When the Crimson Tide hired Kalen DeBoer to replace Nick Saban on January 12, we all had a general understanding of that, and as time goes on, we’re starting to see it for ourselves more and more.
Wednesday served as a vivid, glaring illustration of how the DeBoer Domain and the Saban Era vary from one another. Alabama announced that the media will be able to watch certain practice segments and that assistant coaches will be allowed to speak to the press more than once in a calendar year. Additionally, the media, or at least one non-ESPN programme, was invited to the Mal Moore Athletic Complex to have a meeting with Alabama coaches.
And in there we found yet another illustration of the distinctions between the governance of Alabama from 2007 to 23 and the governance that will exist from 2024 to some future date yet to be established.
Chief coach doesn’t swear. or swear. or curse. or whatever the hell people in your part of the country name it.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Nick Saban’s excessive swearing a 5 or 6, while DeBoer receives a zero.
In an interview with The Next Round, DeBoer clarified, “Don’t get me wrong—there’s a fire.” “The boys notice a sense of competition. They probably already notice that in the workouts. They believe that, although it is communicated differently in team meetings, the existing standard remains the same.
“You just seem like who you are to me. Finding methods to positively reinforce is important to me; even in the event of a disciplinary moment, it still occurs. However, the question is how to communicate, how to give it, and how to collaborate with these folks so that gamers realise, “Hey, I’m in this fight with you, and I want the same things you want.”
We discuss how our coaches’ roles include demanding, criticising, and instructing. We’re instructing them, critiquing them, and holding them to a standard of excellence that approaches perfection. It is the players’ responsibility to practise, hone, and compete. The men are working hard, honing their craft, and striving to be the best versions of themselves.”
