re: Saban: It's virtually impossible to come up with a defensive scheme to stop RPOs

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Agreed. With a QB like Watson, you aren't going to stop the offense. Just try to limit its point production and outscore it with your own offense.

Honestly, it has to be frustrating to a coach like Saban who has dedicated his career to defensive strategy and tactics. I know I would be frustrated. But I also appreciate his candor. I don't think the game has passed him by. I think he's fully aware of what it takes to win right now.

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I don't think NS is frustrated, I think he likes the challenge.

Football is a sport that evolves and as long as Coach views the evolution as a challenge, he won't get bored and start contemplating lake life and grandkids as more interesting alternatives.

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Honestly, it has to be frustrating to a coach like Saban who has dedicated his career to defensive strategy and tactics. I know I would be frustrated.

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Think of the rest of college football and the fans though.

What fun is it really, to see the same teams win everything, year after year after year?

You know the teams from states that produce a lot of talent (though honestly Alabama actually has kind of overperformed).

Clemson broke through this past year. They had a great team, but they definitely didn't have as much talent as Alabama at most positions.

So if the current state of affairs every changes, what is the fanbase in general supposed to do? Be happy with seeing Florida, FSU, Georgia (hypothetically), A&M (again hypothetically), Texas, maybe Miami, with Ohio State sneaking in to win a title every now and then?

Because that's where it would go if you take this particular equalizer away at this time.

I know the board I'm on. I left Alabama off that list for a reason. Namely that Saban at Georgia, Saban at Texas (or A&M), Saban at one of the Florida's, beats Saban at Alabama. Just simple math and the way recruiting works.

Same story with LSU. Coaching being equal, even that catbird seat isn't as good as the other schools I mentioned.