Alabama coach Nick Saban said he is enjoying coaching his team through its ups and downs, but joked, 'That's not to say they're not taking years off my life.'
The game felt like a microcosm of Alabama's season thus far, starting out shaky before ultimately finding a way to survive and advance. The Tide, who have won six straight since a Week 2 loss toAfterward, Saban was asked about the journey this team has been on, including establishing an offensive identity with a new quarterback in"I love it," Saban said of coaching this team."It's been great. The challenges are great. I enjoy coaching this team.
"I don't think we sometimes show the maturity from a competitive standpoint to do everything on a consistent basis, which is what we keep trying to work toward," Saban said."But I'll tell you, eight weeks in a row and the grind that we've had the last 4-5 weeks with the games in our league, I think psychologically we probably had a little bit of a tired team out there at the beginning of the game.
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