I expect to throw foam bricks at the TV and go outside alotI hope to be pleasantly surprised.
I expect to throw foam bricks at the TV and go outside alotI hope to be pleasantly surprised.
Don't hold back PokeChop...LOL...it is a good hire.Its a good hire. Yall are just dumb.
Alabama fans: I don’t care who we hire but it can’t be worse than Golding or GranthamAlabama fans: You can't look at the stats when discussing how bad Bill O'Brien is.
Also Alabama fans: You have to look at the stats when discussing how bad Kevin Steele is.
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These defenses did not have the talent that Alabama has.Here are KS's Scoring D's since leaving Bama in 2008
Clemson 2009, 2010, 2011 - 20.4 PPG (24th NCAA) 18.8 PPG (13th) 29.9 PPG (81st NCAA)
LSU 2015 - 24.3 PPG (41st NCAA)
AU 2016-2020 - 17.1 PPG (7th NCAA) 18.5 PPG (11th NCAA) 19.2 PPG (14th) 19.5 PPG (17th NCAA) 24.7 PPG (38th NCAA)
Miami 2022 - 26.8 PPG (67th NCAA)
His best season is 2016 with AU but if you notice his PPG got worse every single year and 2017-2022 are Pete Golding level numbers.
His average PPG for those 10 seasons with other teams is... 21.92 PPG
HARD PASS on that!!!
This is a TERRIBLE and LAZY hire.
Poke, I think you are right on target....
Clearly a stop gap until Pruitt can return at some point. And much much much better than Grantham.
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Well you are also talking about 2 Seasons of Data as an OC vs 10 Seasons of Data as a DC.Alabama fans: You can't look at the stats when discussing how bad Bill O'Brien is.
Also Alabama fans: You have to look at the stats when discussing how bad Kevin Steele is.
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I guess some of us Bama fans didn’t realize that Steele was still alive!Alabama fans: I don’t care who we hire but it can’t be worse than Golding or Grantham
Also Alabama fans: Saban has completely lost it by hiring Kevin Steele.
Both of those can be true.Alabama fans: I don’t care who we hire but it can’t be worse than Golding or Grantham
Also Alabama fans: Saban has completely lost it by hiring Kevin Steele.
There is difference between “I’m underwhelmed” to “we are all doomed”. Like I said, for 5 years there has been a vocal base of our fans that wanted Golding gone at all costs , and many are posting right now as if we just downgraded.I guess some of us Bama fans didn’t realize that Steele was still alive!
I don't think there is a bucket.I understand steele is not Pruitt but he's a respected DC who develops linebackers to an NFL level (huge upgrade over PG) and recruits as well as anyone. But there's a backlash to this like Saban just hired a mop with a bucket for a head as the DC.
I don't disagree with the bolded though I think it's a marginal improvement.These defenses did not have the talent that Alabama has.
Look this may end up being a terrible hire, but you can’t say lazy. Nick Saban is anything but lazy. What this means is the other candidates were not going to work out. Either they didn’t want to come, or he didn’t like them after the interview.
Steele is 100% an upgrade over Golding.
just relax and enjoy the ride.Both of those can be true.
Steele isn't necessarily worse than Golding or Grantham but he's not massively better either.
It's a BAD hire regardless if it's technically better or even with those other two.