In Saban’s second year Alabama fans were filled with visions of championships with the tide winning the west and heading to Atlanta with an undefeated 12-0 record. Alabama fought hard and fell to the eventual National Champion Gators and most people were proud of the effort but weeks later Alabama would get run off the field by mid major Utah.
Some of this record of futility can be explained away by the overall lack of talent and depth from the years of NCAA troubles and probation but not all of it. Some programs have a knack for building momentum as the season goes on. Until we get a playoff the polls are going to count and where you finish can be closely related to where you start the year, and where you start the year is closely related to how you finished the season before. Alabama after losing the SEC championship this year was in position to pound an undefeated Utah team and the final ranking of #2 was not out of the question assuming Florida won the title game. Florida did their part but Alabama wound up the butt of the Bowl season jokes
Alabama is still working on rebuilding depth but that excuse is quickly evaporating as Nick Saban reels in one four or five star recruit after another to the Capstone. I’m not sure if I can put my finger on the rest of it. I know some teams have a habit of playing their best ball at the end and I’ve noticed they are most often the ones hoisting the big shiny cups that we love to put in glass cases.
The Bear Bryant museum is a great place but the shiny things in there are getting dull with age. We need some fresh bling for a new generation and one ingredient that we absolutely must find is the knack for winning at the end.
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