Nick Saban broke down how Alabama prepares for all the variables heading into a game, including the referees.
. Habits are developed, practice is maximized for efficiency and external factors are either ignored, like rat-poison rankings, or prepared for, like crowd noise and weather conditions. Nick Saban will have his team ready.
“We let the players know these guys call a lot of holding. Whatever they call, it’s the historical background. It’s not a criticism or anything,” Saban said when asked if UA has reports on the refs assigned to its games. “It’s, ‘This referee really protects the quarterback.’ I mean, it’s just a little bit of knowledge about what the history is. I guess that’s all a scouting report really is, right? It’s history.
Alabama has committed 49 penalties in eight games, the sixth-fewest in the conference. Limiting the flags was a point of emphasis coming into the season. The Tide struggled with penalties in 2022, especially in the LSU loss, and charted penalties throughout camp. Players were tasked with up-downs if they were cited.
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