Hale: The team that dominated the playoff era will be the same one that owns the final four-team playoff, too. Yes, Alabama had a down year by its lofty standards in 2022, but that was as much bad luck -- last-second losses to Tennessee and LSU -- as it was a real step backward in terms of talent. Indeed, Alabama's 60-point decline in points off turnovers margin was the sixth worst in the country, a number determined far more by chance than it is skill. Yes, there were some clear weaknesses -- at receiver, primarily -- but Nick Saban has taken great pains to address the chief concerns. And if anyone thinks he hasn't paid attention to the continual refrain that Georgia has surpassed the Tide as the nation's premier program ... well, you don't know Saban.
Why was he not motivated enough last year? Cause it was "kind of a rebuild"?
Why was he not motivated enough last year? Cause it was "kind of a rebuild"?
