Another heartbreaking news has hit Alabama: Nick Saban has disapointed his team members by selling the entire team for no reason, and that has caused a total shutdown.

Another heartbreaking news has hit Alabama: Nick Saban has disapointed his team members by selling the entire team for no reason, and that has caused a total shutdown.

Alabama has received more devastating news: Nick Saban sold the team for no reason, disappointing his players, and as a result, the entire organization was shut down.

Nick Saban, the unexpected football coach at the University of Alabama, has announced his retirement, ending one of the greatest dynasties in college football history, if not all of sports history.

On Wednesday, the 72-year-old coach made his choice public. After taking over the program in 2007, he became a regular contender for championships every year. ESPN reports that under Saban’s leadership, the Crimson Tide amassed 201 victories and six national titles. He split one as a coach at LSU in 2003, but his seven overall are the most in college football history.

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“The legacy and the way we approached it are more important than the number of games we won and lost. We’ve always made an effort to do things correctly, Saban stated in a statement. “Being the best player they could be, helping players create more value for their future, and helping them succeed in life because they were a part of the program was always the goal.”

Although he transformed the program into an assembly line for successful NFL prospects, Saban has a track record of living true to his words. However, things weren’t always this way. In actuality, Saban’s run of dominance with the Tide was sparked by a “catastrophic” loss in his first season as coach of Tuscaloosa, which was an extremely unlucky season for the coach.

When Alabama enticed Saban away from the NFL’s Miami Dolphins in 2007, it was decades distant from the rule of famous coach Bear Bryant, who was also a six-time champion at the school during the 1960s and 1970s.

Under Mike Shula, the Tide had a dismal 27-24 overall record in the previous four seasons, with their only notable victory coming in the Cotton Bowl Classic in 2006. The team didn’t even have the luxury of boasting within its own state because rival Auburn had won the Iron Bowl five times in a row when they faced off.

Even in the early weeks of Saban’s job, the off-field headlines weren’t much better. In July of 2007, three reserve players from Alabama were charged by the police, according to Sports Illustrated. A few weeks later, Simeon Castille, the team’s all-SEC cornerback, was charged with disorderly conduct after being detained in an entertainment district.

From the beginning, Saban understood that getting more dedication from his players in the classroom and on the field would be essential to a turnaround. “And when we lose—and we will, one, two, or more games—we have to have faith in our abilities, as well as confidence in ourselves,” he said to SI.

Nothing exemplified that more than the team’s November 17 matchup with Louisiana-Monroe.