Thursday briefing: Nick Saban says "focus has been good" despite distractions - The Bama Beat - al.com
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/sec/
"I really think the focus has been good. If there's anything I'm worried about, it's first-game jitters. You have two types of players: You have an experienced player who's really anxious to play, and sometimes their anxiety affects their focus, ability, mental errors. Then we have some younger guys who have an opportunity to play that don't have that much experience and really probably don't even know they don't know what they're getting into. You've got all kinds.
"But I'm not concerned about anything else in terms of how our players have focused and what they've done. I don't hear them talking about it. I think they're thinking about the right things. One of the most difficult things is good is a great enemy of being great. When you get good, you get complacent and you get comfortable. In competitive sports, that's not a good place to be. I don't see that in our guys, and I hope I don't see it. Their intensity has been a lot better this week, and we've been pleased with it."
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/sec/
"I really think the focus has been good. If there's anything I'm worried about, it's first-game jitters. You have two types of players: You have an experienced player who's really anxious to play, and sometimes their anxiety affects their focus, ability, mental errors. Then we have some younger guys who have an opportunity to play that don't have that much experience and really probably don't even know they don't know what they're getting into. You've got all kinds.
"But I'm not concerned about anything else in terms of how our players have focused and what they've done. I don't hear them talking about it. I think they're thinking about the right things. One of the most difficult things is good is a great enemy of being great. When you get good, you get complacent and you get comfortable. In competitive sports, that's not a good place to be. I don't see that in our guys, and I hope I don't see it. Their intensity has been a lot better this week, and we've been pleased with it."
