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Title: "Alabama has a plan to stay atop college football" Post by: Chechem on July 11, 2012, 07:31:41 PM http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/alabama-has-plan-to-stay-atop-college-football-as-lsu-lurks/1239379
Quote When he took over the storied Alabama football program in 2007, Nick Saban's mission was to bring it back to SEC and national prominence. Two SEC and two national championships later, Alabama is back on top, and Saban's newest challenge for the defending national champions has become finding a way to stay there. Which is why his message to his players is the same as it was after the Tide's 2009 national title: Staying on top requires focus, remembering what it took to get there, and working harder than before. "It's very easy to become complacent," Saban said. "That becomes the constant challenge, how do you maintain what you've worked so hard to build? We talk about that a lot. This team still has a lot to prove about how hungry they are." The top of the SEC's football mountain is generally considered only big enough for one, but Alabama and LSU both occupy some of that space. "We've got some really good teams in this league, but I think it's fair to say right now those two have proven they have been head and shoulders above the rest," South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said... Title: Re: "Alabama has a plan to stay atop college football" Post by: Chechem on July 11, 2012, 07:36:03 PM Les Miles:
Quote It's like saying to your wife 10 years before you marry her, 'Boy, you sure are cute.' It's one of those compliments that no one remembers before you get to the wedding." He's really nuts; really! :clap: Title: Re: "Alabama has a plan to stay atop college football" Post by: Marshal Dillon on July 11, 2012, 09:53:55 PM http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/alabama-has-plan-to-stay-atop-college-football-as-lsu-lurks/1239379 Quote When he took over the storied Alabama football program in 2007, Nick Saban's mission was to bring it back to SEC and national prominence. Two SEC and two national championships later, Alabama is back on top, and Saban's newest challenge for the defending national champions has become finding a way to stay there. Which is why his message to his players is the same as it was after the Tide's 2009 national title: Staying on top requires focus, remembering what it took to get there, and working harder than before. "It's very easy to become complacent," Saban said. "That becomes the constant challenge, how do you maintain what you've worked so hard to build? We talk about that a lot. This team still has a lot to prove about how hungry they are." The top of the SEC's football mountain is generally considered only big enough for one, but Alabama and LSU both occupy some of that space. "We've got some really good teams in this league, but I think it's fair to say right now those two have proven they have been head and shoulders above the rest," South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said... Not to be picky, but when did Saban win 2 SEC titles at Alabama? ??? Title: Re: "Alabama has a plan to stay atop college football" Post by: Catch Prothro on July 12, 2012, 09:02:56 AM Not to be picky, but when did Saban win 2 SEC titles at Alabama? ??? |