HOOVER, Ala. – A blowout loss to Clemson in last season’s national title game had Alabama’s program pointing fingers in its own direction.
Distractions, complacency and inadequate preparation for Alabama’s 44-16 loss were described by the Crimson Tide’s contingent at SEC media days on Wednesday.
“We didn’t play with the discipline at the end of the season that we’d like to have as a team,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “I don’t think that our preparation … was what it needed to be. Whether or not people were worried about personal outcomes more than they were team outcomes, it’s always hard to judge that, but it seemed like we had a lot of distractions at the end of the year.