TNR 5/6/26 - Hour 2 | Most PIVOTAL Alabama Season Since 2008?

We ask a massive Alabama Football question: is this the most pivotal Crimson Tide season since 2008? With Kalen DeBoer trying to fully establish his version of Alabama after the Nick Saban era, this season could define the direction of the program for years to come. Where does Dabo Swinney rank among current ACC football coaches, what are the five “must-see” games on the 2026 college football schedule, and did Mark Pope and Kentucky Basketball just make a major PR mistake? QBs making less $$$ as NFL rookies than they did in their last year of college football Brian Kelly adds pressure for Lane Kiffin at LSU PLUS, our daily 4 Downs presented by Central Alabama Concrete! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices