[Tuck4Bama]

TUSCALOOSA - For the first time in Nick Saban's tenure at the University of Alabama, there is adversity. Real adversity.

An offense that neglects to click before time ticks away in the fourth quarter, a defense that is susceptible to the big plays, and a special teams unit that recently hasn't flipped the field like Saban wants. It all came out Saturday as the nation watched the Crimson Tide's 21-14 loss to Florida State in Jacksonville, Fla.

That left Alabama (3-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) stuck with two consecutive losses, wondering where it is going.

"We can't sit here and feel sorry for ourselves," quarterback John Parker Wilson said.

Saban was asked this question in the bowels of Jacksonville Memorial Stadium: How will his team respond?

"I don't know," Saban said. "That's a good question. We'll have to find out. That's up to them, too. It will be everybody's choice how they respond."
Fortunately, physical teams like Arkansas, Georgia and Florida State are replaced in the next three weeks by Houston (2-2), Ole Miss (1-4, 0-3), and a Tennessee (2-2, 0-1) team that is giving up more points than any other in the SEC.

Players professed confidence. In Saban's process, some tough times, some bumps in the road, were a given.

Tide faces crossroads as losses accumulate- al.com

[Stoney]

JPW needs to accept blame and step aside for somebody else to lead this team. The gunslinger attitude does not work for long. You might get lucky one game. But sooner than later it always catches up with you when your team needs you the most.