Saban, who entered the room a few minutes earlier and has been wandering around sans salmon coat, walks over to Smart and the defensive group with a disgusted look on his face.
"You know what the lady [ESPN sideline reporter Shannon Spake] just asked me?" he says looking at his players. "'Are you concerned about the defense?'"
"I am. I AM!" Smart replies. "Lack of effort. Lack of toughness."Saban's words hang in the air for a few heartbeats as he looks at his players' faces.
As Saban leaves, Smart goes onto implore his defense to "create an identity in the second half."
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