Rat poison.
Once incorrectly blamed for killing president Zachery Taylor, the household product gained a new spotlight Saturday night in Texas. Alabama had just beaten Texas A&M by a score that fell short of the 59-0, 66-3 trend Alabama set in previous SEC games.
That 125-3 combined score led to toxic media positivity that could have impacted the Alabama locker room. That's why Nick Saban so emphatically compared to that adoration as an instrument for killing rodents.
It begs one question, however: How much do players pay attention to media coverage of the team.