Things that were different in 2014 opener from 2013 opener and general thoughts

I was disappointed coming off both of these for vastly different reasons.

Last year, I was expecting (and most of us) us to come out looking dominant, like the best team in the nation as we did against Michigan the year before. That didn't happen. Aside from Christian Jones on special teams, we were very uninspired, lethargic, and just generally did not have that Bama mentality. That was the most disappointing thing, and it was too late to instill that mentality back in the team and we all know how that season ended.

This year, we are just not as talented RIGHT NOW in the critical positions, however, we have the ability to grow week to week. We had key guys out and looked lost in some areas, but you can tell this team is determined to work hard and that goes a long way. It does not make us a championship team in and of itself, but it is a huge plus that we can at least know we are headed in the right direction for this year and 2015. If Coker does not come around this year (which was unreasonable to expect), he gets a whole offseason to learn the Bama QB mentality. Im not going to expect this team to take us to a championship right now because that would be setting myself up for disappointment, but at least we know that we can improve week to week.

Oh and I was happy with Kiffin's first game as our OC, but we need to run the ball more.

Roll Tide.