re: Saban: I had a bad feeling after seeing the low energy of the team before LSU game

I really think part of it is that Saban wants to remove so much of the emotion, just focus on execution and everything will be ok.
IMO, if you are only worrying about said “execution” then you start thinking about NOT doing something, trying not to lose, trying not to make a mistake. Then, we all know that creates problems. An obvious point of this is our shitty kicking game over the years. It’s been in their heads so much to not make mistakes it’s all some players end up doing