Welcome to the real world, Alabama.
The real world is one in which your team doesn’t steamroll all others and advance to the College Football Playoff each season. The real world is being without Nick Saban (he now works for ESPN). The real world is having two losses in your first seven games (that happened just once under Saban: his first season in 2007).
The real world can be a harsh place. Brace yourselves.
The Tide’s 24-17 loss at Tennessee is a devastating blow to Bama’s conference title and playoff chances in the first year of the expanded postseason.