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As much as the NC game sucked last year
Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:29 pm
Do y'all think that heart-wrenching losses like that every so often help keep the players/coaches motivated? Games like last year, the Kick 6, Ohio St., the Cam Back. They seem to energize the team the following year. Maybe I'm looking for a silver lining.
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:35 pm to Swm323
Nick is probably chewing the carpet over it every day.....
Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:42 pm to Swm323
Looking pretty hard for that glass half full i see. 
Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:43 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Something has to get me to September...lol
Posted on 5/18/17 at 4:44 pm to Swm323
I will take a kick in the nuts like that every so often if it helps prolong the dynasty
Posted on 5/18/17 at 5:18 pm to Swm323
You know what really helps Dynasties... Winning NCs!!
Posted on 5/18/17 at 5:52 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
If we've got to lose one, I'd rather it be to a coach auditioning to replace Saban than Urban fricking Liar
Posted on 5/18/17 at 7:25 pm to 14&Counting
If so, I feel bad for Ms Terry.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 7:38 pm to Swm323
I don't think so. A great coach doesn't need that to motivate the players. And Bama actually looks lethargic and uninspired after their losses pretty often, like 07 Florida State, Mississippi State, ULM, Auburn, 08 Utah, 10 Ole Miss, 11 Mississippi State, 13 Oklahoma, 14 Arkansas.
This post was edited on 5/18/17 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 5/18/17 at 8:23 pm to Swm323
It's so weird how one play.... one defensive stop would change an ENTIRE year and outlook on the next season.
Heck, think about it. 2016.... undefeated, where would you place such a squad amongst the other Nick Saban teams, heck Alabama teams, certainly nowhere near the bottom, or even middle. I would argue it would have been #3 at LEAST with a great argument for #1.
Heck, think about it. 2016.... undefeated, where would you place such a squad amongst the other Nick Saban teams, heck Alabama teams, certainly nowhere near the bottom, or even middle. I would argue it would have been #3 at LEAST with a great argument for #1.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 8:33 pm to CrimsonCrusade
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like 07 Florida State, Mississippi State, ULM, Auburn, 08 Utah, 10 Ole Miss, 11 Mississippi State, 13 Oklahoma, 14 Arkansas.
Not necessarily talking about immediately after a loss. I'm talking about providing fuel to the fire during the off-season. Listen, I would like for Alabama to win every game but I believe that occasionally a loss can get the player's attention.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 8:45 pm to Swm323
Not sure but I will say I think it eats at coach every day and a pissed off Saban is good for us and bad for the rest of the SEC and the country.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:08 pm to Swm323
I'd imagine it helps with fighting off complacency to some degree.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 7:35 am to Lordofwrath88
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It's so weird how one play.... one defensive stop would change an ENTIRE year and outlook on the next season.
More than 3 points from the 2 turnovers the defense forced on Clemson's side of the field, or 3 offensive series more than 5 plays could have done the same trick.
Posted on 5/20/17 at 8:34 pm to Swm323
A few first downs here or there and we win. Clemson earned it and there's no shame in losing to them.
Move on.
Move on.
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:52 pm to CrimsonCrusade
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07 Florida State, Mississippi State, ULM, Auburn, 08 Utah, 10 Ole Miss, 11 Mississippi State, 13 Oklahoma, 14 Arkansas.
Outside the 2007 shitshow, in all the other examples we went from #1 NCG contender to not. Hard to sustain the same level of motivation with that reality staring you down. Still, we won several of those games.
Posted on 5/23/17 at 9:57 pm to Swm323
Honestly with the way Clemson was playing that night the loss didn't really affect me much. I was pretty pissed that night but by morning I was surprisingly over it.
I almost forgot about the game until you brought it up.
I almost forgot about the game until you brought it up.
Posted on 5/28/17 at 10:37 pm to Swm323
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I will take a kick in the nuts like that every so often if it helps prolong the dynasty
Sadly this is true. Fans definitely get "winning sickness" as Saban calls it, and so do players and coaches.
It's symptoms are entitlement, laziness, lack of passion and enthusiasm.
There is sadly no known cure for it other than the occasionally loss, which serves as a gut punch wake up call that you aren't entitled to win every time you step on the field and that you must work hard and earn it.
It also wakes up the fans so they appreciate the wins and the good times more than they do.
Posted on 5/28/17 at 11:06 pm to 14&Counting
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Nick is probably chewing the carpet over it every day.....
Terry is very happy they lost.
Posted on 5/28/17 at 11:12 pm to IAmReality
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It's symptoms are entitlement, laziness, lack of passion and enthusiasm.
The fans definitely had this last year but not the players. That team was all in because of leaders like Jonathan Allen and Eddie Jackson. The fact that defense held out as long as they did against Clemson was incredible. I don't think that loss had anything to do with player effort.
In 2013 the players did have an entitlement problem, and Saban said as much.
This post was edited on 5/28/17 at 11:18 pm
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