Good post. People that don't understand this don't understand the process. It's like anything else in life, you must manage the little details properly or the big problems will bite you square in the arse. This is what Saban instilled in this program, and this is what I thought that we (Fanbase) finally understood and knew what needed to happen from that point forward to prevent us from ever going back down the road we came from.

The following trends are a strong indication that the details are not being minded:

1. Offsides and Procedure Penalties
2. Toughness (Short yardage failures in the past 2 years)
3. Mismanagement of talent
4. Dropped balls
5. Missed Tackles
6. Personal Foul Penalties
7. Time management, preparedness

Faltering on these items leads to what we witnessed over the past two years. It doesn't matter whether we fix the play calling, sooner or later the mismanagement of the little details will cost us. It starts at the top, anyone who says otherwise has never worked for a successful organization in a challenging environment.

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Posted by rbdallas

Dallas, TX

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:10 am to MonreauxTiger

MonroeTiger...

I agree 100 %

I had posted this elsewhere...
but I think we are saying pretty much the same:

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Years back,I coached a couple of sports, and some very good coaches told me a couple of things....

1)you will see in the game that which you demand in practice.
2)practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect..practice something wrong, and you will learn it wrong.
3)the Ws and Ls, will come because of the small details, not the big issues.

I have for years now I have seen a team that does not practice with DISCIPLINE (Ex. Penalties(offsides-clock management,etc in the game) and does not pay attention to the small details (Ex. dropped passes/interceptions---lack of follow-thru, improper technique, etc.)...

you must, thru repetition, have this things become part of your psychic or you will not be able to automatically perform them under pressure.

That's coaching, and we do not do it...for whatever reason...but we do not pay attention to details..
IMO is the nonchalant (low key) attitude of coaches....Miles, seems to be more worried about being liked, than anything else.
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Posted by TIGRLEE

Northeast Louisiana

Member since Nov 2009

31493 posts

Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:10 am to MonreauxTiger

The domination factor is gone, that is why everyone is concerned.

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Posted by tigerfoot

Alexandria

Member since Sep 2006

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Posted on 1/3/10 at 10:11 am to MonreauxTiger

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1. Offsides and Procedure Penalties

Werent we one of the most penalized teams in our 2003 NC?

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2. Toughness (Short yardage failures in the past 2 years)

Saw more defensive stands this year than I can ever remember.

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4. Dropped balls

Right, we never had receivers drop balls prior to this year. And, PS, do you even make this with out the TT experiences with wet, heavy balls and muddy hands?