[Tuck4Bama]

TUSCALOOSA - It was a week filled with boundless optimism from fans and seemingly endless national attention.

All the while, in his quest for realism, University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban used every opportunity to deliver his message: Don't pay attention to any of it.

Assume players and fans understand now.

All it took was the 16th-ranked Crimson Tide's 26-23 loss to No. 22 Georgia in overtime Saturday night in front of a soldout crowd of 92,318 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The image of Bulldogs receiver Mikey Henderson beating UA cornerback Lionel Mitchell for a 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime will contribute to Saban's message. Not that it makes a loss like Saturday's any easier to swallow.

"I always talk about getting better when you win and not getting distracted by external things like where you are ranked or what people are saying off talk radio," Saban said. "Sometimes you get a little relieved and satisfied with what you've done and you're not as willing and as hungry to do it the next time."

With Georgia up 20-10 in the fourth quarter, Alabama marched back with a Leigh Tiffin 22-yard field goal with six minutes left and a 6-yard scramble by quarterback John Parker Wilson with 1:09 left.


Loss to Bulldogs should snap Tide fans back to reality- al.com

[Stoney]

If Saban had of kicked the field goal during the first half we might not even be talking about this. Truth be told the Mulligan is over the Tide cannot afford any more miscues.

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Tuck4Bama

TUSCALOOSA - It was a week filled with boundless optimism from fans and seemingly endless national attention.

All the while, in his quest for realism, University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban used every opportunity to deliver his message: Don't pay attention to any of it.

Assume players and fans understand now.

All it took was the 16th-ranked Crimson Tide's 26-23 loss to No. 22 Georgia in overtime Saturday night in front of a soldout crowd of 92,318 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The image of Bulldogs receiver Mikey Henderson beating UA cornerback Lionel Mitchell for a 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime will contribute to Saban's message. Not that it makes a loss like Saturday's any easier to swallow.

"I always talk about getting better when you win and not getting distracted by external things like where you are ranked or what people are saying off talk radio," Saban said. "Sometimes you get a little relieved and satisfied with what you've done and you're not as willing and as hungry to do it the next time."

With Georgia up 20-10 in the fourth quarter, Alabama marched back with a Leigh Tiffin 22-yard field goal with six minutes left and a 6-yard scramble by quarterback John Parker Wilson with 1:09 left.


Loss to Bulldogs should snap Tide fans back to reality- al.com

Now maybe the coach can get on with building a top notch program and the fans can just enjoy the journey.

[Stoney]

I hope you guys win the East so we can get some revenge!

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Stoney

I hope you guys win the East so we can get some revenge!

We may well win the East - and play LSU

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by JRL

We may well win the East - and play LSU

Don't make me take my Greenbay Sticker off....LSU is gonna feel the TIde and may well be that Alabama is the only one to derail the Juggernaut.

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Stoney

Don't make me take my Greenbay Sticker off....LSU is gonna feel the TIde and may well be that Alabama is the only one to derail the Juggernaut.

Stoney you won't believe what I saw the other night - I saw the cow jump over the moon - I really did - and the farmer down the road is selling flying pigs - really

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by JRL

Stoney you won't believe what I saw the other night - I saw the cow jump over the moon - I really did - and the farmer down the road is selling flying pigs - really

And the Dawgs are going to beat down the Rebels too has your dish ran away with your spoon?

[cliffbamafan]

Originally Posted by Stoney

If Saban had of kicked the field goal during the first half we might not even be talking about this. Truth be told the Mulligan is over the Tide cannot afford any more miscues.

Stoney, we was not in field goal range. Like Saban said if you punt you only gain about 10 yds,so he went for it.The only mistake that was made was we shouldnt have ran a pass play.Saban also said that after the game.Im sure Saban and his young OC had a disscusion about that!

[Stoney]

They better come up with something else.. like now.

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Stoney

They better come up with something else.. like now.

Saban is trying something else - he is beating the bushes and recruiting a heck of a class. In time he will put together back to back to back classes like the up coming one and viola - a team you guys can crow about. Until then you will be riding a roller-coaster up a hill slowly - then down a hill faster - then up again. Some call it rebuilding

[Stoney]

All we want him to do is to win now... with what he has.

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Stoney

All we want him to do is to win now... with what he has.

And I want my pig to fly - no problem. I go out every morning and yell at my pig - Fly damn you fly - You lazy pig I said fly! Got any ideas Stoney? I need all the help I can get. I'm thinking about putting a saddle on him and making him carry me to work - that ought to make him perform at a higher level don't you think?

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by JRL

And I want my pig to fly - no problem. I go out every morning and yell at my pig - Fly damn you fly - You lazy pig I said fly! Got any ideas Stoney? I need all the help I can get. I'm thinking about putting a saddle on him and making him carry me to work - that ought to make him perform at a higher level don't you think?

Yeah actually it is called a helicopter. When conventional wisdom doesn't work you find a way or make a way to achieve the impossible.

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Stoney

Yeah actually it is called a helicopter. When conventional wisdom doesn't work you find a way or make a way to achieve the impossible.

Well knock me over with a feather - why I didn't think of that I'll never know. In fact - as a former helcopter pilot I am ashamed to admit I didn't think of that. As a footnote I spent a little time over in paradise (Alabame if you will) learning how to fly - Ozark, Enterprise - when we pined for the big city we drove all the way to Opp I may put my pig on the bus to Ozark.