From Yahoo (Pat Forde), but I note he observed the fans giving up and emptying Bryant Denny Stadium well before the end of the game and that Saban, supposedly one of the greatest defensive back coaches of all time, seems to have a rather porous secondary:
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-a...-end-of-the-tide-dynasty-074924166-ncaaf.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-a...-end-of-the-tide-dynasty-074924166-ncaaf.html