Saban's weekly Monday presser:
Saban: Iron Bowl wasn’t necessarily our best consistency and execution, but the players competed well, came out with a win.
Saban on SEC championship: "This is something that we still feel is very important and we feel is a significant accomplishment."
Saban: Florida is probably the best overall team we've played against all year long.
Saban: Jim McElwain has done an outstanding job at Florida, best overall team, best defense we’ve played all year long.
Saban: Treon Harris reminds me of Blake Sims in terms of his style of play.
Saban: Anybody who doesn't think this is going to be a great challenge for us...I don't know what you're thinking.
Saban: Florida has an athletic front, good linebackers and a one of the best cornerbacks in the country.
Saban on Derrick Henry: "When he first came here, talked about how his only experience as a RB was carrying the ball. He had a lot to learn"
Saban on Damien Harris/Bo Scarbrough: "We need those guys to sort of mature, be what we need them to be."
Saban: It was not our intention to have Derrick Henry carry the ball 46 times and 14 times in a row in the fourth quarter.
Saban: This is Kirby’s defense. He’s the DC. I try to be a good graduate assistant to help him out.
Saban on hiring Kirby Smart at LSU: "I was looking for a good, young, bright, smart, aggressive secondary coach we could develop."
Saban said the entire offense & staff deserves credit for the big season Derrick Henry has had. Said Henry would be the 1st to tell you that
Saban: I'm old school and I care what college football is and what it should be about. We're supposed to help and develop young people.
Saban asked about coaching climate, Miles/Richt: "I'd be more concerned about from my perspective when we lose 3 games, what happens to me?"
Saban said people should respect Florida, who has a good team and beat "Ole Miss bad, the team that beat us."