Alabama power brokers and boosters growing concerned about Kalen DeBoer

September 3, 2025

By Chris Low and Andy Staples, On3 Sports: It was 25 years ago that then Boston Celtics team president and head coach Rick Pitino unleashed his infamous rant.

“Larry Bird is not walking through that door fans. Kevin McHale’s not walking through that door, and Robert Parish is not walking through that door,” Pitino lamented after a late-season loss to the Toronto Raptors that saw the Celtics fall 11 games under .500.

Well, as Defcon 4 escalates to Defcon 3 among the Alabama fan base following the Crimson Tide’s listless 31-17 season-opening loss to Florida State last Saturday, here’s the reality: Nick Saban is not walking through that door, at least not according to him or anybody close to him.

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Early in Kalen DeBoer's tenure at Alabama, power brokers and boosters are growing concerned

It was 25 years ago that then Boston Celtics team president and head coach Rick Pitino unleashed his infamous rant. “Larry Bird is not walking through that door fans. Kevin McHale’s not walking through that door, and Robert Parish is not walking through that door,” Pitino lamented after a late-season loss to the Toronto Raptors […]

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