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RTR91

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If you wanted to try to write a narrative about now being the beginning of the end of the Nick Saban era at Alabama, you'd start with something from the recent New York Times article about Nick Saban and Texas:

They say that Sexton told them that Saban felt "special pressure" and a lack of appreciation at Alabama. "Sexton said that the day after the championship, Alabama boosters were pounding the table, talking about a three-peat," Hall says.

Sexton also told the men that Saban felt as if he was more of a turnaround artist than a long-term C.E.O., and that it was easier and more fun to rebuild a program than it was to keep one at the top.
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It sounds like fellow SEC legend Steve Spurrier's complaints about Florida fans desiring perfection in his waning days in Gainesville, mixed with his rationale for why coaching at South Carolina energized him in a way that being at UF no longer did by the end. Spurrier may have won five SEC titles and a national championship in his first six years at Florida, but he won just one conference crown in his final six.

Relatedly, you might note that since Spurrier won the national title in his seventh season at UF in 1996, only Tom Osborne's half title in 1997 and Bobby Bowden's 1999 title have come to coaches beyond their eighth season at their jobs. Only Mack Brown in 2005, his eighth season, won one after his sixth year at a program. Saban is entering his ninth at Alabama, a place where fans get antsy if the team isn't bringing home national titles with some regularity.
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trenda

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Pretty good article.

Funny about Spurrier and the Florida "perfection" thing. That's the one thing that the OBC has never achieved; and likely never will. If he couldn't go undefeated at FL in the 90s, he sure isn't going to do it at USC now.

I don't think it's too hard to see that we're on the downside of Coach Saban's career at Bama. How many more years is the question. Hopefully, his ride into the Bama sunset is a great one. For all of us.
 
BamaMoon

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Good article...I like CNS's opportunity to win a title after 9+ years...Put it this way...I would NOT bet against him.

Trenda, kinda sad way of considering it, but you are probably right about the CNS coaching days about Bama. Would love to see him coach several more but at this point each additional year is gravy!
 
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