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We didn't come here looking for a moral victory ... We had a team meeting right before we started the offseason program back in February that we showed a picture to the players of [last year's] SEC Championship. We said we would have some difficult times, but that we had to work to beat the best team in...
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The breakout performance wasn't mine ... It was my offensive line. It was my receivers. It was (running backs) Mark (Ingram), Trent (Richardson). In order to be a champion, Coach (Nick Saban) told us, you have to have a team full of champions. That starts at the highest level, with Coach. And he's a cha...
– Greg McElroy SOURCE: TimesDaily.com -
I think it's probably a unique circumstance that the two defensive teams that are playing in this game are statistically, at least, on par to be in the top categories in a lot of different situations ... But I think that this Florida defensive team (with 11 returning starters) is a pretty unique circums...
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The SEC is a tough conference and you have to win games to get back here, but something tells me [Alabama coach] Nick Saban has had this game on his mind since he walked off this field last year
– Archie Manning SOURCE: New York Post -
They're just very well coached ... Offense, defense and special teams. And we all talk about the wildcat (formation). They run the wildcat every play. But not only can that quarterback they have (Tim Tebow) run, he can throw it, too.
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There isn’t one player, not one player, on Utah’s team that Nick Saban would’ve recruited.
SOURCE: Bleacher Report -
We sort of know that the expectations at the University of Alabama are relatively high, relative to the tradition that they have there and the passion that they have there ... I would probably even go as far as to say our fans think that's unique, and they're proud of that. But the fact of the matter is...
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Hey, Nick Saban ain’t down there baking cookies for guys in Alabama ... I saw a game two weeks ago, he almost broke a headset and started barking in a guy’s face on national TV. That looked worse to me than (the poking incident) sounds, and that’s in front of a billion people.
SOURCE: The New York Times -
I think special teams is always a critical and vertical field position ... And I think that Florida has very good specialists and very good special teams, and it's going to be important for us to do a great job so that we have an opportunity to win that part of the game and win the vertical field positi...
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Nick Saban took his Alabama team to see the movie last weekend, and they loved it
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I'm very proud of what our team has been able accomplish this year to create this opportunity to play a team the caliber of Florida, which is a fantastic football team ... This is two great teams with the opportunity to play in the SEC Championship Game with the chance (to move on to the national title ...
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I was in a room with Tommy Tuberville and Lou Holtz and Ed Orgeron, Phil Fulmer, Nick Saban and basically you're just kind of waiting on your turn to go do your part. We were always talking a little football, talking about the movie. It was good
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I think we sort of played reactionary in the game ... That's not really the way we want to play football at Alabama. We want to play every play like it has a history and life of its own and try to dominate and play that way all the time and not have any complacency at all in terms of how we play. That's...
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I’m not getting into conversations about it and whether I feel that we have been treated different than Florida or Alabama or Nick Saban or Urban Meyer would.
SOURCE: Jacksonville.com -
I think last year's team, from the outset, wanted to prove something ... So they sort of had a built-in motivation to really want to prove something. So it was maybe a little easier to motivate them on a consistent basis. This year's team -- and I'm sure Florida's team feels the same way -- that you had...
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Coach (Nick Saban) told us it was going to be a crazy atmosphere ... But I didn't expect anything like that. But once that happened, I was ready to get in the locker room.
SOURCE: Chattanooga Times Free Press -
I'm not sure about all that ... Florida has certainly dominated with two out of the last three national championships and have great football players and a great football team. We're trying to build a program here and feel very fortunate that we've been able to accomplish the last two years what we've b...
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When Nick Saban returned to college coaching (at Alabama), it was not a question of if he could win another national championship, but when
SOURCE: Bleacher Report -
I feel like Alabama's committed to a standard of excellence that is as good as anyplace in the country
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There's nothing like this ... Coach (Nick Saban) has been telling us all week that if you experience something like this, you will remember it for the rest of your life. That's what I plan to do.
SOURCE: Lansing State Journal
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Alabama coach Nick Saban, center, applauds as linebacker Rolando McClain (25) comes off the field during the second half of their NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. , Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. McClain had 12 tackles in their 38-20 win.
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BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Golfer Tom Kite (R) laughs with Alabama football coach Nick Saban as they stand on the fist tee during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Golfer Tom Kite (R) shares a laugh with Alabama football coach Nick Saban as they stand on the first tee during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, center, gives the command for the field to start their engines to begin the Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. , on Sunday, April 26, 2009.
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NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 02: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide walks off the field after the Utah Utes defeated the Crimson Tide 31-17 in the 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome on January 2, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 02: (L-R) Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide greets head coach Kyle Whittingham of the Utah Utes after the Utes defeated the Crimson Tide 31-17 in the 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome on January 2, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 02: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts in the fourth quarter while taking on the Utah Utes during the 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome on January 2, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 02: The Alabama Crimson Tide is led out onto the field by head coach Nick Saban before taking on the Utah Utes during the 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome on January 2, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 02: Kick returner Javier Arenas #28 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates with head coach Nick Saban after Arenas scored on a 73-yard punt return in the second quarter against the Utah Utes during the 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome on January...
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NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 02: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks down in the first half while taking on the Utah Utes during the 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome on January 2, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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We didn't come here looking for a moral victory ... We had a team meeting right before we started the offseason program back in February that we showed a picture to the players of [last year's] SEC Championship. We said we would have some difficult times, but that we had to work to beat the best team in...
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The breakout performance wasn't mine ... It was my offensive line. It was my receivers. It was (running backs) Mark (Ingram), Trent (Richardson). In order to be a champion, Coach (Nick Saban) told us, you have to have a team full of champions. That starts at the highest level, with Coach. And he's a cha...
– Greg McElroy SOURCE: TimesDaily.com -
I think it's probably a unique circumstance that the two defensive teams that are playing in this game are statistically, at least, on par to be in the top categories in a lot of different situations ... But I think that this Florida defensive team (with 11 returning starters) is a pretty unique circums...
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The SEC is a tough conference and you have to win games to get back here, but something tells me [Alabama coach] Nick Saban has had this game on his mind since he walked off this field last year
– Archie Manning SOURCE: New York Post -
They're just very well coached ... Offense, defense and special teams. And we all talk about the wildcat (formation). They run the wildcat every play. But not only can that quarterback they have (Tim Tebow) run, he can throw it, too.
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There isn’t one player, not one player, on Utah’s team that Nick Saban would’ve recruited.
SOURCE: Bleacher Report -
We sort of know that the expectations at the University of Alabama are relatively high, relative to the tradition that they have there and the passion that they have there ... I would probably even go as far as to say our fans think that's unique, and they're proud of that. But the fact of the matter is...
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Hey, Nick Saban ain’t down there baking cookies for guys in Alabama ... I saw a game two weeks ago, he almost broke a headset and started barking in a guy’s face on national TV. That looked worse to me than (the poking incident) sounds, and that’s in front of a billion people.
SOURCE: The New York Times -
I think special teams is always a critical and vertical field position ... And I think that Florida has very good specialists and very good special teams, and it's going to be important for us to do a great job so that we have an opportunity to win that part of the game and win the vertical field positi...
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Nick Saban took his Alabama team to see the movie last weekend, and they loved it
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I'm very proud of what our team has been able accomplish this year to create this opportunity to play a team the caliber of Florida, which is a fantastic football team ... This is two great teams with the opportunity to play in the SEC Championship Game with the chance (to move on to the national title ...
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I was in a room with Tommy Tuberville and Lou Holtz and Ed Orgeron, Phil Fulmer, Nick Saban and basically you're just kind of waiting on your turn to go do your part. We were always talking a little football, talking about the movie. It was good
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I think we sort of played reactionary in the game ... That's not really the way we want to play football at Alabama. We want to play every play like it has a history and life of its own and try to dominate and play that way all the time and not have any complacency at all in terms of how we play. That's...
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I’m not getting into conversations about it and whether I feel that we have been treated different than Florida or Alabama or Nick Saban or Urban Meyer would.
SOURCE: Jacksonville.com -
I think last year's team, from the outset, wanted to prove something ... So they sort of had a built-in motivation to really want to prove something. So it was maybe a little easier to motivate them on a consistent basis. This year's team -- and I'm sure Florida's team feels the same way -- that you had...
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Coach (Nick Saban) told us it was going to be a crazy atmosphere ... But I didn't expect anything like that. But once that happened, I was ready to get in the locker room.
SOURCE: Chattanooga Times Free Press -
I'm not sure about all that ... Florida has certainly dominated with two out of the last three national championships and have great football players and a great football team. We're trying to build a program here and feel very fortunate that we've been able to accomplish the last two years what we've b...
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When Nick Saban returned to college coaching (at Alabama), it was not a question of if he could win another national championship, but when
SOURCE: Bleacher Report -
I feel like Alabama's committed to a standard of excellence that is as good as anyplace in the country
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There's nothing like this ... Coach (Nick Saban) has been telling us all week that if you experience something like this, you will remember it for the rest of your life. That's what I plan to do.
SOURCE: Lansing State Journal -
I told the players if we had lost this game (against Chattanooga), there would be nothing else that would tarnish what you've accomplished more than that. You would someday be an NFL player in a Mercedes-Benz and roll your window down to talk to a pretty girl and she'd say, 'You lost to Chattanooga when...
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LSU, what can you say about them? ... In all the years that I’ve been here, they won the most games of anybody in the SEC. They have two national championships and three SEC championships. It’s just a great program. They did it under Nick Saban and they are doing it under Les Miles. You certainly could ...
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I was pleased with the focus our players had and what they did ... We were pleased to be able to play as many players as played today. It was good that the (starters) came out and played Alabama football and got ahead in the game to give those players as opportunity to play.
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Nick Saban put the blueprint down on how you stop this offense: You have to stop Florida from inside-out
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We were pleased to be able to play as many players as we played today ... It was great for the seniors who were acknowledged. I think that just about every senior on our team got to play in the game. It was good that the players came out and played Alabama football and got ahead in the game so that thos...
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