Inside Alabama’s Growing Revolt: Are Power Brokers Ready to Cut Ties with Kalen DeBoer?

Alabama football started this season under the bright lights with a top-10 preseason ranking, only to stumble headfirst into a humbling 31-17 defeat against unranked Florida State. It’s the kind of shocker that sends ripples through even the most diehard fan bases and leaves you wondering—what’s really going on in Tuscaloosa? After sliding down to No. 21 in the Associated Press poll, Alabama’s lowest position in 17 years, the chatter among power brokers and boosters isn’t just the usual grumbling. Folks who’ve seen it all are genuinely rattled, questioning if this new era under Kalen DeBoer can live up to the towering legacy left by Nick Saban. The frustration runs deep, especially with the hefty $63 million buyout looming like a financial albatross—sparking a “to fire or not to fire” debate that hasn’t been this intense in decades. So, is Alabama on the cusp of a major shake-up, or just experiencing early jitters? The stakes couldn’t be higher. LEARN MORE.

The Alabama football team entered the season with a top-10 preseason ranking. Then, Alabama stunningly lost to unranked Florida State, 31-17. There are plenty of questions swirling around the Alabama program after a frustrating Week 1 loss, and Alabama dropped to No. 21 in the new Associated Press poll, marking the lowest ranking in 17 years.

Although it’s early in the season and just the second year for head coach Kalen DeBoer after he replaced the legendary Nick Saban, it turns out boosters are concerned about the state of the program, per Chris Low and Andy Stapes of On3.

“And, yes, there’s genuine concern, not the embellished type, among Alabama power brokers and boosters about what they’ve seen, or more accurately, what they haven’t seen, from the Crimson Tide under DeBoer,” Staples and Low wrote.

One longtime Alabama donor even gave an eye-opening statement on the outlook right now: “We’re spoiled, always have been. But when we put a team out there that looks uninspired like we have far too many times these past two years and lose to teams that we’re clearly more talented than, that’s when it becomes a problem … and not just a bunch of spoiled fans griping.”

The DeBoer discourse has been common since the loss, and analyst Paul Finebaum even weighed in earlier in the week.

“They will be calling for his firing. That is not going to be a surprise. I’ve already heard from longtime Alabama people who say, ‘I want him out.’ A local columnist is already calling for his head. This is unprecedented.”

Now, the latest report states that boosters and donors who help the program are not thrilled with the way things are going. But, one big issue is DeBoer’s buyout is at $63 million and drops to $60 million on December 1, so the Alabama football program would eat up a ton of cash if they move on from him this early.

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