So are you saying Saban just wrote off the bowl game, thats why people hate fricking gumps. Because you are without question the dumbest fans on the planet.

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Posted by VaBamaMan

North AL

Member since Apr 2013

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Posted on 1/12/14 at 10:57 pm to bencoleman

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So are you saying Saban just wrote off the bowl game, thats why people hate fricking gumps. Because you are without question the dumbest fans on the planet.

Not by any means. I'm just saying it's possible he did not spend every extra practice on OU. In all reality, it was a fairly useless game. Winning or losing has changed nothing. We did not lose any recruits, nor would we have gained any by winning. If anything it served to solidify what Saban was already thinking needed done.

Only thing winning would have changed is we would have finished at #3. 4 spots higher...woot. If it isn't #1 it doesn't matter.

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Posted by Mr. Shake

The Sickbed of Cuchulainn

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 1/13/14 at 4:04 pm to bencoleman

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So are you saying Saban just wrote off the bowl game,

That's not what he said. Here's Saban's quote on this year's Sugar Bowl.

“We have an opportunity for a lot of young players to sort of re-learn..It’s very difficult for young players to learn during the fall because you’re changing all the time, game plans and so forth. But to go back and fundamentally re-teach things that you did in fall camp and really focus on the little things that guys need to do to be successful players and try to get them to develop better habits, which are sometimes more difficult to do during the season.”

Saban did not write off the bowl game. He did, however, start practicing for next season, as most coaches do. This was evident with the RB position, with Kenyan Drake getting 0 carries and Derrick Henry with 9 touches.

Oklahoma kicked Bama's arse. Bama was mentally ready to play - they came out fired up and scored on the first drive. I just think Oklahoma had a much better pass rush than Bama, and that was the key to their win.