Tide looks to avoid pitfall of complacency
By Alex Scarborough
Published March 18, 2014, 01:00:09 PM
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nick Saban said his team “lost respect for winning” last season.
Trey DePriest said players “lost sight of the small things.”
Amari Cooper, agreed, adding that his teammates “didn’t connect with each other” like they needed to.
There are plenty of reasons why Alabama went from unquestioned No. 1 in the polls to a two-loss disappointment last season. Everyone remembers the last-second loss at Auburn and the backbreaking defeat against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, but do they remember the fumbles, missed opportunities and general malaise that came before it?
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