This isn’t Nick Saban’s Alabama.
Replacing a legend was never going to be easy, but the wheels—at least in the eyes of fans, sports media pundits, and former players—are already starting to fall off. While the Crimson Tide haven’t exactly been eliminated from College Football Playoff contention with losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee, two losses on Kaleb DeBoer’s ledger this early on doesn’t reflect well on his public perception.
Nor does it reflect well on the public perception of the program, as former players are now taking potshots at the university that turned them into household names. Damien Harris recently called out Malachi Moore for his behavior. Now, A.J. McCarron is lamenting a “different era” of Alabama football because players are too worried about social media.
According to On3, McCarron has observed some “different” elements within the program, stating during an appearance on the McCready and Siskey podcast that “it’s not the same.”
Of course, Katherine Webb, Brent Musburger, and the 2013 BCS National …