Coaches took a poll. It says Alabama football's not what it used to be

Most football schools would love a preseason No. 8 ranking in the USA Today Coaches poll. Alabama is not most football schools. This is the lowest preseason starting position for the Crimson Tide since 2008, which was Nick Saban's second season. That Alabama team came up one win shy of an SEC title and a spot in the national championship game. Noted Sabanologist @KevinScarbinsky-ScarboKnows dissects the program's diminished national perception and explains what Kalen DeBoer can do about it.