The Third Saturday in October resumes Saturday when Tennessee travels to Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6:15 p.m., the final knife sharpening session before a bye week and then the Tigers.”There's one thing our players have learned about our program over the last three or four years,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said after defeating the Rebels. “When we're ready to play we usually play pretty well. I thought our guys learned a lesson in terms of not playing well in the first half that when you're not ready to play you get average pretty quick and certainly a lot of teams can beat you if you do that. [Read More]
“You boys were eight and ten years old last time Alabama was on top. That was before any of you were paying much attention to it. What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're in the wrong place. You boys are special. I don't want my players to be like other students. I want special people. You can learn a lot on the football field that isn't taught in the home, the church, or the classroom. There are going to be days when you think you've got no more to give and then you're going to give plenty more. You are going to have pride and class. You are going to be very special. You are going to win the national championship for Alabama.” by Paul "Bear" Bryant - The Bear in his first meeting with his first team at Alabama, 1958.