College Football Thread

[Brass Cannon]

21 minutes ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

My guy was going to be fired if the selection committee puts ND in the playoffs over them four months ago. Gets a 7-yr deal instead. Talk about a glow up, as the kids say. Wonder what that buyout is? Might be in play sooner than later. 

Your thinking the new deal pays him as if he’s an elite coach but makes it easier for them to part ways when he proves he’s not?

[Pagoda]

26 minutes ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

My guy was going to be fired if the selection committee puts ND in the playoffs over them four months ago. Gets a 7-yr deal instead. Talk about a glow up, as the kids say. Wonder what that buyout is? Might be in play sooner than later. 

Big.

 

[Brass Cannon]

5 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Big.

 

WTF 

Why.  Why?  Did they think they weren’t paying him enough and that’s why he was failing miserably 

[LIHoosier]

1 hour ago, Pagoda said:

Big.

 

If Bama goes 9-3, there's gonna be kooks digging up corpses, throwing them on his lawn and trying to frame him for murder.

[DChoosier]

2 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Big.

 

This is an insane extension.

The fan base is already disgruntled and, looking at the schedule, I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose 4 games this season and miss the playoffs.  
Reminds me of the Tom Allen extension to prevent teams, that were never interested, from poaching him. 
I like DeBoer but he is a poor fit at Bama and they are going to regret this extension.

[Brass Cannon]

The only thing I can figure is that he was looking to leave now.  And create an epic disaster.  

[BtownStrength]

38 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

This is an insane extension.

The fan base is already disgruntled and, looking at the schedule, I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose 4 games this season and miss the playoffs.  
Reminds me of the Tom Allen extension to prevent teams, that were never interested, from poaching him. 
I like DeBoer but he is a poor fit at Bama and they are going to regret this extension.

I agree he is might be a poor fit, but he is still a damn good coach. Running him off after 3 seasons would be a mistake barring some epic collapse. But he is held to the standard to follow up the greatest coach in the history of college football. An impossible task, but firing him following 9-3 seasons is how you risk turning into Auburn or post-Urban Florida. 

[LIHoosier]

8 hours ago, BtownStrength said:

I agree he is might be a poor fit, but he is still a damn good coach. Running him off after 3 seasons would be a mistake barring some epic collapse. But he is held to the standard to follow up the greatest coach in the history of college football. An impossible task, but firing him following 9-3 seasons is how you risk turning into Auburn or post-Urban Florida. 

Bama already did that after Bear Bryant retired save for a couple great seasons from Stallings in the middle. 

[jermhoosierfan]

On 4/18/2026 at 4:11 PM, LIHoosier said:

Meanwhile VT had a guy parachute onto the score board. Yes onto it.

 

That is "how legends are made", all right.

[DChoosier]

9 hours ago, BtownStrength said:

I agree he is might be a poor fit, but he is still a damn good coach. Running him off after 3 seasons would be a mistake barring some epic collapse. But he is held to the standard to follow up the greatest coach in the history of college football. An impossible task, but firing him following 9-3 seasons is how you risk turning into Auburn or post-Urban Florida. 

Agree he is a good coach so my Tom Allen reference wasn’t the best ( ie other teams would hire DeBoer as a HC while that wasn’t the case with Allen).

I like DeBoer, and think he is a very good proven head coach, but think he is a poor fit and there will be a buyout out some point (not after this season). Bama’s Saban days of stacking three deep 5 stars, and having the advantage of gobs of illegal under the table money, are long gone.

 

[JerryYeagley23]

22 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Big.

 

Big mistake. Totally unnecessary. Michigan could have had him by all accounts and passed. 

[jermhoosierfan]

Of course, Paige Shriver who Sherrone Moore threw his Michigan job down the drain for is on Good Morning America tomorrow.