Click here for link1) Emphasis this week on attention to detail. Eliminate the mistakes with penalties and turnovers and Alabama will put itself in a better position to win. Saban has been preaching on penalties and turnovers for a few weeks. Through week six, Alabama ranks ninth in the SEC for penalties per game with 35 so far this year and they are averaging 53 yards in penalty yards per game. They currently rank near the bottom in turnover margin with a -4.
2) “Losing, to me, is one of the best ways to get better.” In the past few seasons, the Tide has suffered a loss and gone on to play in the BCS title game with the exception being last year out of the last three. I personally think Saban can do his best motivating with a loss. It’s bad that it comes to that and it’s also true you have to have some help from other teams losing to make it. In this conference’s day in age, I think that is going to be more of the norm from now on. The middle of the pack and bottom dwelling teams are improving each season and making more noise. You got to be ready every single Saturday, now more than ever.
3) Saban says his weekly radio show is his first interaction with human beings outside the football program every week. The man is dialed in. I know the fans, including me, sometimes question what he does and that’s part of the passion of being a fan. In my old age though, I have found myself trying to remember that everyone can make a mistake and there is no one that sacrifices more for the team. This is a man that gets up at 6:15 a.m. on Sunday to watch film and then gets up at the same time during the week to head to his office.
4) Maybe a hint on what they are looking for during the Arkansas game. Saban says that the Tide has ran 229 rushing plays this year with only two of those being explosive plays. We need to get those up. Impose our will on the running game. He also says that we need discipline and physicality at the line against the Hogs.
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