Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide Special Championship Commemorative Issue

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ISBN 10: 1547842474 ISBN 13: 9781547842476

Publisher: Sports Illustrated, 2018

Legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant watched practice from atop a tower. On the rare occasions he descended during a session, players braced themselves for a tongue-lashing. When current Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban dons his straw hat before each practice, he climbs no steps. He participates as actively as his players.

“I’m never satisfied,” Saban says. “My greatest fear professionally is that we might lose the next game. I hate the feeling you have when you lose, but I also hate the feeling that you have when you didn’t do a good job for your players.”

In winning the 2018 Bowl Championship Series championship, Saban secured his sixth national title and tied Bryant for the most ever won by one coach. To pull even with the ultimate Tide legend, Saban had to give his team his best-ever coaching job. He guided the program through injuries, through uncertainty created by a regular season-ending loss that almost derailed its playoff run before it began, and, finally, out of a 13–0 halftime hole in the championship game against Georgia. The latter called for a drastic move, Saban taking a leap of faith on a true freshman quarterback who had previously only seen action in mop-up duty.

Sports Illustrated celebrates Saban’s fifth title in nine years with a special issue showcasing the heroes of Alabama’s season. This commemorative edition includes in-depth features on the freshmen fueling the offense and defensive leader Minkah Fitzpatrick as well as a lookback at key moments from Alabama’s past championships. The dominant Sugar Bowl victory and the thrilling overtime BCS final are showcased through SI’s trademark photography and on-the-scene reporting. This is the ultimate tidal — or title — wave of Alabama awesomeness.

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