re: Is Bama in a perpetual rebuild?

I think it's fair to say it was his best coaching job. And maybe the guys they had stepping up next weren't as capable as they are used to.

It was pretty obvious that he reacted to close wins abnormally compared to the past. Whether that was a realization that the kids weren't mature enough yet to just waylay teams on a weekly basis or just the softer Saban we've heard about it (or maybe both) I don't know.

I just don't get the "we had to replace a lot of starters, so it was kind of a rebuild".

I mean, no one in Athens is looking at this year as a rebuild that I'm aware of. We had four go early and a huge amount of seniors leave.

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It is Saban making an excuse. He is getting softer. The next 2 seasons will be interesting. Does he go back to his process and avoiding excuses (this was a mistake. But he is the goat.. He has earned a faux paus). Or do we see more evidence of excuse making with frequency.

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Your own coach said it was Saban’s best year of coaching due to injuries and loss of previous contributors / talent lol

He literally had a new starter at every skill position and was about 8 minutes and a couple of dropped passes away from repeating as national champs