Nick Saban, who retired on Wednesday at 72, had arguably the most successful run a coach has ever staged at one school. The only reason it’s arguable is that his long-ago predecessor at the University of Alabama, Bear Bryant, won an identical six titles in Tuscaloosa. But in matching an inherently unmatchable standard, Saban ought to have eliminated the need to hedge. Throw in another title from his earlier seasons at rival LSU, and his case to be the greatest is strong, even over the man he is most commonly measured against. In America’s long, weird college football tradition, Nick Saban was the best to ever do it.
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