re: Why was last year a down year for Alabama?

I actually think that Saban has lost some of his edge. He doesn't seem as firey as he used to. I thought that he might reignite this year, but after the comment about the consulation Sugar Bowl, I am thinking maybe not. In the past he would have blasted a player that suggested that the team considered any game a consulation game, much less the Sugar Bowl after a bad loss. He would have attacked it as an opportunity and a redemption game.