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Jason Whitlock hit the nail on the head with his brutal takedown of Alabama football after their shocking loss to Florida State. The BlazeTV host didn’t hold back when he called out the Crimson Tide for going soft under new coach Kalen DeBoer. This wasn’t just any loss – it was Alabama’s first season-opening defeat in 24 years.
Whitlock is absolutely right to question what’s happening in Tuscaloosa. Under Nick Saban, Alabama players knew there were consequences for lazy play and weak effort. Now we’re seeing players jogging when they should be sprinting, and coaches who enable this pathetic behavior instead of demanding excellence.
The numbers tell the whole story of this embarrassing collapse. Alabama dropped from number 8 all the way down to number 21 in the polls after losing 31-17 to an unranked Florida State team. That’s the steepest fall of any team this week, and frankly, they deserved every bit of that humiliation.
What Whitlock exposed goes way deeper than just one bad game. He’s talking about a culture problem that’s infected college football across America. When winning becomes less important than feelings, you get exactly what we saw on that field – soft players who can’t handle pressure when it matters most.
The contrast with the Saban era couldn’t be more obvious. Saban built champions by demanding toughness, discipline, and accountability from every single player. These new coaches seem more worried about being liked than being respected, and the results speak for themselves.
Whitlock’s criticism of certain players and their behavior shows he understands what real football culture looks like. Winning requires old-school values like hard work, mental toughness, and putting the team first. When players care more about social media than studying film, this is what happens.
Alabama fans should be furious about what their program has become in just one season. They went from college football royalty to a laughingstock that can’t even show up ready to play against Florida State. The mighty have fallen, and it didn’t take long at all.
This is exactly why we need voices like Jason Whitlock calling out this nonsense. Someone has to tell the truth about what happens when traditional winning values get replaced by participation trophy mentality. Alabama better wake up fast, or this season is going to be a long, painful reminder of what they used to be.
