For the first time ever, former Alabama QB Greg McElroy is concerned about the future of Alabama football.

No, this isn’t the first time Alabama has lost since he was under center just over 10 years ago. It is, however, disheartening for McElroy to see the foundation of the program begin to wither away.

He explained his thinking on Always College Football Tuesday morning.

“This is the first time that I have ever actually been concerned about the future of the program… I’ve always thought regardless of where the program was at, as long as Nick Saban was there, they would be fine. I’ve also never gone as far to say that Nick Saban should leave, or this coach should fired and this guy is terrible and needs to be benched. I’ve never gone about it in that fashion… Right now, Alabama feels like its at a bit of a crossroads,” McElroy said. “Nick Saban is a guy that has always preached discipline, effort, toughness, pride. If you don’t believe me, those 4 words are the pillar of the 4th quarter program which is the foundation of what Alabama football has always been about.”

“Here’s the problem right now – there are a lot of guys on that roster, and a lot of coaches frankly on that staff, that didn’t really have anything to do with the foundation of the program being created,” McElroy continued. “There’s really only 1 guy that’s been there from the beginning, that has a great understanding of how that program was built, and that’s Nick Saban… There needs to be a legitimate effort from Nick Saban to bring in coaches that understand what this program once looked like and what this program needs to look like.”

Alabama sits at 7-2 after losses to LSU and Tennessee. The Crimson Tide are effectively out of the running for the College Football Playoff, which would be just the 2nd time Alabama has missed out on the 4-team field since its inception in 2014-15.

Do you agree with McElroy?