Bama fans showing class - unlike Bama players and coach

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If both teams played each other ten times probably 5-5 outcome.

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Too bad the Bama players and their coach didn’t show the same class during post game interviews.
Largely claimed Bama beat themselves without acknowledging Clemson out played them in every aspect of the game. Embarrassing.

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NICK SABAN: Got to congratulate Clemson. They did a very, very good job. Their quarterback is really good, their skill players are really good.

Question: Obviously you knew coming in that Trevor Lawrence was not just a freshman at this point in the season anymore, but what did you think actually getting out there and seeing what he did out there on the field tonight?

NICK SABAN: Well, it was no surprise to me. I think he's played extremely well all year long. We knew that their receiving corps was probably the most talented that we've seen as a group all year long. 8, 5, 13, those guys are really, really talented guys

Question: Nick, to what do you attribute the number of mistakes and the lack of execution?

NICK SABAN: Well, you know, first of all, you've got to give Clemson a little bit of credit. They have a really good team.

But I thought the players prepared well for this game, and I think that they just got out-performed. It wasn't like we just didn't cover a guy. I mean, we tried to cover No. 8. He caught the ball, made a big play.

You know, but Clemson did a really, really good job.

Question: We've known for some time in college football that true freshmen are very much able to contribute, including of course on your teams. That said, with Trevor Lawrence doing this this year, I'm wondering how you've seen it evolve in college football where even in past decades where – even the most recent recruiting class you bring in can make such a huge difference at the end of the year.

NICK SABAN: Well, Trevor Lawrence is a special talent. I saw him when he was a sophomore, and he was a special player as a sophomore in high school. And he's playing in a good system, in a good scheme.

Trevor has always been a special talent in my mind, and it doesn’t surprise me. He’s got the right stuff as a person, and he’s played phenomenally well for his team this year.

Question: With that defensive line of yours, were you surprised you weren't able to generate more consistent pressure on Lawrence, and did you feel that he got more comfortable as the game went on because of that?

NICK SABAN: Well, I thought that if we were going to have an opportunity, the best way to defend them is to rush four guys and play different kinds of coverages, and when we rushed four guys, we didn't get a lot of pressure. Their offensive line did a good job. He was very comfortable in the pocket, had time to throw, and we didn't get him covered very well in the back end at times. A combination of those things I think really made it more difficult for us because one of the things that they do extremely well with the players that they have, a mismatch, 8 and 5 outside is when you play middle-of-the-field coverage and you try to pressure, they've been very successful against that all year long, and Trevor Lawrence is very good at throwing the fade ball, back shoulders, whatever it is. And their two guys are really, really good at making plays on the 50/50 balls, which we knew would be a big part of what we needed to do well in this game, and I think maybe we made one play on a 50/50 ball and got one other pass interference.

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Too bad the Bama players and their coach didn’t show the same class during post game interviews.

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Too bad the Bama players and their coach didn’t show the same class during post game interviews. 
Largely claimed Bama beat themselves without acknowledging Clemson out played them in every aspect of the game. Embarrassing.

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