Now, we all know that Alabama football coach Nick Saban is probably the greatest college football coach of all time, but many have wondered how he has been able to maintain his success over the years when others have failed and fallen aside.

ESPN and SEC Network college football analyst Paul Finebaum explained why Saban has been so successful. He said this on the “Marty and McGee Show” Saturday morning.

“Saban is the greatest because he’s done it in a more competitive era, [and] he’s done it in a more compressed period of time,” Finebaum said Saturday morning on the SEC Network.

Finebaum talked about Bear Bryant’s time at Alabama and how the Tide was basically (at times) given national championship trophies over the years. After beating Ohio State back in January, Saban leaped over Bryant to became the game’s all-time leader in winning national championships, with 7.