re: Nick Saban's Tenure in Review: Season #8 - 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide

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I think that this season put everyone on notice that there weren't really going to be anymore "down seasons" for Saban at Bama.

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Yup 2014 was the classic down year scenario for even other great coaches. It is always been hard for coaches to sustain a run for over 5-6 years. Look at the slip Dabo has experienced since his 2015-2020 run.

The fact 2010 was THE down year after it got rolling is a testament to Saban and what will always separate him from other great coaches. Dabo has had 3 straight 2010s after he established himself at Clemson with that 2 titles in 5 years run. Saban's worst year since 2010 was 2019 but it had only 2 regular season losses and it was mostly due to an injury plague that destroyed the roster from what it projected to be heading into Fall camp.