On today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, national storylines and local frustration collided as John and Barry opened with Bill Belichick’s crash-and-burn in Chapel Hill before drawing sharp parallels to Alabama’s own unraveling in Tallahassee. While TCU’s dismantling of North Carolina underscored coaching without playmakers, the bigger spotlight was on Alabama’s lack of discipline and effort under Kalen DeBoer. Questions mounted over player development, accountability, and whether the Tide’s famed talent pool has been overstated. Reports of loafing on film and cultural slippage around the team only deepened concerns that Alabama’s current staff has lost its grip on the details that once defined Nick Saban’s dynasty.
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Mike Griffith of Dog Nation added perspective, arguing that NIL and roster attrition stripped Alabama of its “ace, king and queen,” leaving DeBoer to play a weaker hand. He said the program’s dynasty is likely over, with NIL money and player motivation reshaping the sport. Georgia’s own uneven win over Marshall fueled doubts about quarterback Gunnar Stockton’s ceiling, while LSU’s early momentum offered a potential new national power. Travis Reier later weighed in on calls to fire DeBoer, challenging fans to answer the harder question: if he goes, who could Alabama realistically hire to steady the program?
