Nick Saban believes he should be 8-for-8 in Nattys at Alabama
Nick Saban thinks he should own eight national championships with Alabama.
Nick Saban isn’t much for giving the world soundbites, but when he does you best take a seat, because it’s gonna be a good one. When talking with Paul Finebaum for a recent edition of Outside the Lines Saban addressed his program’s failure to close out the past two seasons. In his mind, the Crimson Tide left a lot on the table. Not only that, but Saban feels his teams were good enough to win the past eight national championships.
Crazily enough, Saban isn’t that far off. In his second season, the Tide went from ranked just inside the top-25 (No. 24) all the way to No. 1 before falling to Florida in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 SEC Championship Game. Alabama began 2010 at No. 1 overall, before losing a head-scratcher to South Carolina, a tight one to LSU and then falling to eventual champion Auburn by one point in the Cam-Back edition of the Iron Bowl. In 2013, Alabama put boots to asses all season before losing to Auburn by way of the Kick Six. And then last year it was a blowout in the inaugural College Football Playoff.
Save his first year at the helm, Alabama has been ranked No. 1 at some point every year they failed to with the national championship. And here, again, is why Bama fans love Saban. He expects perfection, just as they do. Anything short of a title is considered a failure. Where with other individuals it might just be coach speak, it’s 100% genuine from the oft-robotic Saban.
One more side note on this interview with Finebaum: What kind of question is “Where is this program right now?” Jesus, Paul, your rise to the top of the college football media landscape has directly paralleled Saban’s ascent at Bama. The team has averaged one regular-season loss per year over the past four seasons. Let’s pull back on the dramatics and step away from the ledge.
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