re: Dan Wolken: Offseason Has Shown Saban is Off His Game

Saban isn't off his game and Bama isn't on the decline.

But, things don't set up this year for Bama nearly as well as it has the past several years. They have to play Georgia and (if it isnt all total BS) another decent team from the East this year. Also, the playoffs don't favor Bama (or any SEC champ for that matter) as much as the BCS did.

Finebaum isn't worried about Saban's abilities, he just recognizes the path to a NC is more difficult than in the past, although he won't say it.