We did a lot of good things,” Saban said about his team’s performance at Arkansas after reviewing the film. He classified the third quarter as “disastrous,” per every major statistical category
--”A lot of challenging things on offense,” Saban said of the Aggies offense, crediting head coach Jimbo Fisher.
--”I know you’re interested in the injury situation. There’s really no update on Bryce,” Saban said. He repeated that Young is “day-to-day” and currently isn’t throwing.
--Brian Branch isn’t practicing today, but should be set for Tuesday, Saban said.
--Saban said the team tried to work Jalen Milroe into past games to help him get mentally ready should he have to play in crunch time.
--The Tide offensive line continued to show improvement, Saban said. They limited Arkansas’ unit to just one on Young’s scramble.
--Saban said it’s not totally unusual for a team to prepare for two quarterbacks, as such as the case this week with Texas A&M.
--”Do you need to lose a game to get it right?” Saban said about how his team is approaching the “grind” of a season and implored players to keep learning off of wins.
--”Only thing I would tell Bryce is, ‘Don’t put yourself in a bad position,’” Saban said of Young’s decision to throw the ball away on the sack where the quarterback injured himself
Alabama has an offensive package for Milroe, but again deferred saying he could just call Jimbo Fisher and give him the Tide’s plan for this weekend.
--Kool-Aid McKinstry has the “competitive character” to thrive and has done so so far this year as a cornerback, emergency ‘Star’ player and punt returner.
--Saban cited the “rat poison, whatever it is” that he preached last year ahead of the Texas A&M game, which led to an upset bid.
“Does anybody listen? Sometimes, sometimes not.”
--Saban said “a sign of a really good running back” is when you can lead defenders to their blocks and then use a lane to cut back and find the second level.