re: 2015-16 Season Thread: #13 3-1 (0-1), @ Georgia up next

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Jesus, I didn't think he was terrible.

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Eh, it scared me.

I hope so!

I'm excited to see Cyrus in this game. Should be the first real indication of where he's at. He's been fantastic so far this season.

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I'm not saying that you are saying otherwise, but Cyrus was excellent last year as well. He is one of the best DBs in the league.

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I don't really know how to accurately state my opinion on Cyrus over the years, so I'll do it with numbers out of 10.

2012: 6/10
2013: 7/10 early, 8/10 late
2014: 10/10 so far in my book

He hasn't been getting a lot of media hype yet, but I think he'll have a big game Saturday and it'll come his way. Gotta love seeing his progression throughout his career.

As an update to that, now he's saying some other things. I guess he didn't mean by the staff.

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I have to succeed I'm the only hope left for my family. If I fail then life will be tough after football. When I step on the field I make others feel my pain. I take all that pain out on the o-line everyday. I'm just a kid from Arkansas they say. But u haven't met someone with this much desire and drive for success. A new path is marked. Wait and watch. I won't fail my community or my family. Come to far.

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-- Saban told players not to think of this game as being about revenge.

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Full Hey Coach info: LINK

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Segment 4

-- Rinaldi asks a question I've wondered a long time: What is said in the headsets during the game. Saban said he's calm most of the time. He doesn't get upset until a mental error happens. When there's a lack of focus, "that can't be tolerated." He said you have a right to fail, but you have to be accountable to others.

-- Final thoughts: "It's really time." It's time for fans, team to be as good as they can be.

-- Saban said there will be a lot of recruits at the game. He reminds fans the recruits here the boos too, so that might not be a good idea.

Segment 3

-- Practicing for a "fast ball" team is hard because the scout team has trouble replicating the speed with which the opposition calls plays. Since Alabama's offense moves fast now, it helps with the defense in practice. There are no cheat sheets in football.

-- Saban told players not to think of this game as being about revenge.

-- What was locker room speech after last year's Ole Miss loss? He asked the team how they'll respond to the loss. Saban said human nature leads people to respond better in those moments as opposed to after a win.

-- Saban notes special team positives like blocked punt, near kickoff return. They can affect vertical field position.

-- On WR-QB chemistry: Saban said whole offense has to work together (then the broadcast went silent for 10-15 seconds and answer was cut off). They want to convert third downs 35 percent of the time.

-- On changes with late kickoff: They shift some of the meeting schedule. It doesn't affect the team much since they play a lot of night games.

Segment 2

-- Bo Wallace was a great competitor, Saban said. He also said he doesn't know why Chad Kelly doesn't run more but his passing accuracy has been "phenomenal."

-- On the tight ends: Saban said O.J. Howard has been "phenomenal" so far this year. The TEs have become more of a feature of this offense.

-- On matchup with Ole Miss WRs: Saban said the secondary is better, but young. Three freshman will be out there in dime (Marlon Humphrey, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Ronnie Harrison). Maurice Smith has been limited this week with shoulder stingers.

-- Ole Miss passes the ball so fast sometimes, it won't matter as much if Laremy Tunsil is playing. They still need to affect the QB with tipped balls, etc.

Segment 1

-- Tom Rinaldi is the media guest and Saban is a big fan.

-- Saban says they play "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones in the car with wife Terry when they drive home from the airport.

-- An update on Bo Scarbrough: Saban said his four-game suspension is a result of the recruiting process that didn't involve Alabama. He thinks the big RB can contribute in the backfield and special teams. Saban wasn't sure Scarbrough would be healthy enough to play in the four games if he wasn't suspended anyway.

-- Peewee from Grand Bay is first on the phone. He's not real happy about the "boo birds" who came out after Adam Griffith's second missed kick. Saban supports Peewee and says fans shouldn't even boo the other team either.


-- "I really support this guy," Saban said of Griffith. He said the kicker knows what's going wrong, just needs to fix it.

-- On Ole Miss offense, Saban hasn't played a team that's scored consecutive games scoring 70-plus points. The offense isn't that different, the just have more skill players who can make big plays. There are a lot of run-pass options in the Ole Miss offense.


-- Last year, Saban said Alabama got some "relief syndrome" after taking 14-3 halftime lead at Ole Miss. Tide eventually lost 23-17.

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To confirm, he'll either play Money or one of the Safeties will move to Money in Dime and he'll take their spot.

Lot of talent back there, let's see what they can do.

Just excited because he's gaining experience. Sets us up nicely for next year in the secondary with Humphrey, Brown, and Ronnie all having serious PT.

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Derek Kief representing Ole Miss wide receiver Laquon Treadwell.

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Probably why our DBs have blown recently.