USA TODAY is the most recent national outlet to rank the 2020 Crimson Tide as the greatest of the playoff era, joining ESPN.

And that's exactly what Travis May of A to Z Sports College Football did in his way too early 2025 College Football Playoff bracket predictions, only he left out the Tide.... Alab

The Alabama Crimson Tide finished the 2024 season with a 9-4 record. That's a pretty good season for most SEC programs, but that's not the standard at Alabama (thanks to Nick Saban's brilliance). Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer,

Kalen DeBoer's first season as Alabama's head football coach is widely believed to be a major flop when looking at it from the "Bama Standard" Nick Saban set. Keeping that aside, DeBoer has done a commendable job with a four-loss season and largely in everything he has done after the conclusion of their season.