Followed Mike Shula. Nick Saban took Alabama from Power Program I to Dynasty — 10 Dynasty seasons.
Josh did a really good job for us and he came in a little bit heavy so we had to get some weight off of him
Cam Robinson has done a really good job
When you have something like that, it kind of pushes you to greatness. It was run like an old-school Nick Saban -Alabama type of thing.
When you have something like that, it kind of pushes you to greatness. It was run like an old-school Nick Saban -Alabama type of thing.
Growing up, my dream school was Alabama when Nick Saban was there. But they wasn’t recruiting me
Growing up my dream school was Alabama when Nick Saban was there
We’re talking about the successor to Nick Saban. We’re talking about 17 seasons, 6 national titles, 9 SEC championships
Coach Saban kinda coached at another place in this conference, so I can’t really say exactly what he said
Growing up my dream school was Alabama when Nick Saban was there
It almost feels like how Nick Saban was
I didn’t come here to follow Coach Saban only to turn around after two years and go somewhere else
His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.
Reached Dynasty in his 16th career season — faster than 13% of the 15 FBS coaches who have ever reached Dynasty (rank #13 of 15 by seasons-to-arrival).
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
Season-to-season pass-rate range for all 258 FBS coaching stints with at least three covered seasons, 2014–2025.
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
53–21 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Joe Tiller.
A statistical estimate of this coach’s contribution to team performance, separated from that season’s roster talent, returning production, and his coordinators — pooled across his whole head-coaching career.
Model fit as of 2026-09-04.
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
I don’t remember when Nick Saban was there anybody any team talking bad about Alabama when they were dominating everybody?
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 25, 2026 · via BAMA FOOTBALL ON YOUTUBE WITH KYLE HENDERSON
If Kalen or Courtney were in the NFL as GM's they would have already been fired based on the horrid portal signings we have had the last 2 years.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 16, 2026 · via BAMA FOOTBALL ON YOUTUBE WITH KYLE HENDERSON
1st-best Alabama tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Outperforms his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Followed Mike Shula (2003–2006) · succeeded by Kalen DeBoer (2024–2026).
| Season | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 7–6 | 12–2 | 14–0 | 10–3 | 12–1 | 13–1 | 11–2 | 12–2 | 14–1 | 14–1 | 13–1 | 14–1 | 11–2 | 13–0 | 13–2 | 11–2 | 12–2 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | L bowl | CHAMPION | Title game L | CHAMPION | Title game L | W bowl | CHAMPION | Title game L | W bowl | L bowl | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #5 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #2 | #1 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44.3 | 41.0 | 39.5 | 35.2 | 43.4 | 48.2 | 47.2 | 51.0 | 48.9 | 36.7 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||||||||||||||
| OC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lane Kiffin | Lane Kiffin | Lane Kiffin | Mike Locksley / Brian Daboll | Mike Locksley / Josh Gattis | Steve Sarkisian | Steve Sarkisian | Bill O'Brien | Bill O'Brien | Tommy Rees | |
| DC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kirby Smart | Kirby Smart | Jeremy Pruitt | Tosh Lupoi / Jeremy Pruitt | Pete Golding / Tosh Lupoi | Charles Kelly / Pete Golding | Charles Kelly / Pete Golding | Charles Kelly / Pete Golding | Charles Kelly / Pete Golding | Kevin Steele | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 97 | 94 | 91 | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 73 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 73 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.8 | 40.4 | 41.5 | 33.2 | 46.7 | 54.0 | 52.8 | 46.0 | 46.5 | 36.0 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.4 | 30.8 | 36.3 | 34.1 | 40.5 | 43.4 | 38.8 | 51.0 | 43.3 | 26.7 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.6 | 28.8 | 20.0 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 33.3 | 31.8 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 17.5 | |
Barely touches the portal — recruits and develops his own.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
136 NFL Draft picks: Le'Ron McClain (2007), Kenneth Darby (2007), Ramzee Robinson (2007), Andre Smith (2009), Glen Coffee (2009), Antoine Caldwell (2009), Rashad Johnson (2009), Rolando McClain (2010) + 128 more
Coach of the Year: SEC Coach of the Year (2020)
20 player-seasons honored (All-America / national award): Patrick Surtain II (2020), Christian Barmore (2020), Mac Jones (2020), Najee Harris (2020), DeVonta Smith (2020), Will Reichard (2020), Dylan Moses (2020), Landon Dickerson (2020) + 12 more
6th-best LSU tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Followed Gerry DiNardo (1995–1999) · succeeded by Les Miles (2005–2016).
24 NFL Draft picks: Mark Roman (2000), Rondell Mealey (2000), Brandon Winey (2001), Josh Booty (2001), Louis Williams (2001), Josh Reed (2002), Rohan Davey (2002), Jarvis Green (2002) + 16 more
7th-best Michigan State tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Followed George Perles (1983–1994) · succeeded by Bobby Williams (2000–2002).
16 NFL Draft picks: Brian DeMarco (1995), Shane Hannah (1995), Derrick Mason (1997), Nigea Carter (1997), Flozell Adams (1998), Ike Reese (1998), Scott Shaw (1998), Dimitrius Underwood (1999) + 8 more
12th-best Toledo tenure of 13 by the numbers.
Followed Dan Simrell (1982–1989) · succeeded by Gary Pinkel (1991–2000).
Other coaches who reached Blue-Blood-or-better at multiple programs: Urban Meyer, Lane Kiffin, Ed Orgeron.