I agree the gumps are in good shape, but they no longer seem completely unbeatable. Saban is still a cyborg with "I just want daddy to be proud of me" issues, but the fact he is by most accounts a complete jerk to work for has started to result in a faster and faster turnover of coaches. They are beatable. And on our current trajectory we should be in the position to beat them in 2-3 years. We had a soft roster, and improved it significantly. The gumps have a solid roster and have added more solid players to replace the ones lost to graduation, etc. They have stayed at a high level, and we are climbing up. That means the 'gap' has closed a bit.