Alabama steamrolled Tennessee for 438 yards and five touchdowns rushing the ball on Saturday, and Nick Saban has never lost to the Volunteers since taking over as the Crimson Tide head coach in 2007. What I'm saying is, if anyone's earned the right to say something negative about UT, even through mere implication, it's the 'Bama head coach.

Well, after the 49-10 victory over Tennessee went final, Nick Saban had something to say.

Saban: "When we play really good teams the runs aren't going to be so easy."



— Justin King (@JustinKing) October 15, 2016

Hoo boy, Tennessee fans are going to be soooo mad. But the thing is, Saban's right, and UT's recent track record against the Crimson Tide doesn't give them a lot of room to complain.

Though the Volunteers are a good team, they do have a fairly average run defense (43rd in S&P+), made worse by the fact that they've suffered a stack of injuries over the first half of the season. LSU and Auburn remain on Alabama's schedule, and their run defenses rank 15th and 16th, respectively. Whoever the Crimson Tide end up playing in the College Football Playoff (if they get there) will probably have pretty good run defenses too.