... as the second coming of the Bear, let's take a look back at Alabama's last national championship head coach, Gene Stallings. 

Gene Stallings, while having previous college football head coaching experience at Texas A&M, came to Alabama from the NFL Arizona Cardinals where he had compiled a less-than-stellar record. Nick Saban, having been at Toledo, Michigan State, and LSU, came to Alabama from the NFL Miami Dolphins where he had a losing record. Both also had previous NFL assistant experience.

In 1990, Stallings's first season at Alabama, he went 7-5. In 2007, Saban went 7-6. While Stallings's had one fewer loss than Saban, teams played one fewer game back then. We'll see more of this.

In 1991, Stallings improved Ala...

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