ula ▁finished ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁Alabama ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 6 – 2 3 ▁record , ▁however ▁the ▁T ide ▁was ▁later ▁forced ▁to ▁vac ate ▁the ▁ten ▁wins ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁six ▁wins ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁due ▁to ▁NCAA ▁viol ation ▁from ▁impro per ▁use ▁of ▁text books , ▁giving ▁the ▁team ▁final ▁official ▁records ▁of ▁ 0 - 2 ▁and ▁ 0 – 7 , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁seasons , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Nick ▁S aban ▁era ▁( 2 0 0 7 – present ) ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Nick ▁S aban ▁left ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁Miami ▁Dol ph ins ▁and ▁accepted ▁an ▁offer ▁worth ▁US $ 3 2 ▁million ▁guaranteed ▁for ▁eight ▁years ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁head ▁coach . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁S aban ▁led ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁to ▁a ▁ 7 – 6 ▁record . ▁A ▁prom ising ▁ 6 – 2 ▁start ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁ending ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁four ▁straight ▁losses ▁including ▁an ▁ups et ▁loss ▁to ▁Louisiana – Mon roe . ▁The ▁team ▁reb ounded ▁in ▁its ▁final ▁game , ▁defe ating ▁Colorado ▁in ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁Bowl . ▁Ult imately , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁book ▁sc andal ▁that ▁mar red ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Sh ula ' s ▁co aching ▁ten ure , ▁Alabama ▁was