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The one record of Saban's that I think is safe will not be matched at least in my lifetime is the 13 consecutive 11+ win seasons Saban if Alabama manages to take care of business and beat Auburn tomorrow. Alabama was fortunate to go undefeated in the 2020 Covid season and fortunate the Big Ten shortened their season essentially denying Ohio State the opportunity to win 11+ games in 2020 essentially ending what at the time was a streak of 8 consecutive 11+ win seasons which would have reached 11 seasons if not for their shortened 2020 season.

That isn't a bad assumption.

Kirby is at 3 years presently.
Kirby is 47 years old.

It isn't crazy to think that he coaches another 10+ seasons.
It isn't crazy to think that a 12 team playoff helps make it easier for a program like Georgia to hit 11 wins.

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Posted by Govt Tide

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Posted on 11/24/23 at 1:24 pm to meansonny

Very true. The 11 win threshold is tricky because there's so little room for error in any given year a team loses 2 games during the regular season and misses out on the SEC Championship game. It then comes to beating a really good opponent in a bowl game the team may or may not be fired up to be in. It only takes one season with a particularly difficult and unfavorable schedule coupled with bad injury luck to a star quarterback early in the season for example to drop 2 or 3 games prior to the playoffs thus missing the playoffs. I agree though that the expanded playoff will make getting into the playoffs much easier thus making getting to 11+ wins much easier going forward.

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