Happy Monday, everyone. Mondays are always better after Alabama wins big on Saturdays, aren't they? Plenty of commentary about the Tide this morning. Apparently the narrative surrounding the team this week will be that they are once again national title contenders and maybe this "dynasty" that the media likes to bloviate about isn't dead after all. Meanwhile, Saban is trying to get the players not to read or listen to any of the noise and simply focus on practice.Interestingly, Saban mentioned in the press conference after the game (full video at the bottom) that he got "....ed" when the players were jumping around and woofing at the UGA players before the game, concerned that they would get too hyped up and lose focus of the game plan, something he lamented after the Ole Miss loss. Contrast this with Mark Richt, who seems to encourage players to feed off of emotion (see: dancing in the Florida end zone a few years back), and you might have a key reason for the difference in consistency between the two programs over the years. Well, that and recruiting. In any event, what a performance by the Tide.
Marq Burnett 
