re: Alabama going for an eighth consecutive 10-win season on Saturday

Yes but like I said early, it comes with a major cavet.

10 win seasons were a much bigger accomplishment in the past.

Prior to the early 70's teams played a 10 game regular season, so you had 11 games to win 10 (if you made it to a bowl)

Then in the early 70's they went to an 11 game regular season, meaning you had 12 games to get 10.

Then of course in 1992 with the advent of the SEC Championship game, you potentially had 13 games to get 10 wins.

Then in the early 2000's they went to a 12 game regular season, meaning you could have as many as 14 games to get 10.

And then with the CFP, you could potentially have 15 games to do it (realistically if you're in the CFP you already have 10 wins, so it's really not gonna help you get 10).

Long story short, 10 win seaons are not nearly as huge an accomplishment as they once were, however they still are a pretty good benchmark for having a "great" season.