The Tide are so down right now that Smith thinks they need to give Saban a call and see if he wants to coach again.

Stephen A. Smith already wants the Kalen DeBoer era to end at Alabama. The Crimson Tide can likely kiss their College Football Playoff aspirations goodbye following Saturday's 24-3 loss to Oklahoma. It's the first time Alabama has lost three games in a season since 2010.

Nick Saban famously hated hypotheticals when he was head coach at Alabama, but once again on Friday brought up what might have happened had the Crimson Tide been in the 2022 College Football Playoff.

Pat McAfee and Saban discussed the reality of teams getting snubbed in the CFP era before the 12-team playoff, and the former Alabama head coach mentioned what happened in 2022. Saban stated that it was subjective and that Alabama would have been 13-point favorites if the Crimson Tide had played TCU instead.

Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, who previously played at Alabama under Nick Saban, offered a story to his former head coach about the difference

Kalen DeBoer has the chance to do something in the Iron Bowl Nick Saban and Bear Bryant were not able to do for Alabama football.

Nick Saban's shadow casts a daunting presence over Alabama's football future, and now it is haunting Kalen DeBoer as well. The post Nick Saban's Shadow Haunts Kalen DeBoer as ESPN Analyst Offers Brutal Take on Alabama’s Downfall appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Nick Saban clearly still has some bitterness over the College Football Playoff bracket two years ago. In 2022, Alabama finished 10-2 with close losses to LSU and Tennessee. The Crimson Tide wound up as the first team out of the four-team CFP field,