Something is very wrong in Tuscaloosa. You know it. I know it. Alabama fans know it. Alabama players know it. Lane Kiffin, the agent of chaos whose Ole Miss Rebels play Alabama this weekend, is reveling in it. And Nick Saban is coming to terms with it.
“We’ve had some tough stretches before and players have bounced back, but I think everybody has got to make a commitment to doing that,” Saban said Monday. “It’s not easy. We’ve got really tough competition coming up, but everybody has got to challenge themselves, I think, to be their best as a player, be their best as a team guy, be their best as a leader.”
Alabama is 2-1 on the season after a loss to Texas in Tuscaloosa and an uninspired slog of a win over South Florida. After an entire offseason spent debating the quarterback position, Saban has already played three different quarterbacks, with results ranging from cringeworthy to barely passable.
But against South Florida, Alabama ended up with the bedsheet wrapped around its head, and had to tear a hole in it to keep from passing out. Aside from the fact that the Tide averted a generational App State-over-Michigan upset, there’s little good news, especially on the offensive side of the ball, to take from Saturday’s sodden 17-3 debacle in Tampa.
There’s an argument to be made that a little early adversity is good for a team. Kiffin, who continues to dance along the line between needling Alabama and poking the bear, said as much earlier this week.
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