When you’re Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide, anything less than a national championship is viewed as a failure.
Despite making it to the 2021 title game, it was an uncharacteristic year for Saban and his team. There was that rare mid-season loss to Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M. They had close-calls throughout the season with nail-biting wins against Florida, LSU, Arkansas and Auburn. Plus, they also let Tennessee hang around until the fourth quarter.
