I mean I find Dabo highly annoying myself but I’m calling BS on there being 30 better options for a college program right now. That’s objectively just a horrible take…
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I mean I find Dabo highly annoying myself but I’m calling BS on there being 30 better options for a college program right now. That’s objectively just a horrible take…
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
I think he meant that the assistants that move on can struggle in their new head coaching roles
I personally deeply dislike Dabo and would love to see him make Alabama the 4-5th best team in the SEC.
I think when he doesn't have a generational talent at QB he's been pretty good but not elite. Credit for recruiting multiple, but he also had midling results with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th rated QBs in their respective classes over the years.
If you remove the 7 Watson & Lawrence years, the other 9 years Clemson averaged finishing >20th in the final AP poll (all while still having a top 4 QB on their roster).
One of, if not the, most important duties of a HC is to hire good talent to surround you. And since Venables and Elliott have left Dabo has struggled in this area. He's not an offensive, defensive or ST savant, so if he is going to continue to succeed as a CEO type HC he needs to upgrade the quality of his personnel decisions
Illini4Chief
- TENNESSEE
Gonna be a family tree selection:
Jimbo
KIrby
Kiffin
Jimbo
KIrby
Kiffin
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
Kiffin's an SEC kind of guy. IMO his flameout at USC had more to do with how he is built than his coaching abilities. I think he's the absolute perfect fit for Bama, and that isn't really intended as a compliment.
You cannot conveniently remove 7 YEARS from a guys resume when judging him lmao. He’s 170-43 overall. Two National Championships, 8 ACC titles, a winning bowl record, winning CFP record, and had 12 straight 10 win seasons before a down year this year where he still won 9. You don’t have to like the guy, but the notion that he’s the 31st best coach in college football is absurd.
Alabama ain’t touching Jimbo with a 10 foot pole and Kirby ain’t leaving Georgia
Agreed, but it’s not like any of his assistants that have gotten HC jobs have been savants . Chad Morris and Jeff Scott failed miserably. Tony Elliot isnt looking too hot. I think Brett Venables has a shot of sustained success. You have to give Dabo some credit and it’s amazing how one down year of 9 wins( us Illini fans were ecstatic to win 8 last year) has taken the shine off his past success.
You easily can if the majority of the accolades happened in those 7 years ..and if they finish 13th, 14th, & 20th the three following years still with top 2 HS rated QBs.
Judging Harbaugh without Luck, Saban without Tua/Hurts, Meyer without Tebow are all fair. Ignoring that Dabo has taken advantage of a historically weak ACC over those 7 years with 2 generational talents isn't.
Lol … We’re talking about Alabama … There’s 30 coaches who are all better than Dabo … It’s not even a debate …
Without an elite QB and Brent … Dabo is mid … And that’s just the coaching side …
You don’t think there’s NFL interest in this job ?? There’s active NFL HCs, OCs and DCs that are some of the best in the game that have had their agents call about this job …
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
With Lanning out of the running, I just don't know who is going to excite the fan base to feel like everything is going to continue chugging along with no interruption. I feel like Kiffin and Sark have their own issues that might be a cause for concern. If there are NFL names that get considered then maybe there is going to be a home run option I can't even imagine. But it seems like from the college ranks the best Alabama might do in this situation might be hitting a double, which is probably still great for them, but that won't automatically keep them as the #1 recruiting force in the sport. Insiders go ahead and tell me I'm wrong.
Obviously there’s going to be plenty of interest in the Bama job, but considering they’re already getting public rejections, I think you’re overselling the desire to directly follow in Saban’s foot steps. Sorry but I'm also not buying that there active NFL head coaches beating down the door to come coach Alabama right now. We get it you hate Dabo though.
So, uhhhhhh, approximately how much money and doctors do we need to pack into the Brinks truck to get Saban under contract here? Can't believe nobody has asked this yet. I mean this is Loyalty, right?
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal with Do Not Contact Tag
Hey, whoa, before you get an answer from Saban, you at least lob a phone call to John Holecek.
ILFaninFL
- Nature Coast in Florida
He would be on speed dial if we needed an assistant: next man up, IMHO.
I thought this was widely known. It's also no coincidence that the recruiting his recruiting has been since the advent of NIL. It's amazing how leveling the playing field left some programs "vulnerable."
Damn! I donated my $30 to NIL before I knew there was an IlliniSaban gofundme
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
He bought some land in Mahomet, right?
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
Lovie is in the mix, right?
I get it that you have connections and I truly appreciate the info you share on here, but I still 100% disagree on your take with Dabo. You might hate him, but you can’t argue with his success. We can all say that no championship coach would be what they are without the superstars they coached. That’s not a valid statement because every coach did have those stars. I’d still take Dabo over Kiffin until Kiffin proves he’s better now than he was at USC and Tennessee(not going to include NFL & raiders).
Dabo seems to be very polarizing. I get that the religious stuff isn’t for everyone but he seems like a good guy who wins games, graduates players and runs a pretty clean program. At the very least it’s pretty hard to argue with his success.
If you restrict your list to coaches who have led their team to CFP recently
Smart - not leaving GA
Harbaugh - going to NFL
Sarkasian - don't want him
DeBoer - Only been at WA 2 years - better lock him up
Dykes TCU - got lucky
Day - not leaving OSU
Kelly - not leaving LSU
Sweeney - maybe?
Riley - maybe - had rough season at 7-5 at USC
Amazing how same coaches have dominated CFP last few years
Smart - not leaving GA
Harbaugh - going to NFL
Sarkasian - don't want him
DeBoer - Only been at WA 2 years - better lock him up
Dykes TCU - got lucky
Day - not leaving OSU
Kelly - not leaving LSU
Sweeney - maybe?
Riley - maybe - had rough season at 7-5 at USC
Amazing how same coaches have dominated CFP last few years
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