Alabama did not win a national championship, but the college football world saw why players appreciate Nick Saban.
He knows the joy of winning, but Saban knows the agony of defeat.
As a seven-time national champion, he manages to keep things in perspective. Alabama suffered an 18-33 loss to Georgia on Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Bryce Young and Will Anderson were disappointed in the postgame presser. The sophomores led what people thought was a “down” team for the Crimson Tide to a national title game. They wanted to win badly, but it did not happen.