Pardon my cynicism but time to get ready.
The narrative has now changed from "he's going to Texas" to "he's going to retire." That will become the new "pin the tail on Nick Saban" game. In fact, there's a columnist (many of them) out there now who no doubt will be penning columns if (when) we beat Auburn and MIzzou and it will read like this:
"Saban Might Retire After BCS Title Game"
There will then be the obligatory mention of how Tom Osborne quit when he was on top, how bad next year is (supposedly) going to be, references to "Saban has not won a national title without AJ McCarron on the roster" crap, how Auburn improving this year will make life much tougher (he's won two national titles recruiting against their national title team glow), how he said "he's old" (referring to the "too old to start over" remark), and references to guys who went out on top (Elway, Ray Lewis, Osborne) and how Saban does not want to leave like Coach Bryant did (losing 3 games in a row in 1982 and stuck in the Liberty Bowl) and how he doesn't want to risk being a disgraced legend who stayed too long (Bowden, Paterno) and (of course) how despite all his accomplishments he's viewed as "second best" at Alabama.
Get ready for it - save this post and simply scan the Net in December. It WILL happen assuming we get there.