Kalen DeBoer Talks Taking Over From Nick Saban + Implementing His Own Culture

Recorded: April 24th 2024 | In this weeks episode, the guys are back to recap the NFL Draft and who were the big winners and the massive losers coming out of it all. The guys have some wild takes coming out of it on who won and lost. Taylor then gets into his viral moment with his daughter that happened at the Preds game. Like father like daughter.

Following the intro the guys finish up their spring tour by sitting down with new Alabama head football coach, Kalen DeBoer. He obviously has taken over for maybe the greatest coach of all time in Nick Saban and has massive shoes to fill. Will and Taylor dive into what the process was like with interviewing and getting the job. DeBoer said he essentially had 24 hours to make a decision and that was coming off losing the national championship.

DeBoer then gets into what to expect from the Tide this season. He is trying to implement his own culture while trying to keep the old traditions that have made Bama, Bama. He gets into his first message that he gave the team and how he met with each of the leaders to talk about what they wanted to see this year. Overall, after listening to this conversation, it's easy to see that the tradition of Alabama football is in good hands. Enjoy fellas.

TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

3:25 Shoutout Our Sponsors

8:36 NFL Draft Recap

42:45 Nebraska Spring Game

46:44 Taylor At Preds

54:01 Dad Moments

1:05:27 What Stat?

1:11:46 Shoutout Core Memories

1:22:12 KALEN DEBOER INTERVIEW STARTS

1:22:13 Origin Story Of The Dad Hat

1:24:16 Did He Want A Son?

1:25:42 Coach Was A Bit Of A Baller Himself

1:27:02 His Transition Going From Playing To Coaching

1:27:43 Learning Throughout His Stops

1:28:11 Getting The Call From Bama

1:33:01 Massive Shoes To Fill

1:36:16 His Relationship With QB1

1:37:45 His First Time With Team

1:39:11 The Phone Call

1:39:57 New Alabama Offense

1:41:40 Recruiting Tangibles

1:42:58 New And Old Traditions

1:47:17 Tucked In Shirts

1:50:52 Who He's Looking Forward To Coaching Against

1:52:21 His Mentor's

1:54:04 His OC

1:56:22 Do You Keep Your Coaching Depth Chart Open

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