re: Saban says 3 players pouted all year so weren’t ready to help in the National Championship

So players who were not playing were not ready. And it’s was primarily bc they were unhappy with not playing.

Which in todays age of instant gratification, I’m not sure what a coach can do. Starters and ones that are back ups but getting playing time of course are going to get the majority of game preparation reps.

It’s up to the individual players on what their focus, habits and preparation will be. Some players are ready when given the chance some are not.

The transfer portal probably does not help with the mind sets of some players I would assume. As soon as they are not playing, they probably start thinking about it instead of focusing on what they need to do to get playing time.