Looking ahead, Saban said “the future is now,” and that means a Week 3 road trip to South Florida.
NICK ALVAREZ al.com Alabama football got together on Monday for the first time since its Saturday night upset loss to Texas. Nick Saban said the team will review game film, revisiting the “good, bad and ugly” of the Crimson Tide’s 34-24 defeat.“I would be shocked if this team doesn’t respond in a really positive way. To try and get better, to try and do the things they need to do to get fixed,” Saban told reporters. “But we have to have better execution. We gotta do simple things better.
People are also reading… The No. 10 Tide is currently a 30-point favorite against the Bulls . Most of the issues that plagued Alabama against Texas, Saban said, were fixable like limiting penalties and having a better grasp of coverage assignments in the secondary. Addressing the problems will need to come sooner rather than later, with Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin coming to town on Sept. 23 for the start of the SEC slate.
A year ago, Alabama had a lack of energy in big road games that led to early lulls on both sides of the ball. Saban and multiple players said that wasn’t the case in Tuscaloosa. Instead, Alabama wasn’t able to sustain itself throughout the game.