Pearl Harbor. September 11, 2001. A loss to Louisiana-Monroe.Alabama coach Nick Saban is reaching deep into his bag of tricks, asking his team to rebound from a "catastrophic event", the likes of which this country had only seen twice, apparently.
Following a loss to a middling team in the Sun Belt, a lower-middling conference -- the Crimson Tide's third consecutive loss and fifth of the season -- Saban had to pull out all the stops to rally the troops.
Following a loss to a middling team in the Sun Belt, a lower-middling conference -- the Crimson Tide's third consecutive loss and fifth of the season -- Saban had to pull out all the stops to rally the troops.
"Changes in history usually occur after some kind of catastrophic event," Saban explained at yesterday's news conference.
In this case, that change in history would be a win over rival Auburn Saturday. To close out its season with dignity, Alabama needs to be swift, precise, and explosive. Like the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In this case, that change in history would be a win over rival Auburn Saturday. To close out its season with dignity, Alabama needs to be swift, precise, and explosive. Like the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Hmmmm, that didn't come out right. How about "Win one for the Gipper", instead?
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