Let\u2019s preface this article by saying that Alabama\u2019s Kalen DeBoer is a good football coach. However, should he be perceived as the cream of the crop in Michigan\u2019s pursuit of a new head coach? Many pundits think DeBoer is who Michigan far and away covets the most, but should that actually be the case? While DeBoer could succeed at Michigan, it\u2019s time to play devil\u2019s advocate and give readers a different rationale. Here are reasons why Michigan shouldn\u2019t hire DeBoer.<\/p>\n
Hasn\u2019t exactly done well at Alabama<\/p>\n
DeBoer has had a lot of success in his career (123-19 as a college coach), but it hasn\u2019t been smooth sailing at Alabama. The Crimson Tide finished 9-4 last season and is currently 9-3 this season. The \u201825 Bama team narrowly made the College Football Playoff and will be heading on the road on Friday night to take on an Oklahoma Sooners team that beat them in November.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s always hard to follow in the footsteps of a legendary head coach, especially someone like Nick Saban at Alabama, but if they were to lose to the Sooners in the first round of the CFP, this would be a disappointing season for Alabama, considering their vast resources.<\/p>\n
The timing of potentially hiring DeBoer<\/p>\n
If Alabama is to beat Oklahoma, that means the Tide has another game in two weeks, which could effectively eliminate DeBoer from consideration due to time constraints. Michigan has to hire a new coach before the transfer portal opens on Jan. 2.<\/p>\n
If Alabama loses to Oklahoma, the thought is that fans could turn on DeBoer, that he\u2019s not a good fit in the south, and that he may just jump ship and head to Michigan. However, it seems a bit odd to target a coach who just (hypothetically) lost a game, which would be Bama\u2019s fourth of the season. While one game or one season doesn\u2019t define a coach, why would DeBoer be considered THE GUY in a what have you done for me lately sport?<\/p>\n
Rushing attack is abysmal<\/p>\n
DeBoer does not prioritize running the ball. Alabama ranks No. 116 in rushing offense this year, ranked No. 47 last season, and Washington ranked No. 104 in 2023. Teams need to be balanced in this day and age of college football. A team can have a fun and productive season with a pass-happy attack, but likely won\u2019t win a National Championship without a steady run game they can turn to. While DeBoer could make Michigan\u2019s passing offense better, he could make the rushing attack exponentially worse.<\/p>\n
His comments about staying at Alabama<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, DeBoer released a statement saying he has no interest in other jobs and hasn\u2019t talked to any other programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have not spoken and have no interest in speaking with anyone else about any other job,\u201d DeBoer said. \u201cI am fully committed to this program and look forward to continuing as the head football coach at the University of Alabama.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeBoer saying he has no interest in speaking with anyone else about any other job will wind up being proven to be true or not true. While it\u2019s an odd situation and hard to answer a question entirely truthfully, it would still wind up being a lie if he were to be interested in Michigan just days after saying he has no interest in other jobs.<\/p>\n
While none of what was written in this article should be viewed as disqualifying DeBoer from consideration, it is merely pointing out that there is no infallible candidate. All have their pros and cons, including DeBoer. Wh9pe DeBoer should be one of the top names being considered, so should Arizona State\u2019s Kenny Dillingham, who\u2019s viewed, along with DeBoer, as one of the favorites to be Michigan\u2019s next head coach. There\u2019s nothing DeBoer has done the past two years that should make Michigan have an \u2018all or nothing\u2019 mindset when it comes to luring him from Tuscaloosa to Ann Arbor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s preface this article by saying that Alabama\u2019s Kalen DeBoer is a good football coach. However, should he…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":459023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[1318,8806,157980,1317,1315,1316,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-459022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-michigan-football","10":"tag-michigan-football-news","11":"tag-ncaa","12":"tag-ncaa-football","13":"tag-ncaafootball","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115749401644004772","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}