Waaaar Eaaaagle !!!!!
Look out Saban, you have 2 very entrenched, tough teams to deal with now in the SEC West with LSU and Auburn. Tennessee isn't too wild about Alabama either because of the controversy with Coach Fulmer and Alabama's recruiting violations a few years ago.
I'm telling you, Saban definitely has his work cut out for him. If Saban loses to Auburn in the next 2 years he could be gone. The boosters might just bite the bullet and buy out his contract. Those Alabama boosters and fans are obviously hell bent on getting Alabama back to being a perennial top 20 team again after shelling out the big bucks on Saban. Those boosters might be in for quite a surprise.
I have a feeling they might be having some serious "buyer's remorse" around this time next year. They probably should have hired Petrino away from Louisville. Much less expensive and less controversial. Alabama is going to have some tough road trips in the SEC the next few years with Saban. The other SEC teams are going to be gunning for Mr. Hotshot Moneybags Saban. Yes, the old LSU fans too probably. Definitely the Auburn fans. Both Auburn and LSU have done damn good in the last 5 years and they're not about let Saban come in and take over the SEC like he thinks he will. The SEC will be intense the next few years ... more than ever.