re: ESPN reporting that DeBoer is negotiating terms with BAMA

There may not be one better, truthfully. I'm not saying he sucks, at all. Obviously, he's had great seasons for UW. He did a lot with not much at Fresno. But even his seasons at UW, would not be seen as successful to Alabama people. Great record, no national titles, and not even competitive against Michigan.

All I've been saying is- It's very difficult to maintain a championship program for more than 2 seasons. He's not done it at this level. Maybe he will at Alabama, but we'll see.

How many immediate successors to championship winning Alabama coaches have followed with a title of their own? Zero. 0-2 since Bear, and I'm not looking at before Bear. The only comparables are Ray Perkins and Mike Dubose. Neither lasted more than four seasons. Perkins got run out after a 10-3, top ten season.

We are all speculating on how he'll do. I think he'll do fine for two years, gradually decline, and either be fired, or take another job after year 5. Then Bama will go hire someone from the "Saban tree" like they tried to do for 30 years with Bear. Like many on this board, I've seen this movie before.