those 17 losses in just two seasons.

Saban was absolutely critical to Alabama’s success in terms of the discipline, organization, culture and his masterful ability to recruit but no — you believe in illogical things if Arod is primarily responsible for this seasons success and primarily responsible for last seasons failures. You can’t have it both ways.

I have two friends who have coached D1 football for 10+ yrs and both will tell you they are only as good as their players which explains why coaches look all world one season and then look like they don’t know what they are doing the next — seeing Ludwig and the many coaches who have had incredible successes and have also been fired after a bad season — they don’t just forget how to coach.

Not to mention — the entire belief and premise for Deboer’s hiring was the idea that the man couldn’t lose having only lost a couple of games over multiple seasons prior to Alabama. Him losing twice in 6 games at Alabama of all places completing nukes any logic that certain coaches are incapable of losing.