🔴**How do you replace a legend? Kalen DeBoer is bringing his own style to Alabama*✅*
0DeBoer describes it as a “vibe” originating from himself: laid-back, comfortable, easygoing. That doesn’t mean he is not intense at times. He can be all of these things — fiery and demanding. But that’s not who he is all of the time. And maybe that’s OK.
“Your experiences shape who you are. I’ve heard multiple people say they don’t know what way is better,” DeBoer says, peering over that coffee table. “In the end, the foundation of what it takes to win football games is more similar than it is different. You got to be physical, disciplined, got to have an attitude and create a swagger and have confidence.
“That comes a lot through hard work and building a team mindset. I think a lot of those things Coach Saban would say.”
He’s right, of course. The recipe can be different but the ingredients are always the same. He’s not changing his cooking process because of his predecessor.
DeBoer, a receiver at NAIA Sioux Falls in the 1990s, learned an important lesson long ago from his former college coach, Bob Young: Be yourself. In his first year as a head coach, Young attempted to emulate Vince Lombardi.