Given the circumstances, Nick Saban wasn't stunned by some of the mistakes he saw from his defense opening night. He knew Louisville was going throw some exotic looks at a young group still finding their sea legs.
Expecting it and see it are two different things.
And Saban wasn't celebrating a win early Sunday morning as much as he was teaching the corrections. Of the 10 penalties, seven were charged to the defense. Two came on third downs during the Cardinals first touchdown drive of the 51-14 beating in Orlando. Those made Saban particularly mad.
A few players explained some of what happened in certain breakdowns that didn't threaten Alabama's win but left a sour taste for its coach.