re: who thinks alabama really gave a good shi### about that game ?

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I think this game was really important to them. A team that is used to winning ends their season with a loss to their hated in-state rival who now basically takes "their" place in the NC game, they go up against a team/coach who is known to take shots at the SEC, & their senior class, the most successful class in Bama history, wants to go out on a winning note....you better believe they cared about winning this game. Problem is/was, this team got a case of the "big head" & didn't t think they would lose because, for God's sake, they are Bama. They didn't expect OU to come out & be ready to go toe to toe with them & once they got hit, the wheels started to come off & they lost their composure. "Big game lil' Nicky" has a big job ahead of him for next season, that young defense will have to mature physically & mentally to be able to compete at the level they are used to & they will be breaking in a new qb & looking for some new leadership. This 2 game losing streak is going to sting for a while. Don't get me wrong, their is no #decline happening but maybe they've come back down to earth a little. And it's not just the players, the last two games the almighty Saban has made some questionable decisions, like why did they abandon the run game against OU last night?

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