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I will always feel that a coach who plays it safe should never be on the sidelines whether it's college or the NFL. You have to take risks during a game and not coach to protect a lead but coach to win the game.
Ask Paul Chryst, Pitt's head coach, what happens when you play to not lose. While I can't agree with you that Alabama, of all teams, had accepted they lost nor that Les Miles needs to be fired. I'm sorry but Alabama, coached by Nick Saban, weren't resigning themselves to a loss. And I hate Alabama but they don't just give up and accept defeat. They are the defending champions for crying out loud.
If you think for one minute that Saban or McCarron "threw in the towel", then I can't reason with you. Teams that have accepted a loss, just don't come back and win. Good teams take advantage of game situations. To not credit Alabama for that win shows a shallowness of understanding of the game. You are focusing on just one aspect of the game, not the entire contest. Micromanaging.
I was looking at the body language of the Alabama players and they looked like they were preparing to accept a loss until the LSU coach went out of his way to give them a reason to believe
Ask Paul Chryst, Pitt's head coach, what happens when you play to not lose. While I can't agree with you that Alabama, of all teams, had accepted they lost nor that Les Miles needs to be fired. I'm sorry but Alabama, coached by Nick Saban, weren't resigning themselves to a loss. And I hate Alabama but they don't just give up and accept defeat. They are the defending champions for crying out loud.
Up until that 3rd down play, Alabama had checked out of the game. They were thrilled to see that LSU decided to run on 3rd and long rather than get the 1st down. That's why on their last drive the offense was ALIVE because the LSU coach allowed them to stay in the game.
Ask Paul Chryst, Pitt's head coach, what happens when you play to not lose. While I can't agree with you that Alabama, of all teams, had accepted they lost nor that Les Miles needs to be fired. I'm sorry but Alabama, coached by Nick Saban, weren't resigning themselves to a loss. And I hate Alabama but they don't just give up and accept defeat. They are the defending champions for crying out loud.
Well said.
They might be a rival school, but I gotta respect Alabama. They're a great team, with a great coaching staff. They never quit, and they've got mature athletes who don't panic in a big game. That last part may be the big difference between Alabama and LSU. They both recruit athletes, but Saban is more selective. He recruits individuals who are going to be mature and not do stupid stuff on or off the field.
I was looking at the body language of the Alabama players and they looked like they were preparing to accept a loss until the LSU coach went out of his way to give them a reason to believe
I think that you are too obsessed with one aspect of the game. Miles is not going anywhere. LSU is doing better than it ever has under him. All coaches make mistakes. You have to give Bama credit.
They might be a rival school, but I gotta respect Alabama. They're a great team, with a great coaching staff. They never quit, and they've got mature athletes who don't panic in a big game. That last part may be the big difference between Alabama and LSU. They both recruit athletes, but Saban is more selective. He recruits individuals who are going to be mature and not do stupid stuff on or off the field.
I think that you are exactly right, Alabama didn't panic. What some might view as a resigned type of body language, I saw it as just remaining calm and focused, like you see every Sunday afternoon. They made the most of the opportunities that were presented, the clear sign of a winner, not the sign of a deficiency of the other team.
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