Three years since Nick Saban walked off and I still catch myself watching old tape of that 1992 defense against Miami in the Sugar Bowl. That was a unit that played together for three and four years, knew each other's tendencies, could call adjustments without saying a word. Now we are throwwing an offensive line together from the portal and hoping they gel by September. Coach Stallings would have never accepted that. He built through recruiting and development, not shopping for parts like we are assembling a used car. We won a natty with a walk-on fullback in 1992 because the kid earned his spot through spring practice and two-a-days. Now we are plugging in transfers from three different programs and calling it progress. Something got lost along the way and I am not sure we are ever getting it back.