It is not been the inaugural season that Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer had anticipated in Tuscaloosa. After dropping to Oklahoma, 24-3, this previous weekend, the Crimson Tide are 8-3 and certain now on the surface wanting in on the Faculty Soccer Playoffs.
It was at all times going to be powerful to exchange Nick Saban — who introduced six championships to Tuscaloosa and received one other with LSU — however this has been a worst-case situation for DeBoer.
Saban misplaced some huge video games, however he by no means would have dared to lose to Vanderbilt, a workforce that has been scrappy however is barely even bowl-eligible in 2024. He additionally by no means would have misplaced to Oklahoma whereas solely placing up three factors. Baked into that loss is the truth that it was 3-3 till 37 seconds left within the first half. The Tide had been outscored 21-0 after mustering only a subject objective early on.
This does not seem like Alabama soccer. Once more, it was by no means going to be simple to exchange Saban, however the Tide are so down proper now that ESPN persona Stephen A. Smith thinks they should give Saban a name and see if he desires to educate once more.
“You succeeded Nick Saban…That is within the quick aftermath of Nick Saban’s departure,” Smith stated on ESPN’s “First Take”, referring to DeBoer (h/t On3). “So far as I’m involved, Alabama followers all over the place? They need to be begging Nick Saban to stop Faculty GameDay – as a result of he’s doing an amazing job. Persuade him, beg him to stop the rattling present, okay, and return to Alabama proper now and save this program from an abyss.”
