Was this season a success for Alabama?

Every Monday right here you can read Tide Takes, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. In this week’s edition, we’re one week removed from the Rose Bowl loss, Michigan and Washington are facing off tonight for a national championship, and we can start to look at the season from a wider lens. Would you consider this a successful season for the Crimson Tide? If one was to be asked this question five years ago, or even three years ago, the answer would unequivocally be a no. Since Nick Saban