What was the worst loss of the Saban dynasty?

That Ohio State team was a buzzsaw. They were a true team on both sides of the ball especially in that game. They got stronger as the game went on. Bama stayed in it too to the last minute. I think expectations may have been a little high however.

I'd say the worst loss rather, has to have been Clemson (2018).

I would further add that the loss to Clemson in 2018 was the revealing of when Saban lost his way. Saban no longer ran offenses out who played possession football. This also killed the defense and his commitment to making the defense truly great.

Tua was great against mediocre and lesser defenses but Bama started to lose against teams with a defense that had a pulse. I maintain that the 2020 team's offense was so good it could easily overcome our by-that-time lapse-ful defense. After Kirby & Jeremy Pruitt left, our defenses went steadily downhill.

margin-wise ...and stakes at hand - gotta be 44-16 in 2019 CFP title game -

November 17, 2007 @1:30 p.m........vs.............Louisiana–Monroe

Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Loooooooooooooooooooost 14–21 in front of 92,138!!

Worst loss was to Texas last year at home by double digits.

Saban most likely decided to retire because of that game.

I'd pick 2010 LSU. They were a one loss team going into that one and had they won, would have had a little more edge to them when they played Auburn as opposed to just playing for pride. Win that one, get the rematch against USCe, probably win, and go to play Oregon and would have cemented that 2009-2012 stretch.

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Actually, that loss made Bama better.

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It did. I've just been having fun with Alabama this past week.

We Georgia fans are hoping y'all will have finally run out of that voodoo-magic potion y'all keep soaking up every field we play you all on! Y'all have a hex on us!

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I'd pick 2010 LSU.

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This was an underrated loss I believe as well. But, the scope of the horror of this loss was only confined to 2010.

I really hated it because we lost to a USC team we had no business losing (the worst loss we'd suffered truly before 2018 Clemson) to but we were still in it. Bama was the better team and we should have beaten LSU that day but that effectively ended the season for us. The Camback was the turd on the shite cake that was 2010.

Worst loss in Saban era was Jamo & Metchie.

Cost BAMA a natty and gave Kirby his only win vs BAMA.

That hit hard but the loss at Au where they ran the FG try back. Ouch.

If I was a Bama fan, the worst loss would’ve been the Camback.