Soundbites from Alabama @ Arkansas

These are some quotes that caught my attention:

Brandon Allen, Arkansas QB

"Really, it came down to us beating ourselves, whether it be turnovers or just not making the play whenever we needed to. Obviously, Alabama's a great defense, and they're No.1 for a reason, but we hurt ourselves a lot."

OK, I understand why this quote has to be made. It's a competitor/morale thing. But damn we hear this alot following a big Bama win, don't we? The "we hurt ourselves" and "you can't give a team like that opportunities" mantra gets a little hollow. They didn't hurt themselves, our defense hurt them. They didn't give us opportunities, we outplayed them. I'm not trying to be mean, but to not acknowledge these things is to disrespect the game the Tide played.





Jesse Williams, Alabama NT

"When we hit them, they're wearing the same color jersey."

I like this matter-of-fact quote. Essentially, Jesse is saying that it doesn't matter who the QB is, once the Tide defense is finished with him, he'll be in a stained green jersey.








Nick Saban, Alabama Head Coach

"I told our players that their quarterback situation was not our problem. Regardless of who played, we'd have to play well."

A perfect example of how Coach keeps the boys focused. It doesn't matter who the opponent is, he wants the team to play to the standard that they set for themselves, and not alter their intensity or focus based upon outside factors that they can't control.







John L. Smith, Arkansas Head Coach

"I don't know what to say. I didn't know what to say to our team as well. It's kind of hard to say anything at this point. That's about as bad as I can remember."

Yes, it was bad, and there really is very little he could say. Put this one in the rearview and get ready for Rutgers.