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Alabama's extended run of dominance has been impressive by KeoughCharles05

and unique.

At some point, likely when Saban retires, it will end. I'm not sure the remaining teams will be nearly as dominant. Clemson has been good of late, but they've been good for about 5-6 years, with some very good QBs carrying a lot of weight for them. Recruiting otherwise has not been nearly as dominant as Bama. And, say what you will about Clemson, they're at least interesting as a relatively new elite power. And there are other options in the ACC that can come and go, like FSU and Miami.

Ohio State has been very good, and has continued their streak across coaches thus far. The regularity with which they have made major bowls has been impressive. Since 2002, they've made a major bowl every year except 2004, 2011, and 2012 (ineligible). There's nothing new about tOSU's dominance of the Big 10 either, except perhaps how bad Michigan has been in the Big 10 for two decades. It's not like there's a wealth of options (or ever has been) in the Big 10 to shake things up.

The real problem has been the ineptitude of the Pac 12 and the Big 12. Texas has been down for a decade. Oklahoma hasn't fielded a defense in about that long. Neither has the rest of the conference for that matter. Washington had some real potential, but never quite lived up to it in big games under Peterson. USC hasn't put it all together since Carrol left. Oregon and Stanford have had fits and starts, but never held it together for a full year.

Some of the Big 12 and Pac 12's issues have come from the dominance of Alabama, but some it is is really self-imposed. There's no organic or structural reason why Texas or USC can't be competitive with Bama.

We're just in a period of extreme dominance by the greatest coach of all time. Instead of thinking that the system is the problem, perhaps we should acknowledge the excellence. When Saban retires, this "problem" will end.