Clemson Football: 5 signs the Tigers have broken the SEC

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SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts against the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi’s Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

2. Even Nick Saban is making excuses

It was expected that Paul Finebaum would be making excuses throughout the offseason for Alabama.

Finebaum has always propped up Nick Saban and that Crimson Tide program no matter what facts were presented, but it was absolutely surprising when we began to hear Nick Saban make some of the same excuses.

Saban told SEC media that there were too many distractions surrounding his program- especially with the coaching staff- and that led to the Crimson Tide not being prepared for the National Championship game.

It’s almost as if Saban was feeding Finebaum his talking points the entire time…

I guess we should just forget the fact that it was the biggest game of the year and it shouldn’t have taken any motivation to be focused for a National Championship game. We should also forget that Alabama seemed just fine and locked in early on when the team led early in the game, but somehow they weren’t mentally prepared once the second quarter started.

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