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Column: Saban doesn't go out on top, but he does leave as the greatest of them all
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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, Alabama head coach Nick Saban holds The Coaches Trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against Notre Dame, in Miami. Nick Saban, the stern coach who won seven national championships and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that included six of those titles in just 17 seasons, is retiring, according to multiple reports, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. - photo by AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File
Nick Saban didn't go out on top, which is about the only notable blemish on a college coaching resume that eclipsed all others. That's OK. In true Saban fashion, he still managed to slide into retirement while leaving little doubt he remained as good as anyone at whipping a team into championship shape.