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What timespan do you feel Nick Saban was at his best?
Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:31 am
Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:31 am
Early 2000s, when he turned around a moribund LSU program and won a title?
His early years at Alabama?
Today, when he continues his dominance despite the SEC spending 15+ years trying to stop him?
Or has he always been operating at the absolute highest level as a HC?
Personally I’d say 2011-2012 was his prime
His early years at Alabama?
Today, when he continues his dominance despite the SEC spending 15+ years trying to stop him?
Or has he always been operating at the absolute highest level as a HC?
Personally I’d say 2011-2012 was his prime
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 9:33 am
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:33 am to MizzouTrue
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:35 am to MizzouTrue
I would say 2009-2017.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:38 am to MizzouTrue
I’ve always felt like college football coaching has three major components: recruiting, player development, and game day coaching. Taking those three into account, I’d say his prime was 2008-2012.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:38 am to MizzouTrue
2015-2017 were his best stretch of teams, IMO.
A DeShaun Watson career game away from a 3-peat, and the 2016 team may have been Saban’s best overall, IMO.
A DeShaun Watson career game away from a 3-peat, and the 2016 team may have been Saban’s best overall, IMO.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:39 am to MizzouTrue
2011-2015 might have been the peak (great defense, great running backs, 3 titles and 2 near misses)
2007-2010 was a great restoration
2016-2019 was exciting and, at times, amazing, but only 1 title despite Hurts and Tua all four years
2020-2023 has been a lot of fun. If we can book end this era with a title it would be quite an accomplishment.
2007-2010 was a great restoration
2016-2019 was exciting and, at times, amazing, but only 1 title despite Hurts and Tua all four years
2020-2023 has been a lot of fun. If we can book end this era with a title it would be quite an accomplishment.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 9:43 am to Decker
Bookend with 2 titles at the end….may 3 in a row
Posted on 12/7/23 at 10:41 am to MizzouTrue
8-9 PM, March 15, 1978
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:02 am to BigScoreboard
Well played
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:04 am to MizzouTrue
The alabama teams: 2011-2017
The job the alabama coaching staff has done: 2021-present
The job the alabama coaching staff has done: 2021-present
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:19 am to MizzouTrue
2008-2023
All of the various "declines" were nothing burgers.
199-22.
16 AP Top 10 Finishes.
9 SEC Championships
8 Playoffs in 10 years.
6 National Championships.
0 losses to teams that finished unranked in both polls.
Only 1 loss by more than 14 points.
All of the various "declines" were nothing burgers.
199-22.
16 AP Top 10 Finishes.
9 SEC Championships
8 Playoffs in 10 years.
6 National Championships.
0 losses to teams that finished unranked in both polls.
Only 1 loss by more than 14 points.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:26 am to rolltide32
2003-2024
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:28 am to rolltide32
One other thing is # of 10 win seasons.
Don’t know if this will ever be eclipsed. Just amazing.
Don’t know if this will ever be eclipsed. Just amazing.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:33 am to MizzouTrue
Right now. 2023 OL has four 1st rounders on it. 2023 Secondary has 3 1st rounders in it. 
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:40 am to MizzouTrue
Bama under Saban was at their best 2009-2013, IMO. The 2014-2020 seasons were just slightly below those five peak years.
2021-present are another step down IMO. Still strong, but not like it used to be.
2021-present are another step down IMO. Still strong, but not like it used to be.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:45 am to Legionfield
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Agreed. The team now compared to the beginning of the season is unbelievable.
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:47 am to MizzouTrue
2008-2012. Those early Saban teams were dominant. I remember watching the Clemson game in 2008, and you could tell what was about to happen
Posted on 12/7/23 at 11:58 am to rolltide32
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All of the various "declines" were nothing burgers.
Not really. There’s some truth in there being a decline.
For example, in Bama’s seven biggest game this year (TX, UGA, OM, LSU, UT, A&M, AU), Bama trailed for 40% of game time….. this does not include the games in which they trailed USF in the second half or had to hang on at the end to hold off 4-8 Arkansas.
Bama may very well win a championship this year, and if they win the next two games they deserve it. But that doesn’t erase the fact that this Bama team is just not as dominant as Saban’s teams a decade ago. This is the third consecutive season that Bama’s games are far more often competitive.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 12:09 pm to AUTiger789
People bring that up a lot, and maybe that’s fair, but I don’t think most people realize how young and inexperienced this 2023 Alabama team is. Couple that with two new coordinators and it was unlike any other season under Nick Saban.
Those earlier teams that played for titles/made playoffs had something to offset personnel losses. Whether that was experienced players or coordinators. Just didn’t have that to lean on early in this season. They all grew as the season progressed.
Those earlier teams that played for titles/made playoffs had something to offset personnel losses. Whether that was experienced players or coordinators. Just didn’t have that to lean on early in this season. They all grew as the season progressed.
Posted on 12/7/23 at 12:10 pm to MizzouTrue
08-15
During that span teams were literally beaten before kickoff. Loved watching those teams just beat people into submission
During that span teams were literally beaten before kickoff. Loved watching those teams just beat people into submission
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