Alabama Football: 3 takeaways from blowout SEC title win over Georgia

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Dec 4, 2021; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban on the field prior to the the SEC championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Nick Saban thrives as an underdog

When you’re the head coach at Alabama, you’re not often the underdog. For Nick Saban, it’s happened just six times since 2008 and his record in those games is 5-1.

Georgia 6½-point favorite, marks only 6th time since 2008 Bama’s been an underdog under Nick Saban. Bama won 4 of previous 5 games

2015 Bama +1½ beat UGA 38-10
2009 Bama +4½ beat UF 32-13
2008 Bama +10 lost to UF 31-20
2008 Bama +6½ beat UGA 41-30
2008 Bama +4 beat Clemson 34-10
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 1, 2021

Saban doesn’t often get to be the underdog, but when he is, he thrives in that role. This is also the fifth time he has won by double-digits as an underdog which is even more impressive. He’s 5-1 with five blowout wins as an underdog. Think about that for a second.

This just goes to prove just how great Saban is. He’s the greatest college football coach of all time and when no one gave him or the Tide a shot, he rose to the occasion.

Georgia looked like the most complete team in the country all season long, but you would have thought that was Alabama on Saturday night if you knew nothing about both teams heading into the game.

Alabama is playoff-bound again and it’s red-hot at the right time. This is bad news for the rest of college football.

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