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Vulcan Materials
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re: Roy Kramer RIP
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/5/25 at 12:13 pm to Honkus
Died the same week as Shang Tsung damn
What do you think about Courtney Morgan’s take on recruiting?
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/4/25 at 3:18 pm
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If tweet fails to load, click here. tl; dr:
- hitting on huge 5 star littered classes doesn’t really mean much anymore
- money that would go to big targets that end up MISSES doesn’t matter much either…that goes towards retention of current roster
- retention is a priority since depth is at a premium in the NIL era
- ideal class is 20 or so (at least for Bama) with portal to fill holes**
**the above may only be true for a big brand like Alabama, as logos like the script A carry a lot of weight regardless of the coach behind it.
:dunno:
re: What happens if BYU wins over TT
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/4/25 at 12:45 pm to Tiger on the Rag
Bama is the SEC’s dead man switch.
If you want college football to remain roughly the same as it is right now, you’ll cheer for a bama victory. A Georgia win means certain death for college football. A relatively unimportant matchup on paper in the grand scheme means probably just as much as the 1/9/12 game in terms of the impact it has on the CFB landscape.
If you want college football to remain roughly the same as it is right now, you’ll cheer for a bama victory. A Georgia win means certain death for college football. A relatively unimportant matchup on paper in the grand scheme means probably just as much as the 1/9/12 game in terms of the impact it has on the CFB landscape.
re: Trent Seaborn Thompson quarterback lighting up Opelika
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/3/25 at 11:21 pm to Shocco
Where does Thompson get all these players? Are they doing the same thing Hoover did in the 2000s?
Bunch of random Hawaiian ballers popping up in Alabama. Maybe Tua was a psyop for Sankey to expand his influence to the west coast. :lol:
Bunch of random Hawaiian ballers popping up in Alabama. Maybe Tua was a psyop for Sankey to expand his influence to the west coast. :lol:
re: BYU Booster piles onto PSU misery.
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/3/25 at 4:07 pm to SeeeeK
This is what PSU gets for being diddy bluds for 30 years
re: Lame Quittin record with Pete Golding
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/2/25 at 4:45 pm to ManBearSharkReb
Alabama before Golding
41-6
After Golding
Idk I just know it’s shite.
41-6
After Golding
Idk I just know it’s shite.
re: Do you think DeBoer improved not only himself but the program in year two?
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/1/25 at 1:32 pm to Diego Ricardo
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On one hand, this is a different era where mud hole stomping teams is a rarer occurrence - especially when handed a frick you slate of games from Sankey for your first two seasons - but on the other hand it feels like we're our own worst enemy in terms of turning games well in hand to butthole clenchers.
I think this also goes hand in with the SEC having unusually strong line play and Alabama doing a lot of line shuffling. Just a lot of factors come into screwing Alabama over. It’s almost a miracle that we’ve won 10 games considering most of them have been a score or less. A testament to the character of the team. It’s a sign that DeBoer is improving the culture and the team as a whole.
Indiana and OSU have mud stomped a good portion of their schedule this year even though it’s been relatively easy. The easier opponents Alabama has not. This comes down to offense. If Alabama had an offense that had a quarterback remotely similar to a Mac Jones or Bryce Young we’d be beating people by 3-4 touchdowns. Kane is having an amazing year as a DC. I love him as a DC.
re: Texas schools are just disappointing :/
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/1/25 at 12:43 pm to GamerAg
Says the first responder :lol:
Texas schools are just disappointing :/
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/1/25 at 12:40 pm
2nd best season in TAMU history is 4th in SEC by percentage :casty:
Texas hasn’t won a national championship since before the MCU was a thing :casty:
Texas Tech and North Texas the best teams in the state :casty:
Austin, Texas votes liberal for some fricking reason :lol:
Texas hasn’t won a national championship since before the MCU was a thing :casty:
Texas Tech and North Texas the best teams in the state :casty:
Austin, Texas votes liberal for some fricking reason :lol:
re: Do you think DeBoer improved not only himself but the program in year two?
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 12/1/25 at 11:21 am to cmayes56
It’s hard to get a read on DeBoer as I’ve mentioned on this board previously.
I agree with much of the sentiment in this thread. He’s 95% against all of our rivals in some of their better iterations that really Nick never had to play against. He’s shown improvement as a coach and philosophically but I find it hard that he will need THREE years to institute his full run scheme and he got that bad of a draw. Maybe I’m just not a ball knower but I am aware that he and Grubb have a unique pull and lateral run scheme that has a specific type of linemen similar to Brailsford. Right now we have more of a chimera type of line with big road graters and smaller athletes but we’ll see.
I fully expect Keelon Russell or Austin Mack to be Kalen’s “chosen one” so to speak if they don’t transfer. Alabama is bringing in an insane amount of huge receivers and the prototypical linemen that he wants. I think over the next 3-4 years we’ll see results more similar to Saban’s last 5 years (not his opening 5 or prime….2015-2020) and it will be a more enjoyable brand of ball. :cheers:
I agree with much of the sentiment in this thread. He’s 95% against all of our rivals in some of their better iterations that really Nick never had to play against. He’s shown improvement as a coach and philosophically but I find it hard that he will need THREE years to institute his full run scheme and he got that bad of a draw. Maybe I’m just not a ball knower but I am aware that he and Grubb have a unique pull and lateral run scheme that has a specific type of linemen similar to Brailsford. Right now we have more of a chimera type of line with big road graters and smaller athletes but we’ll see.
I fully expect Keelon Russell or Austin Mack to be Kalen’s “chosen one” so to speak if they don’t transfer. Alabama is bringing in an insane amount of huge receivers and the prototypical linemen that he wants. I think over the next 3-4 years we’ll see results more similar to Saban’s last 5 years (not his opening 5 or prime….2015-2020) and it will be a more enjoyable brand of ball. :cheers:
re: Bryce Young
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/30/25 at 5:08 pm to Bham4Tide
If he had the Eagles roster, they’d never lose more than 4 games a year. If that.
Kiffin is zoomer James Franklin
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/30/25 at 12:45 pm
Curt Cignetti about to take bottom feeder U to the national championship and Kiffin has been to 2 blue bloods and a program buried in a recruiting hot bed and never been farther than tied for 2nd in conference.
But you’ll get plenty of aura and hype moments on the sideline so….enjoy that I guess.
But you’ll get plenty of aura and hype moments on the sideline so….enjoy that I guess.
re: What's on the menu tonight fellas?
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/29/25 at 3:14 pm to BFANLC
Tiger
re: Shephard to accept the job
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/27/25 at 6:36 pm to Panthers4life
Honestly I don’t really care about his departure.
It’s a distraction, sure. But he’s basically just Scott Cochran at the WR coach position and does not get anything out of the WRs other than their innate talent. I’d much rather poach someone from Ohio State or Texas Tech.
It’s a distraction, sure. But he’s basically just Scott Cochran at the WR coach position and does not get anything out of the WRs other than their innate talent. I’d much rather poach someone from Ohio State or Texas Tech.
re: CFP contenders CFP resumes
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/27/25 at 3:47 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
After seeing them put Alabama behind Notre Dame because of the way they’re playing despite resume, you should not be parading Oklahoma’s SOS for how god awful they’ve looked in their wins lately.
In an age of NIL, coaching is more important than it ever has been
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/26/25 at 12:01 pm
Might seem like a stupidly obvious take but look at some recent turn arounds at some absolutely abysmal schools. No matter what athletic program you are, at least on the D1/2 level, you’re still a university that at any time can have a super rich donor or alumni.
The attitude that “well, 8-4 is a great year for us” no longer works. National championship mindset is a must for the Dukes, Cals and McNeese States of the world. The same thing that Saban did in 3 years is available to every D1 program regardless of prestige.
Alex Golesh, Kalen DeBoer, Ryan Day etc. until NIL gets the clamps, every hour of practice is critical because the talent pool is razor thin across most every school.
Also speaking of Golesh, god I hate that hire at Arkansas. Gave Alabama a million headaches every time we played South Florida.
The attitude that “well, 8-4 is a great year for us” no longer works. National championship mindset is a must for the Dukes, Cals and McNeese States of the world. The same thing that Saban did in 3 years is available to every D1 program regardless of prestige.
Alex Golesh, Kalen DeBoer, Ryan Day etc. until NIL gets the clamps, every hour of practice is critical because the talent pool is razor thin across most every school.
Also speaking of Golesh, god I hate that hire at Arkansas. Gave Alabama a million headaches every time we played South Florida.
re: Any reason not to buy a used Wii U w/donkey kong and mario kart for $100
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/25/25 at 7:50 pm to cubsfan5150
Wii U was the console Bintendo experimented and published start ups the most on so games on there are either generational trash or some of the most fun you’ve ever had in your life.
re: Most interesting possible playoff matchup you'd like to see
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/24/25 at 10:05 am to Diego Ricardo
Doesn’t matter. Matt Patricia would do the same thing to John Mateer. John Mateer is so fricking bad dude. He’s lucky he has a good defense behind him. He might be the worst QB on a top 10 team in 30 years.
re: Lock of the Week - Iron Bowl
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/24/25 at 10:03 am to wareagle7298
It’s the OL.
Ty needs 10 years to throw and half the OL is a different type of OL than what Kalen DeBoer uses in his scheme. So not only is it not useful in the running game but it affects Ty’s passing because teams can lock in on passing downs knowing Ty is gonna pass.
Austin or Keelon will have it much easier next year when our OL is made up of small (relatively) and fast linemen with lateral quickness and running backs with toughness and ability to hit the hole with confidence. Playoffs is a must but this was always gonna be a patchwork year. Really should never take 3 years to filter in your own OL but I guess that’s the price we pay with Kalen.
That’s why I think people need to hush with that fire Kalen talk too. People don’t understand he’s systematically replacing our entire team with his philosophy. Tall DBs. Tall WRs. Small OLs. Fast RBs. Smaller and faster front. Absolute goliaths in the pocket (outside of Trent).
That comes with every coach but Kalen philosophically is everything that Nick is not and another coach would be another 3 year turnover that absolutely does not need to happen.
Ty needs 10 years to throw and half the OL is a different type of OL than what Kalen DeBoer uses in his scheme. So not only is it not useful in the running game but it affects Ty’s passing because teams can lock in on passing downs knowing Ty is gonna pass.
Austin or Keelon will have it much easier next year when our OL is made up of small (relatively) and fast linemen with lateral quickness and running backs with toughness and ability to hit the hole with confidence. Playoffs is a must but this was always gonna be a patchwork year. Really should never take 3 years to filter in your own OL but I guess that’s the price we pay with Kalen.
That’s why I think people need to hush with that fire Kalen talk too. People don’t understand he’s systematically replacing our entire team with his philosophy. Tall DBs. Tall WRs. Small OLs. Fast RBs. Smaller and faster front. Absolute goliaths in the pocket (outside of Trent).
That comes with every coach but Kalen philosophically is everything that Nick is not and another coach would be another 3 year turnover that absolutely does not need to happen.
re: Does Ty Still Go Pro?
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/23/25 at 12:29 am to Lieutenant Dan
The even BETTER frame is that this is the worst QB draft in quite a long time. If he doesn’t go out this year then he’ll have a lot of competition in the future that will keep him out of a lot of money.
re: Pete Golding makes me sick (not that this matters)
Posted by Vulcan Materials on 11/21/25 at 1:29 pm to Funky Tide 8
In our lifetime we might see Pat Surtain II win multiple DPOY and Will Anderson win it at least once and they were both within yards of eachother on the field for about 80 plays every game in 2020. :banghead:
Thank god they both have an NC to their name but still. That neckbearded cock sucker prevented at least 2 more for both of them. At least.
Thank god they both have an NC to their name but still. That neckbearded cock sucker prevented at least 2 more for both of them. At least.
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