?
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Do they know ALABAMA FOOTBALL? Or do they get their information from SLIMEBAUM?
Kane Wommack has officially been announced as Defensive Coordinator at Alabama.
Actually we do have our share of 'Highbrows'.
(We just don't brag about it, but thanks for pointing it out
UPDATE ...
Finally able to get back to a desk today to add Chris Kapilovic (OL) and Bryan Ellis (TE).
The Kapilovic hire kind of comes out of left field to me (I would have put money on Mason Miller if forced to bet), but it doesn't come out of left field in a bad way.
I'm surprised with all the back-and-forth over whether this was a "good" hire or not that no one has picked up on the obvious connection here: Kapilovic is a long-time Larry Fedora guy and has a lot of experience in an offense that has a lot of roots in the spread and Air Raid, but also has a physical component to it. He's also a well-respected recruiter. Two of his lines have been Joe Moore Award finalists and it was one of his MSU lines that did the blocking for Kenneth Walker's breakout season(s). Given what happened to Michigan State as the direct result of the Mel Tucker situation, I find it curious that anyone would cast aspersions on his record.
Alabama fans have been split on the OL position between wanting a "physical" guy and wanting a guy who meshed well with DeBoer's base strategy. You got a two-for-one deal here, so be happy.
Ellis is a younger guy (by 20+ years) with a much shorter resume but Georgia Southern did not want to see him go. I'm a bit surprised Jay Nunez didn't get this slot, but I understand it.
Also, in general, I don't see how anyone can be less than enthused about an offensive staff that has Shephard, Gillespie and Kapilovic on it. And for the fourth time in this thread, if people would get honest about Sheridan's resume both with and without DeBoer, it kind of mirrors what Grubb was able to do both with and without DeBoer.
Finally able to get back to a desk today to add Chris Kapilovic (OL) and Bryan Ellis (TE).
The Kapilovic hire kind of comes out of left field to me (I would have put money on Mason Miller if forced to bet), but it doesn't come out of left field in a bad way.
I'm surprised with all the back-and-forth over whether this was a "good" hire or not that no one has picked up on the obvious connection here: Kapilovic is a long-time Larry Fedora guy and has a lot of experience in an offense that has a lot of roots in the spread and Air Raid, but also has a physical component to it. He's also a well-respected recruiter. Two of his lines have been Joe Moore Award finalists and it was one of his MSU lines that did the blocking for Kenneth Walker's breakout season(s). Given what happened to Michigan State as the direct result of the Mel Tucker situation, I find it curious that anyone would cast aspersions on his record.
Alabama fans have been split on the OL position between wanting a "physical" guy and wanting a guy who meshed well with DeBoer's base strategy. You got a two-for-one deal here, so be happy.
Ellis is a younger guy (by 20+ years) with a much shorter resume but Georgia Southern did not want to see him go. I'm a bit surprised Jay Nunez didn't get this slot, but I understand it.
Also, in general, I don't see how anyone can be less than enthused about an offensive staff that has Shephard, Gillespie and Kapilovic on it. And for the fourth time in this thread, if people would get honest about Sheridan's resume both with and without DeBoer, it kind of mirrors what Grubb was able to do both with and without DeBoer.
Now, we can get down to bizness. Cannot wait for spring practice to come.
The kapilovic hire seems fine. His lines give up very few sacks and he's pretty respected. The folks naysayers that one are the kind of lovers that would post on reddit, good thing thats none of us.
Certainly not a bad hire by any means.
The ellis hire is fantastic. Young guy who has a good offensive mind and will be huge in game planning. May shape up to be a great recruiter but we will have to wait and see.
What have I been a cry baby about? I don’t want to get petty but you seem to have it out for me. So I want details. My position is that from what I have gathered it’s not a good hire. The Reddit community which contains fans from other places agrees. They are not the end all be all but it would be silly to write them off. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Reddit is a community of 3 million people made up of die hard fans from all over. They get their information from being fans of schools or the sport in general.
So when MULTIPLE people from MULTIPLE schools say “yeah we had him. He was awful. Watched our oline regress bad” say that. Yeah I’m going to be worried.
Did I say we’re doomed? No. Did I say we’re going 8-4 LIKE MANY OF YOU HAVE. Nope. I never said.
All I said is - it’s a good place to get information. I’m not excited with the hire.
Nobody should have to feel like they need to debate Reddit in order for it to be a "good hire" or not. Anyone can post there, no one has to be honest about their opinions there if they don't want to (i.e., rival fans, fans with an axe to grind, etc.). Not to mention I use Reddit from time to time to get answers to some questions I have had regarding my side hobby (working on/restoring old cars) and about a third of the "information" I've gotten off Reddit seems to have come out into the world via colonoscopy.
Example: When you're dealing with a guy who calls himself a "Mopar expert" and he doesn't know that Mitsubishi built the Chrysler Conquest -- as in, there isn't a single Mopar part in it -- you start to question your sources.
Two Joe Moore Award finalist lines, the Kenneth Walker era at MSU, and working for a decade under Larry Fedora (to say nothing of the guy's recruiting acumen, which is harder the quantify but by all measures exists) says what needs to be said at this point.
When you claim you're a realist you're basically saying anyone who doesn't share your opinion is delusional aka, not living in reality. So I'm surprised that you're surprised at the feedback you're getting. LOL!
But I don’t feel that way? I don’t believe for one second that people who don’t agree with me are delusional. I’m not on recorded as saying that.
I also never claimed anything of chicken little level fear.
So I’m very confused.
I don't really care what the numbers were in Kapilovic's previous stops. Most of his time has been spent at dumpster fire programs. I care, however, what DeBoer thinks of him. It's the dead period. We really could have afforded to wait another week or 2. We didn't, so that tells me this wasn't a 'settle' hire. DeBoer didn't come here to lose. If he thinks this is the guy, then that's all I need to know.
You claimed you're a realist, so by saying that in the context of the discussion, by default,you're "saying" others are not. Words don't exist and function in a vacuum.
Just for some perspective, there were quite a few assistant hires by Coach Saban that were not viewed as can’t miss, slam dunks and a majority of them turned out just fine. Not all, but most.
Tommy Rees anyone?
I remember the collective groans when he was hired. As I recall, that turned out okay. I mean, how many games would we have lost last year with BoB at OC?
I’m getting sick and dang tired of DeBoer hiring coaches I’ve never heard of instead of other coaches I’d never heard of before a few days ago that I had determined was the best to go with! 
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