There are multiple reasons this particular offseason is worse for Alabama football fans. National Championships are the measurement of success or failure for Alabama football. Some believe not winning one for two seasons is unacceptable.
Mentally munch on that for a moment. Based on the Alabama football history of winning National Championships, not winning one for two seasons should not cause alarm. The Alabama Crimson Tide played 31 seasons before ever winning a National Championship. Then two came, back-to-back after the 1925 and 1926 seasons. After a three season interval, a third came in 1930. Another three season interval was followed by a fourth National Championship in 1934.