Alabama was picked to win the SEC by the media last Friday in Birmingham, but the Crimson Tide aren’t going to let outside interference effect them this season.
Alabama was represented by the three men who landed on the preseason All-SEC team in junior running back Trent Richardson, junior linebacker Dont’a Hightower and senior safety Mark Barron. All three guys had the same mindset: not to buy into the preseason hype and that what happened against Auburn in the Iron Bowl a year ago will never happen again.
“I feel like maybe last year guys looked too far into it, maybe got a big head,” Hightower said. “This year it’s not about that. Guys are trying to stay out of the media and All-SEC’s and All-American and all that.”
While Hightower said the Tide wasn’t paying attention to preseason hype, Alabama did lead the conference in players on the All-SEC team with 16. Alabama head coach Nick Saban believes how the Crimson Tide can handle the mental aspect of the season will have tremendous effect on the result of the season.
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