Alabama is the only team to play in all five College Football Playoffs, and the Crimson Tide are the only team to win two and lose two championship games.
But on Monday night, in front of the nation, they looked more like Notre Dame than Alabama.
They couldn’t block the Clemson defensive line. They didn’t open holes for running backs. They didn’t have an answer for Clemson’s true freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
They did record the worst loss in a CFP championship game, 44-16, which is a four-touchdown difference.
The thrashing was so bad Nick Saban told the media this:
“As always I appreciate … I know y’all think I don’t like the press, but I really do love you for what you do.