Nick Saban knew the question was coming his way Monday night during College Football Countdown ahead of North Carolina's opener against TCU .

What happened to Alabama ?

Flanked by Pat McAfee and Teddy Bruschi on the ESPN set inside Kenan Stadium, Saban brushed aside any notion of a carryover effect for the Crimson Tide from last season before detailing his biggest issue with Saturday's loss in Tallahassee for his former program .

"Obviously, for me and for a lot of the Bama fans, the disappointment that Florida State dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball," Saban said. "But the good news is every team has the best opportunity to improve going in from Week 1 to Week 2. Really going into the season, you don't really know what you have for sure as a coach and

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