Alabama coach Nick Saban believes college football is heading down the path of mega-conferences. During an appearance on the "Always College Football" podcast this week, Saban lamented the way realignment has stripped the tradition associated with playing in the same conference over a prolonged period of time. Last month, USC and UCLA, which have been part of the Pac-12 since it was called the Pac-8, announced that they would be leaving to join the Big Ten. A year ago, longtime Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas agreed to join the SEC and, in response, the Big 12 added BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston. Saban harkened back to the Oklahoma-Nebraska series, which was discontinued when the Cornhuskers led the Big 12 for the Big Ten following the 2010 season. "But I think we're going to deal with it in a greater capacity than ever before because I think mega-conferences are probably here to stay," Saban said....