In order to win back some resentful supporters, Alabama football and head coach Kalen DeBoer have a critical week ahead of them. The Crimson Tide’s 24-3 loss over Oklahoma on Saturday drew scathing criticism from the school’s first-year head coach.
In Norman, Alabama suffered its third defeat, severely hurting their prospects of winning the SEC and the playoffs. By winning his first Iron Bowl, DeBoer now has a fantastic opportunity to immediately win back a number of Tide supporters on Saturday. “I understand the significance of Auburn versus Alabama,” DeBoer told reporters Monday.
According to Charlie Potter of On3.com, DeBoer stated, “I think I hear about it every day ever since I’ve been here.” I can thus appreciate the excitement it entails.
Tide supporters are used to seeing their team ranked in the top 10 during DeBoer’s debut season. But losing to unranked opponents is something they’re not used to witnessing, and that’s precisely what occurred in Norman.
Alabama, meanwhile, is up against a team that just pulled off its own significant upset. Auburn shocked Texas A&M, ranked No. 15, 43-41, by forcing overtime. The rivalry is already being fueled by the Tigers’ linebacker DeMarcus Riddick’s remarks about Ryan Williams, a sensational freshman for the Tide.
DeBoer verbally depicted school administrators getting over the OU defeat as he faced mounting criticism for his difficult start in Tuscaloosa. According to him, a lot of school officials are already discussing Auburn more than the Sooners’ defeat.
According to DeBoer, “you can already feel leadership stepping up and really talking about what this game means to them, what this means to us, what it means to everyone on both sides, the state, 365 days a year.
DeBoer is not, however, disregarding the shortcomings that caused Alabama to lose on Saturday. In order to succeed on Saturday, we must learn from last week, improve as a result, turn the page, prepare for practice tomorrow, and do everything in our power to win,” DeBoer stated.
Players who have never lost to Auburn will be in the locker room when DeBoer enters. In the last four seasons, Alabama has won. Since the thrilling 48-45 Tigers victory, in which Bo Nix started at quarterback prior to his move to Oregon, Auburn has not triumphed over Alabama.