EXCLUSIVE: Kalen DeBoer on Alabama Football, Replacing Nick Saban, + MORE from Tuscaloosa

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The Alabama Crimson Tide are experiencing a changing of the guard, as Kalen DeBoer takes over for Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. Andy Staples sits down with Coach DeBoer to gauge his thoughts before his first season as the head coach in Bryant Denny Stadium.
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[@hunterbooth8578]

Roll Tide I’m excited about the new energy here in Tuscaloosa. I believe in Coach Deboer!

[@jimmysexton4201]

So excited about the upcoming season! Coach Debo and his staff along with the Nick Saban allstars are gonna bring it!! ROLL TIDE BAMA NATION!!!

[@sooperfly88]

He looks like a winner, acts like a winner, must be a winner! Can’t wait! Roll tide!

[@JamesCain-np9uq]

College football is ruined I hope you know that they have voted to pay players now up to 20 million dollars a piece only Texas and the elites will be able to afford all this this is why Nick Saban left college football it's not fun anymore if we got to pay players it's not worth my time to recruit you can't recruit good players when you have to pay them two to three million dollars a player

[@Steve-rc5is]

Thanks for this excellent interview. Every time I hear Coach DeBoer speak since he arrived at Bama I am very excited to see and hear his leadership and dedication to Alabama football. Coach DeBoer sounds like he is more than qualified to take over and lead the team for one of the best programs and best coaches ever. Roll Tide! 👍👍

[@Andrew7244]

I like him....very personable

[@sunson1491]

Shouts out to you. It was refreshing to not hear all the same the questions the media has been asking.

[@CubicleCranium]

Excellent work, Andy! I really appreciate your conversational style and asking great questions. Please continue the outstanding work!

[@Honkykong19]

I like the mentality this coach brings to the table here. I don’t think bama is hurt here at all. I have a lot of confidence in this coach his records speak volumes.

[@stevenhicks6660]

Im proud of Coach Deboer ....and tired of the following Saban questions....he was man enough to take the job ...im Coach and ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE...win or lose ....ROLL DAMN TIDE 🐘💯🐘🅰️

[@hudsonstovall8119]

@@davebryant8050 Yeah, they’ll be there cheering on their little brother while they wait to be seeded in the playoff.

[@thierrylepere9828]

I liked this interview. Different questions are refreshing.

[@BlueWahoosFan]

I'm so excited about the upcoming season and the future of Bama football!

[@antphresh8864]

Coach will do great things at Bama. We have to allow him to be himself and understand he's here to win championships just like Coach Saban. I'm excited can't wait for the Tide to continue rolling.💪👍

[@Jameywells777]

Good luck Coach everyone is behind so hit your stride.

[@Roc-Righteous]

My chosen coach! RDT

[@paidinfull5950]

Roll Tide! Knew this day would come, always dreaded it, really happy with the hire. Coach deserved this opportunity, happy Saban is staying is Tuscaloosa. Basketball is rolling, Alabama Athletics are in good hands.

[@scottellis800]

Great interview!

[@windi6]

Great interview!! 🌊🐘🐘🐘RTR

[@RonTDB]

Good job Andy! RTR!

[@theclamhammer4447]

It’s gotta be a tough pressure dynamic to deal with when you’re being compared to Saban even in the hat department.

[@THEDC777]

As a life long bama fan , i know that ive been VERY spoiled over the last 17years & that will never be replicated. But, i hope that Deboers can keep Bama in the SEC & CFP hunt every year. He now has top tier talent , but , is in a much tougher conferance. All i can do is support bama & hope theyre still a machine. This Bama offense/defense will be unlike anything weve seen there before. Offense will be better, but concerned about the defense.ROLL TIDE

[@Berley_1234]

no pressure... you're just inheriting a team the greatest college football coach ever had last season

[@BrianKellyisGay]

I mean exactly. Everyone thinks he’s gonna fail anyway. He just won 14 games with a much worse roster. Nobody thinks he’s gonna live up to the standard. If he gets fired he makes ten of millions. Fuck it, what is there to lose at that point?

[@Markingramforheisman]

He will get more out of this group than Nick got out of his team last year. Nick was the best to ever do it, but the quality control had slipped in terms of assistants, off field coaches, etc.

[@Dr_Dan7982]

Why do you want him to have pressure? I’ll rather have a confident coach instead of a idk or maybe coach .

[@Mcflynerdyguy]

@@Markingramforheisman And for years Saban needed to update his defensive philosophy like he did with the offense when he brought in Kiffin, so that’ll be nice. Dallas Turner was the best DE in college football and Saban had him 53% of the time in coverage

[@user-xp1uw1rl2b]

Roll tide baby Roll ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jaleighfrazier7937]

Can’t wait cause I feel like it’s bama season

[@brianroyster7510]

I hope we can keep our DC for a few seasons before he takes an HC position.

[@martinphillips7886]

I was never a Saban Fan. I enjoyed his success at Bama and understand Saban mentality. I want a coach who is STERN but accessible Debo will win Natty in 2024 and 2025. Come back here in two years

[@brianroyster7510]

I wish someone would talk a little about Mrs. Terri and her impact on recruiting and if Mrs. Deboer has met with Mrs. Terri. I really believe that the Mrs. was a huge part of CNS and the Tides success over the last 17 seasons. I would be interested in hearing how the Deboer's see things.

[@RoadTo19]

#roadTo19

[@averygaming8707]

THAT'S MY HC

[@Pondy33]

lol you still gonna be saying that if he loses 3 games or more?

[@hudsonstovall8119]

@@Pondy33Not if he loses 3, not even 4. Now five losses with the most five stars in the country? Then we can talk. But that won’t happen anyways. 10-2

[@Pondy33]

@@hudsonstovall8119 with losses to who?

[@hudsonstovall8119]

@@Pondy33 UGA early & either in Norman or Death Valley late in the year. My guess is Alabama & UGA will play yet again in the SECCG. Alabama loses and makes it into the playoff with the 7-9 seed.

[@Pondy33]

@@hudsonstovall8119 realistically, what games are you counting as wins that might not go your way?

[@PIO-pl5jx]

RTR!

[@Deep.Purple]

Hope he's better at coaching then interviews. In 2 years, everyone will be asking how did DeBoer do so well at Washington and suck so hard at Alabama.

[@jonathanharris8416]

🫡 RTR coach 🐘

[@TopNochSmoker]

Gonna miss St. Nick.

[@JeffBird86]

He’s a legend for sure. And I think Alabama did a smart thing by hiring someone who wasn’t from the nick saban coaching tree. Nothing against saban but look at what Alabama was after bear Bryant retired. They hired people from the bear Bryant tree and the results were not great.

[@jakebuchsbaum3348]

@@JeffBird86 The only guy that came from the bear Bryant tree that wasn't a player was Gene Stallings.

[@JeffBird86]

@@jakebuchsbaum3348 wasn’t stallings a player for bear Bryant when he was the coach at Texas A&M?

[@brysimm404]

You’ve been gifted a Ferrari, just don’t wreck it. Roll Tide!

[@Da-Boo33]

Rolltide.

[@freedom77769]

COACH KALEN DEBOER IS A GREAT COACH AND LEADER OF MEN‼️. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SEASON AND ALL THE BIG WINS‼️. GO BAMA AND ROLL TIDE ROLL FOREVAAH‼️🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@turneryoung905]

What the hell happened with Ryan Grubb and Scott Huff? How’s Parker Brailsford working out?

[@DocNinini]

Grubb is with the seahawks now

[@hudsonstovall8119]

Parker is losing the job. Might transfer.

[@Dr_Dan7982]

Maybe one of the freshman or redshirt players are stepping up , no job is given everyone is fighting for a spot

[@mikew9863]

He's good .. how ever he's got a lot of shoe to fill in

[@stevonlewis509]

He hz no shoes to fill, he just needs to be himself and do his thing...win or lose won't be because of shoes

[@JoeySparks]

Zero BBQ questions? Enjoyed the interview otherwise, tho :)

[@SunhatVRYT]

wondeer if hes tired of hearing about Saban yet....

[@Pondy33]

I wonder how fast Bama fans are ready to turn on him if he loses 3 or more games

[@fuckcensorship69]

If the 3rd loss is the iron bowl 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@5Tweezy]

Saban lost more than that his first season. It won’t matter either way. Bama could be a loser for the next 50 years and still have a 1/1 trophy case. You must be a West Jawjun knuckle dragger to even ask that stupid question.

[@DatBoiDeboer]

@@fuckcensorship69 no lol Auburn better focus on New Mexico next year

[@DatBoiDeboer]

Plus they’d still be in the playoffs lmao

[@Pondy33]

@@fuckcensorship69 they’re more worried about the Vols than auburn right now

[@freedom77769]

Great interview‼️