re: Bama Football Tidings

They played like arse. Great effort and toughness. Yeesh. I recall some guys trotting around like it was a Sunday picnic.

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DJ Dale: "Ole Miss had a great offense. But I think the biggest thing for us is we played with great effort, we played with great toughness, but as a whole, I just think we need to play smarter."

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We've gotten to the point now where none of our starters remember what it's like playing on an elite defense with with elite older players that held each other accountable. That was always sort of passed down from the older guys and they lead by example and for a while that took care of itself.

DJ Dale has been a part of quite a few bad defensive performances, so he can only compare this to what he's experienced, and he's never lined up next to Jon Allen and Daron Payne and held a team to 6 points in a playoff game. He's never played with a Reuben Foster or Ronnie Harrison that sought violent contact. We have a bunch of guys now that have only been coached by Pete Golding, there lies the problem