The statement above is a bold claim but it is true. What Nick Saban has achieved is unmatched, not just by his contemporaries, but throughout the comparative history of college football.
There could be a minority opinion arguing otherwise but it would have no merit. Between 1872 and 1894, Yale and Princeton dominated what would later become the college football game known today. During the period either Yale or Princeton won or shared national championship honors every season but two – when Harvard was the champion. Neither the Bulldogs or the Tigers had one head coach who came close to matching Nick Saban’s championship record.