Alabama has become the envy of college football because it has won three national championships in four seasons under Coach Nick Saban, utilizing a heavy-on-fundamentals formula that Saban refers to as a process. The Crimson Tide has also produced 24 N.F.L. draft picks, including 11 first-rounders in the last four drafts with its player-development process, which has led scouts to label the program the 33rd N.F.L. franchise. Florida State Coach Jimbo Fisher, a former assistant under Saban, has branded the Seminolesā player-development strategy and their ascension to No. 1 this season a process.
Saban was not trying to create a marketing campaign; he was merely explaining that winning championships required a regimented, well, process: preparation at every turn, nothing left to chance. It was the news media and college football fans who would like to put the capital letters in The Process.
The process, of course, cannot guarantee success all the time. It could not save Alabama, then No. 1 and undefeated, from a stunning 34-28 loss to Auburn in last Saturdayās Iron Bowl, when the Tigersā Chris Davis returned a missed field goal more than 100 yards for a touchdown on the gameās last play.
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Saban was not trying to create a marketing campaign; he was merely explaining that winning championships required a regimented, well, process: preparation at every turn, nothing left to chance. It was the news media and college football fans who would like to put the capital letters in The Process.
The process, of course, cannot guarantee success all the time. It could not save Alabama, then No. 1 and undefeated, from a stunning 34-28 loss to Auburn in last Saturdayās Iron Bowl, when the Tigersā Chris Davis returned a missed field goal more than 100 yards for a touchdown on the gameās last play.
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