“It shouldn’t be miserable trying to win a championship,” said Clemson redshirt sophomore defensive end Clelin Ferrell .

These processes, as Saban likes to put it, have resulted in one national championship apiece and a 39-3 overall record for both teams over the last three seasons.

(Photo: USA TODAY Sports)Alabama true freshman safety Xavier McKinney ranked as the No.

Where Alabama’s non-featured players sat in their designated area with their headphones firmly implanted in their ears, the Tigers’ backups roamed taking in the scene.

These disparities aren’t to a man in either direction – this reporter saw a smattering of both Alabama and Clemson players on Bourbon Street on Saturday evening – but they’re striking when attempting to distinguish college football’s most successful programs the last three seasons.