The Sky Is Falling on College Football’s Juggernaut

Nick Saban retired from coaching Alabama in January .

Bob Greene : The Crimson Tide lost at Tennessee last Saturday to fall to a humiliating 52 in its first seven games.

He says the team has victimized itself by doing a lot of what football coaches would call “dumb shit” Greene: A game against Missouri threatens a catastrophic third loss before the end of October .

It's been jarring to watch a fan base so used to success be forced to confront silliness.

Alabama ’s fans will eventually be fine, probably, probably.

But the defense may not. It ranks 19th in the country by SP+, its worst ranking in more than a decade .