Sunday, December 01, 2013
Nick Saban After Auburn’s Game-Winning Touchdown: “I told you!” | The Big Lead - Jason McIntyre - We’ll probably never get the full, true story on Alabama’s decision to kick a 57-yard field goal with :01 left against Auburn in the Iron Bowl. Who made the call to trot out the freshman backup kicker in such a big spot with the season on the line? Adam Griffith had attempted just two field goals this season, making a chip shot against Tennessee and missing another against Georgia State. The announcers said Griffith was making bombs in warmups, but this decision to kick was pure lunacy. And it ended in disaster, with Auburn’s Chris Davis sprinting 109 yards for the shocking game-winning score.
Failure of the process guarantees Nick Saban will never digest this finish | FOX Sports - Clay Travis - Nick Saban prepares for every moment. That's the entire point of the process, nothing surprises him. Saban couldn't possibly be taking a chance, risking his dynasty on a harebrained special teams scheme of a 57-yard field goal. Not after the Crimson Tide's Cade Foster had already missed three field goals. Not with a kicker named Adam Griffith, a redshirt freshman, a player he hadn't trusted to attempt the first three kicks. There was no way Alabama could lose this game, right?
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