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Tuscaloosa, AL—At most college football programs, if you win 11 games there is probably going to be a parade in your future.
Alabama, as we all know, is NOT most college football programs. The Crimson Tide’s 11-2 record in 2013 was not a cause for celebration. Instead, it has resulted in several months of soul-searching followed by a rather large dose of rededication.
“We never really came together as a team,” said center Ryan Kelly when I visited Tuscaloosa earlier this month. “We had too many negative guys affecting positive guys. There was a disconnect between the old guys and the young guys.”
“We lost sight of the little things and we got complacent,” said linebacker Trey DePriest. “We automatically thought that we (were) going to the national championship game.”
Tuscaloosa, AL—At most college football programs, if you win 11 games there is probably going to be a parade in your future.
Alabama, as we all know, is NOT most college football programs. The Crimson Tide’s 11-2 record in 2013 was not a cause for celebration. Instead, it has resulted in several months of soul-searching followed by a rather large dose of rededication.
“We never really came together as a team,” said center Ryan Kelly when I visited Tuscaloosa earlier this month. “We had too many negative guys affecting positive guys. There was a disconnect between the old guys and the young guys.”
“We lost sight of the little things and we got complacent,” said linebacker Trey DePriest. “We automatically thought that we (were) going to the national championship game.”