09-23-2019, 04:50 PM
Some quotes from the head coach after the loss:
"I have a feeling I didn't do a very good job for our team...never got comfortable with what we needed to do on defense. Our secondary vs their receivers. It was bothering me going into the game and as it unfolded, those matchups were a big difference."
They have a really good team. I think the responsibility for us not playing well really starts with me. You know, we obviously didn't go out there and they did do some things that we weren't prepared for, but you always expect that -- a couple bunch passes that [they] ran and some other people that we had to make adjustment to at halftime.
But I thought the players prepared well for this game, and I think that they just got out-performed. It wasn't like we just didn't cover a guy. I mean, we tried to cover No. 8. He caught the ball, made a big play. We were in three-deep zone when No. 5 catches a ball and runs 50 yards, 60 yards for a touchdown, guy doesn't play the deep third properly. So you know, those responsibilities start with me, our staff and all the coaches who try to get these guys ready, and when we don't play well, I feel like that's a reflection on the job that we did, the job that I did."
"So I mean, this game could have been a little different if we'd have finished things a little better. But we didn't play well enough on defense to win because if you can't get off the field on third down you're going to have a hard time when you're playing against a good team.
But there was nothing going through my head except what can I do to help our team play better the next play, and we just kept not being able to finish things the way we wanted to. I feel like it's my responsibility that those things didn't happen properly."
Nick Saban, January 7th 2019
"I have a feeling I didn't do a very good job for our team...never got comfortable with what we needed to do on defense. Our secondary vs their receivers. It was bothering me going into the game and as it unfolded, those matchups were a big difference."
They have a really good team. I think the responsibility for us not playing well really starts with me. You know, we obviously didn't go out there and they did do some things that we weren't prepared for, but you always expect that -- a couple bunch passes that [they] ran and some other people that we had to make adjustment to at halftime.
But I thought the players prepared well for this game, and I think that they just got out-performed. It wasn't like we just didn't cover a guy. I mean, we tried to cover No. 8. He caught the ball, made a big play. We were in three-deep zone when No. 5 catches a ball and runs 50 yards, 60 yards for a touchdown, guy doesn't play the deep third properly. So you know, those responsibilities start with me, our staff and all the coaches who try to get these guys ready, and when we don't play well, I feel like that's a reflection on the job that we did, the job that I did."
"So I mean, this game could have been a little different if we'd have finished things a little better. But we didn't play well enough on defense to win because if you can't get off the field on third down you're going to have a hard time when you're playing against a good team.
But there was nothing going through my head except what can I do to help our team play better the next play, and we just kept not being able to finish things the way we wanted to. I feel like it's my responsibility that those things didn't happen properly."
Nick Saban, January 7th 2019
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.