TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nick Saban doesn't understand the fuss. It annoys him that anyone who understands football would even ask the question. This Alabama team? The best ever? Have you watched the video? Have you seen the mistakes? Isn't it as obvious as the scowl on his face that the Crimson Tide defense is not playing up to Saban's standards?
Everything Saban has learned in 46 years of coaching, every fiber in his Panama-hat wearing, aight-saying, rat-poison-averse being says this Alabama team has issues. The defense is young and thin, which is great if you're a model but not if you want to be a model defense.