It’s one thing to stumble in the post-Saban world. It’s another thing to trip flat on your face in front of the whole country, and that’s exactly what Alabama did down in Tallahassee. A brand-new season, and the Tide already left fans wondering if they’re watching a program drifting further from its golden standard. Nick Saban ’s shadow is enormous, but Kalen DeBoer just got buried under it after only one week into Year Two.

Through 14 games, DeBoer is sitting at 9–5, and after the 31–17 collapse against unranked Florida State, he’s now tied Saban in a brutal category: the same number of losses to unranked opponents. The catch? Saban took 17 years to get there. DeBoer? Just over a season. That’s the kind of stat line that burns into Alabama fans’ patience. To make it worse, Alabama su

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