re: Are we incapable of admitting that process matters?

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Back to Saban, who screamed at players repeatedly on the sideline as the Crimson Tide lost their 24-0 lead, and the game, to Auburn. Screaming is a sure sign of poor coaching. Saban screamed at the punter after a shanked punt. Did he think the punter intended to shank the ball?

Win as a team, lose as a team. Alabama coaches had a terrible game, so if screaming is good, shouldn't someone scream at Saban? Twice before the fourth quarter, Alabama coaches called a middle screen on third-and-long. Just before the fateful shanked punt, Alabama had third-and-12 on the Auburn 36 with six minutes remaining. "This better not be another middle screen," yours truly said. It was, Auburn was expecting this action and had the middle screen defended, sack. If screaming is good, why didn't someone grab Saban and scream at him in front of the cameras about that call? Auburn punting with 51 seconds remaining, Alabama out of timeouts and its starting quarterback injured, the Crimson Tide made no attempt to rush the punter, sending just one man. The result was Alabama ball on its 19. If screaming is good, someone should have grabbed Saban and screamed at him about that call.

In the third quarter, Alabama had only 10 men out on defense. One second before the Auburn snap, Saban pushed an 11th player onto the field. Though the 10 men stopped the Auburn play, Saban's action drew a flag for substitution infraction. This Saban blunder helped Auburn get a first down on what became a touchdown drive. All players who participate in a down must be "inside the numbers" at some point before the snap. This rule prevents the offense from sneaking a wide receiver onto the edge of the field unnoticed just before the play begins, but also prevents coaches from sending an 11th man in on defense one second before the play begins. Saban either didn't know the rule or wasn't paying attention. Why didn't someone grab Saban and scream at him?

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As established, it also means LSU was in a position to lose also. The UT game was exactly this: a total botch job that was rescued by luck. Pure and simple. Very few (if any) other elite coaches allow that much clock to burn in a situation like that. Les should have had plenty of time to run his Ridley play without the drama.

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Just couldn't wait to pull the "Tennessee game" card could you?

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would you call it luck that against FL in the Swamp, that our holder tosses an irregular shaped ball on a fake field goal that just so happens to bounce straight up into the kickers stomach.....Good coaching? Or luck?

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