LSU prep starts in earnest for Alabama
By Alex Scarborough
Published November 04, 2013, 08:00:56 AM
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nick Saban eventually learned to take advantage of the bye week and relax. Through years of coaching at Michigan State, LSU and Alabama, he found that using two full weeks to prepare for a game was counterproductive. Players got tired of hearing the same things over and over again, he said, and by the time the game actually arrived they were "sort of mentally and psychologically drained."
But Alabama's 62-year-old coach with three championship rings and plans on a fourth this season can only stick to his plan so much.
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