Tide Tidbits - Mar. 29, 2008

Saban equipping Tide to live up to Bama's storied past
"My expectation and what I thought would be the case here was that it would be a difficult process, in terms of building the things we wanted to build, from a football standpoint, from an attitude standpoint, from a character standpoint, from a competitive-spirit standpoint," Saban said. "You name it, and it was going to take time to develop what we wanted to develop."

"We played up to the good teams and down to the bad ones," he said. "If you're a good competitor and have pride in your own performance, it really shouldn't matter who you're playing. You play at a certain level all the time because you're trying to be a dominant player, and that's what really good players do and that's what great competitors do. That's something we need to continue to establish here."

Sweet Home Alabama
Saban, entering the second year of an eight-year, $32 million contract at Alabama, said the only other challenge he wants to tackle in his coaching career is returning the Crimson Tide to prominence.

Roll Tide!

Thanks BW for the links!