The trend of doubting Nick Saban and the Alabama football team continues. Pundits spin groupthink that the Alabama Crimson Tide is no longer in the top three or four SEC teams. Some predict Alabama is headed for a two or three-loss season.
The negative chatter has a purpose. Most of the college football world loves it. Paul Finebaum chided Nick Saban because the Alabama coach talked at SEC Media Days about a long vacation in Italy. Others joined Finebaum in suggesting Saban dodged questions at Media Days because he did not have the right answers.
FanSided’s John Buhler defined Saban’s answers to starting quarterback questions as “terrifying.