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Kalen DeBoer sends message to Alabama football after FSU loss: 'Don't overthink this'
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- Kalen DeBoer sends message to Alabama football after FSU loss: 'Don't overthink this'
Kalen DeBoer did believe Alabama football had a good week of practice ahead of the Florida State game, something he had to be reminded of. He felt his roster was homed in, that the Crimson Tide were well prepared for what they would see from the Seminoles .
Something just didn't click in Alabama's 31-17 loss to the Seminoles . And DeBoer is still trying to figure out why the Crimson Tide was one step behind. But as Alabama prepares for Louisiana Monroe, DeBoer is not questioning his players' mindset.
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"These guys have already shown me yesterday how bad they want it, and how they're going to respond," DeBoer said.
DeBoer was upset about the Florida State game, emotions, he said, he shared with his team in a different way than he could one year ago.
"These aren't learning moments anymore," DeBoer said. "This is us and our program and again, we understand the situation we put ourselves in, and that we're in, but it is a long season. Let's take care of business this week and that's gonna set up the next week. Then we'll worry about that. That's been our philosophy all along, but we really got to live it now."
After practice Sunday, and as the Crimson Tide prepares for its home opener against ULM, all DeBoer wants to see from his roster is one that cuts loose, one that goes and plays, one that blocks out noise. He wants his players to "enjoy and love the game and play it the way it's meant to be played."
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"That was my message yesterday, is don't overthink this," DeBoer said. "Just go out there and ball out. They know what they're doing, they need to trust and believe in their training, trust and believe in the reps and all the things, walkthroughs, all that they've done, all the work they've put in, and go out and reap the rewards from it. Go have fun doing it. Don't overthink this, just go out and play, do what you love to do."
There is something to prove now, DeBoer said. But DeBoer said that's something Alabama will meet if its players "just do you."
"There's obviously a piece of it where this weekend we fell short of what we feel like we're capable of doing, what our potential is," DeBoer said. "So go out there and prove it, too. But don't put added pressure on yourself, have fun, get it done."
Alabama continues the 2025 season Saturday, Sept. 6 at home against Louisiana Monroe. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. CT on SEC Network
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Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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