It's the Monday after the Iron Bowl, and Nick Saban won't be meeting with the media to discuss how top-ranked Alabama won the SEC West and will compete for the conference championship for a fourth season in a row.
There won't be any talk of rat poison in Tuscaloosa. Nor will there be any brushing off of the rankings as meaningless. There won't be a rant of any kind from Saban.
When the next College Football Playoff rankings are released Tuesday, Alabama won't be on top anymore, let alone in the top four.