{"id":507294,"date":"2022-11-06T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nick-saban-hits-his-alabama-low-point-after-loss-to-lsu\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T20:32:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T17:32:00","slug":"nick-saban-hits-his-alabama-low-point-after-loss-to-lsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nick-saban-hits-his-alabama-low-point-after-loss-to-lsu\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nick Saban hits his Alabama low point after loss to LSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcc18e8543\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcc18e8543\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nick-saban-hits-his-alabama-low-point-after-loss-to-lsu\/#%E2%80%9CNick_Saban_hits_his_Alabama_low_point_after_loss_to_LSU%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nick Saban hits his Alabama low point after loss to LSU&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nick-saban-hits-his-alabama-low-point-after-loss-to-lsu\/#Toothless_Tigers\" >Toothless Tigers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nick-saban-hits-his-alabama-low-point-after-loss-to-lsu\/#Bulldogs_bite\" >Bulldogs\u2019 bite<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNick_Saban_hits_his_Alabama_low_point_after_loss_to_LSU%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nick Saban hits his Alabama low point after loss to LSU&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/zach-braziller.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Zach Braziller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/zach-braziller.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/zach-braziller.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Alabama wasn\u2019t just the preseason favorite. It was the runaway leader.<\/p>\n<p>It received 54 of a possible 63 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll. It had the two best players in the country, reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and defensive dynamo Will Anderson Jr., added impact transfers like Jahmyr Gibbs of Georgia Tech and Eli Ricks of LSU, and had Nick Saban, the best coach in the sport\u2019s history, patrolling the sideline. The College Football Playoff was the baseline for this team. The regular season was supposed to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of scrimmages.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, this loaded group\u2019s season ended Saturday night in Death Valley on a gutsy, two-point conversion in overtime, LSU taking over the lead of the SEC West in dramatic fashion. Alabama won\u2019t even sniff the playoff this year, with two conference losses in the same season for just the second time since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>This is, without question, the most dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing season of Nick Saban\u2019s dominance in Tuscaloosa, the earliest his team has been eliminated from the playoff since the system began eight years ago. It is unequivocally the low point of his dynastic tenure at Alabama. It raises questions if he has lost his fastball at the age of 71, Saban admitting Saturday night this was on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m responsible for all this stuff,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Alabama-vs.-LSU-Nick-Saban.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alabama football coach Nick Saban reacts during a loss to LSU on Nov. 5, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24548698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Alabama-vs.-LSU-Nick-Saban.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Alabama-vs.-LSU-Nick-Saban.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Alabama-vs.-LSU-Nick-Saban.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alabama football coach Nick Saban reacts during a loss to LSU on Nov. 5, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Really, Alabama is fortunate it only has two losses. It was outplayed by mediocre Texas, sans starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, in a narrow road win. It nearly lost at home to three-win Texas A&amp;M. That high-scoring loss at Tennessee doesn\u2019t look as good after the Volunteers were manhandled by Georgia on Saturday. Had Alabama escaped LSU, and somehow run the table to earn a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to the SEC title <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, it would\u2019ve only been setting itself up to get destroyed by the far better and deeper Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>Quality offenses have exposed the defense. The offense has lacked a big-play receiver all year, asking Young to do everything. Alabama has been far too mistake-prone all season, a team that commits stupid penalties at the wrong times. There were nine infractions for 92 yards on Saturday and a whopping 17 for 130 yards in the loss at Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>The result is this underwhelming season that could result in a third-place finish in the SEC West if Alabama can\u2019t win at Ole Miss on Saturday. Imagine that sentence in August or early September? Then again, this season hasn\u2019t played out how anyone, even the most die-hard Alabama haters, could have expected.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alabama-vs.-lsu-bryce-young.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) is sacked by LSU's Mekhi Wingo (92) during the second half on Nov. 5, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24548701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alabama-vs.-lsu-bryce-young.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alabama-vs.-lsu-bryce-young.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alabama-vs.-lsu-bryce-young.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) is sacked by LSU\u2019s Mekhi Wingo (92) during the second half on Nov. 5, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Toothless_Tigers\"><\/span>Toothless Tigers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the first year in the history of the playoff, Clemson and Alabama won\u2019t be in it. The Tigers\u2019 only path was by going undefeated, and that ended in a humiliating 28-0 loss at average Notre Dame. Right now, there are two safe bets to reach the last four: Georgia and the Michigan\/Ohio State winner.<\/p>\n<p>Then it gets really interesting. If TCU finishes undefeated it will get in. But that\u2019s no lock considering the Horned Frogs may be road underdogs the next two weeks. Oregon is now firmly in play if it wins out, particularly with a Pac-12 championship game win over USC. Tennessee has only one loss, albeit an ugly one at Georgia on Saturday, but would the committee take a team that failed to win its division over a one-loss Big 12 or Pac-12 champion?<\/p>\n<p>The wild card is LSU, which has two losses to Florida State and Tennessee. But if the Tigers, now the favorite to win the SEC West, get past Georgia in the conference title game, they would have an argument in that scenario as the first-ever two-loss team to reach the playoff.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bulldogs_bite\"><\/span>Bulldogs\u2019 bite<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The best team doesn\u2019t always win. Upsets happen. Injuries can change outcomes. But Georgia on its \u201cA\u201d game is better than everyone else, and maybe by a significant margin. It destroyed Oregon, who hasn\u2019t lost since. The 27-13 margin on Saturday against previously undefeated Tennessee didn\u2019t accurately tell the story of this one-sided contest. The Bulldogs got bored midway through the season, unimpressive in wins over Kent State and Missouri, their two closest games of the season. 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