re: Has Nick Saban lived up to his own expectations

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Is 7-4 against Auburn domination?

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In the 2000's, UA's worst decade of football since the 1950's, UA was 3-7 against AU. CNS won 2 of those 3. In spite of the ineptitude of a sanctioned riddled team with multiple HC changes, AU only managed a 17.9 to 17 pt avg scoring differential.

In the 2010's, UA is 5-3 vs AU with a 34.3 to 21.4 scoring differential. For perspective, that is a 12.9 pt avg scoring advantage for UA over that time period, while the 12 point AU victory in the 2017 Iron Bowl was Auburn's largest margin of victory since 1969.

Highlighted by domination in recruiting, head-to-head, championships and a couple 36+ point to nothing blowouts, yes, I'd say CNS has dominated AU with all other things in context.

Although, the focus in 2018 is not the focus in 2007 for CNS. He is no longer rallying the masses to turnaround a program that started with ending his program rivals' win streaks. The IB is still a significant rivalry. But, while it remains AU's superbowl, this year's IB loss for UA proved as significant as the back to back Ole Miss losses for UA.