Alabama head coach Nick Saban and players answer questions from the media after the Crimson Tide's 27-20 to Michigan in the CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl. AL.com media coverage presented by Inline Electric Supply Co. Inc.
As a Bama fan I want to say thank you to the Michigan fans in this comment section. Your fan base has been the most respectful I’ve seen in a while. It’s tough to be a normal Bama fan and not catch hate just because you like crimson and white and I respect fan bases that know how to win with respect. Good win Blue hope you get it all this year. RTR 🤝
Coming from a michigan fan, I have a lot of respect to these Alabama fans and Nick and Jalen, You guys played super good this year. You had us in the 3rd quarter and half the 4th quarter. Keep your heads up guys. You still have an AMAZING squad. Good job this season Alabama.
It was an exciting game to watch. Even my wife was into it. I believe it was a better game then if FSU played instead. Not to say they didn't get screwed though. They should of been allowed to play but would it been an exciting game to watch as this one was? I do not think so.
Of course they do.......Milroe is trash and literally the only reason Georgia lost to them is because they couldn't get pressure on him. Michigan did and they won.
@markelrod3749 they did unfortunately and mostly in the first half. But it really was a good game and how football should look. Congrats to Michigan and RTR
Michigan fan here and long time season ticket holder. Alabama played a great game and Coach Saban is an excellent leader, classy man and the best college coach of modern times! Jalen Milroe is a fantastic QB and fine young man. I wish the Alabama team all the best going into the future!
Odds are, somebody, even pro's again, will throw a ton of dough at Saban just to get the attention for their program, here at the end days if his career, and he,'ll scoop it up...I guess he must generally deliver the goods, but Not This Time old Scrooge old boy!!
You don't know anything about the saban family but. Ms Terry runs the show in that family and she loves Tuscaloosa. They ain't going anywhere until he retires!
After a really tough loss I give them a lot of credit with handling this very well. I know it had to kill them to do this, but what a credit to them for being respectful and insightful in their comments.
Michigan fan here. Great Alabama team Great effort by 2 Great teams. Props to the Bama players , fans. Special props to Nick Saban. Very gracious and matter of fact. Haven’t been a big Nick Saban fan but the that opening statement was top notch for any coach in this position.
Wow u know what, when we lost I was so upset ( not for myself) but for the team and Saban BUT seeing all these nice comments by Michigan fans make me feel better about the loss. Congrats to Michigan on an amazing game.
From a Michigan fan and alum, what a joy it was to watch this clash between the two winningest programs in college football- In the Rose Bowl no less. Alabama has been the pinnacle of CFB and Nick Saban is the greatest college coach of all time. I am so thankful that our guys won this. GO BLUE!
Alabama has been cheating for years. This is why you have an average team. NIL is here, connect the dots George. You are a fool and now a LOSER! SUCK on the BIG L. Deal with it ...@@Jalen_Milroe
So proud of our team! We came so far from game 2 and 3! Hold your heads up! You are the SEC Champions! No one thought we could accomplish that and we did! We will be even better next year. Use it for fuel! We are a young team and just stayed up with a seasoned team thats played together multiple seasons. Proud of my Crimson Tide! Roll Tide!
@@dbz24he definitely will, he’s only a sophomore and started to play really well the second half of the season. The SEC will be back to whooping ass next year.
Bama Fan Here…Congratulations to Michigan…Top Shelf Team and Best of Luck next week…Unlike Florida State fans I will accept the outcome and acknowledge Michigan was the better Team today…
Nick Saban is one of the GREATEST College coaches of all time Coming from a Michigan fan.....He single handed changed the Alabama program for mannnny years... It was a great game
Michigan fan since the 80's here! Look! These guys played hard football. There's always a winner and a loser but that doesn't mean you can't be proud one way or the other. You got here. Be proud Alabama. GO BLUE! 💛 💙
Ummm.... As a person who grew up in the state of Georgia and has lived his entire life in the deep South. I can assure you Alabama fans do not have class.
@@Olowo_the_wizardyeah no idea what he is talking about. I am 1326 milea from alabama and the last 3 weeks has been nothing but screeching from the insufferable bama “fans” here that claimed the natty 3 week ago and said they have historical precedence and blah blah blah. Can’t wait to see them all today!
@blankname6629 Turnovers typically play a roll in any competitive game, right? Michigan is lucky the first play of the game wasn’t a pick if you want to choose to go there. It’s a shame that after a competitive game and a much deserved, hard fought win, there’s always a delinquent in the crowd. What other masterful analogy do you have for us?
Crazy how many times the momentum went back and forth to each team. They honestly both had such a great game. So cool to see. Congrats to Michigan, happy to see them get the win
Bama played awful. They looked like they did against USF, Arkansas, A&M, etc, not how they did against Georgia. Michigan is lucky they didn’t draw Georgia here or they would’ve lost.
Michigan fan here, but Saban is the GOAT college coach. I know everyone roots against Bama because they’re the Death Star but that’s testament to the work Saban has put in for decades, all while being a generally class individual who coaches some pretty likeable kids. GG, to be the best you have to beat the best.
Y’all avg offense got exposed again. QB can’t pass, just runs if the 1st read ain’t open. Y’all got sorry WRs too. Avg rbs. Y’all didn’t deserve to be there period. Football gods made it right. Bama and Texas sitting on the couch next weekend
@@ChickenPharmacyFSU Just got their cheeks hulk clapped by Georgia though 😂 more teams deserved to be there yes but don’t say bama isn’t supposed to be hater
Many of the problems that revealed themselves in the first few games of the season reared their head again tonight. The whole low snap issue is particularly infuriating, seems like football 101 that they've had all season to perfect, but here we are. I think we could make a pretty long reel of just bad snaps and missed snaps from this season.
Great coaching this year. I’m so proud of the players even though they came up short. I’m looking forward to getting behind the players and coaches for next season. As always, Roll Tide Roll!
Michigan fan I know alabama is a good team program but really learned a lot more in this game and leading up to this is a class program great game could have went anyway bama anybody fan alum student athe a tip of the cap to all
Roll Tide 🐘🔨💥 Congrats Wolverines yall were the better team. Yall have shown more class than any team we've lost to as far back as I can remember. Don't let your guard down there's still one more game, go win it all 🏆
ALABAMA ONE LOSS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANYWAY...THE REAL CHEATERS WERE EXPOSED...HEIRBSTRIET AND SABAN LOVE AFFAIR BEEN EXPOSED...AL CHEATERS!..LOWER THAN TROLLS!
Anyone who thinks Saban has lost his touch just didn’t watch this game. He totally shut us down in the 3rd quarter. One of the greatest games I’ve ever seen
Glad to see Michigan won since it’s been a while since they’ve competed for a national championship but I’m really excited to see what Milroe does for Alabama next year as well! Wouldn’t be surprised if he brings them back to a similar position next year
If amount of sacks he takes then probably wont be a nice situation. QB with 50-50 chance may not be a good fit. Yes Bama beat the expectation and reached in top 4 was a big surprise if you compare it from the beginning. That is the achievement and nobody can deny that but they were never a NC team. If they won NC it would have been irony to all the good teams in the history. They have mediocre offense and slightly better defense.
@@NewYork0110J None of the 4 teams this year are as good as the last several years of national title winers. Georgia, Alabama LSU and Clemson from the last few years would eviscerate any of these 4 teams.
As an Ohio state fan whose parlay was killed by that loss, it was a hell of a game to watch. Not sure why Bama abandoned the run so much later in the game but congrats to Michigan, good luck with Penix & Odunze.
@@thebighousencaaattendancer478 they haven't seen a defense like this yet though. Penix is great at manipulating the pocket and putting the ball where only his guy has a chance at it, but I'm curious to see how that translates to a pass rush like Michigan's with DBs like Will Johnson and Sainristil in coverage.
Roll Tide, what a season. Never a boring game, for better or for worse! haha. Well done to Michigan, an excellent team and an excellent game. Now go win the natty.
ALABAMA ONE LOSS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANYWAY...THE REAL CHEATERS WERE EXPOSED...HEIRBSTRIET AND SABAN LOVE AFFAIR BEEN EXPOSED...AL CHEATERS!..LOWER THAN TROLLS!
Incredible game! I'm a Michigan fan, and just wanted to come here to say that Alabama is first class. Jalen has great character and with more experience can do great things.
2 of the greatest traditions in ALL sports, played a great game. Anywhere in the world, you say GO BLUE or Roll Tide, people know college football. This Michigan bteam has been disrespected all year by so called experts, and this was another impressive win to shut up the critics and haters. Great representatives for the BIG TEN, and SEC. GO BLUE
Respect to Nick Saban and Jalen Milroe they are good sportsmen. After a gut wrenching loss like that I am impressed with Milroe’s answers to the questions
This was not one of Bama's best team...That was a lie and I'm not a Bama fan! Milroe has been hyped up for failure. Does not make good decisions and is not accurate! He is not that type QB...This is TRUTH!!!
Michigan fan here. I was at the game. Good game Bama you guys are classy fans and I look forward to more Bama boys being on my Detroit Lions next year.
Nick is one of the greatest coaches of all time. Bama did a great job and played hard. Michigan this is your year and wish you the best. Both teams were awesome
Fun game to watch, great competition and sportsmanship. Alabama deserved to be here and could have won. I am proud of big blue, GO BLUE!!! Win the natty!
This was the nicest interview. Milroe has a great way he addresses the media & great maturity. I think he has matured Saban. Maybe Saban sees we don’t expect him to win all the time. That’s not the important part. It’s how you grow in love for each other. Football is best when all teams have the humbleness to just play. Let God decide the winner. Have joy. Speak well of the sport, the players & coaches because of the high caliber of character developed. Football is about learning what is possible. It’s not just about plays & winning. In the end you want the players to grow in love, grace & character. This season it looks like Saban grew too. He sees it’s not just about winning, it’s about keeping the vision high for each teammate. Cherish the players. I’m glad Nick takes that burden of always having to win off him. He needs to just enjoy where he is. In fact, Nick is losing because those are the lessons he hadn’t learned yet. It’s all good. Hats off to Milroe’s maturity & grace. He didn’t get mad when center messed up a lot of hikes. He’s a mature young man who has inner strength & tenacity. He’s a strong player too. He’s like Nagee if Nagee were a QB?
Great game by both teams. It had momentum changes. Clean hard hitting plays and future NFL talent on bith sides. Michigan made more plays in the end and great coaching by Harbaugh.
Nick Saban will always hold words of wisdom in my mind. He could preach the gospel and I believe that he would find a way to help people like me to better discern. While that may be a high and mighty statement it is what I believe.
Roll Tide ❤ Great Season.. last 3 games.. unbelievable energy and excitement. Alabama Nation Thanks All Staff Coaches Players Families ❤ Thank You..❤ now go get ready for next season 😁
If one chooses to learn when things don’t go the way one wants them to, it’s not a total loss when one loses. It’s a chance one would have never had otherwise to improve. Bama accomplished more this season than most of even their fans believed they could do. That’s a WIN! Proud of our team! Roll Tide Roll!!🐘👏❤️
Bama is very young. As someone very wise once said, "You learn way more from your failures than your successes." Was at the game. It was glaringly obvious Michigan, "wanted it more than we did". Something felt really really off tonight. Being as candid as I can be as a Bama fan(and as painful as it is to say)...Alabama got outcoached and out schemed. I was incredibly disappointed in the offensive play calling. It was just flat out, "Strange". We never had Michigan on their heels. We had no creativity. We never schemed anyone open. Burton was a complete non factor. Bond was a complete non factor. Hell, the passing game was a non factor. The running game was impotent. The utilization of Jalens legs was as Vanilla as Ive seen us be in a long time. And as much as I love Jalen, he made some really bad decisions. He threw when he should have run. He missed short screen passes. He over threw receivers when he should have under thrown them. Was 10 minutes too late on timing patterns where had he thrown it early to the spot they were going to be, would have had a ton of completions. Instead he waited for them to get there before throwing it. A few times I had absolutely no idea who he was targeting at all. We had no creativity on called quarterback runs. He never took his easy check downs. The offensive line that looked so dominant against Georgia got beat by Michigan's D all game. I dont know. We were just, "out of sync". And once again, we had snapping problems. I get our center is a great blocker- but his numerous uno is getting the ball to the qb. If he cant do that consistently, we have to fix it or sub. How many times do we have to have poor low snaps that kill drives or put us way behind the 8 ball? It cost us on the last play. The snap was low. It was supposed to have been a qb option. Jalen had no other option but to.run it after the snap was low low low. It happened every game. And I mean, doesn't every tram in college football have a pick.. I mean "rub" play for that 4th and 3 situation? And do we even have tight ends on the team anymore? Anyways...I love the tide. Was a great season. Congrats to Michigan. We will learn from it. But tonight- as a fan who traveled a long way to go to the game... was highly disappointed in our game plan. Thats "my truth".
@@funkdoktor9099 You’re spot on there, friend. It’s a very odd ending to what had began to emerge as sort of a ‘Cinderella’ season. This game was a real head scratcher. It is difficult to say we got outcoached, but we’ve seen it before. I’m really dumbfounded by it because we’d been seeing upturns since September. But there were problem areas that should’ve been dealt with weeks ago, particularly those bad snaps. It seems the only adjusting has been done by Milroe’s ability to deal with what he learned to expect from his center. Just another head scratcher. Well, Michi was ready, Alabama was not, and it showed. RTR
This game was frustrating to watch. All the credit to Michigan, they played their tails off and that defense is incredible. I think this Bama team would've played so much better if the game was a week after the SEC Championship. They needed to keep the momentum going, and it didn't quite carry over. I never expected Bama to get here after the South Florida game so super impressed with the team, it just feels like something got left behind this year. Offensive play calling was...interesting in the first half and the last play. Just feel like some big misses but that's kind of been this season. Next year though, with the players that are coming back, teams better watch out. As always, Roll Tide.
Yall should be smiling. Yall made it to the Rose Bowl! So what you lost hell were still proud of our Alabama team! I understand losing is hard but hell life is hard its what you do with this moment right here thats gonna effect you for the rest of your life. Use It!! Stay hungry Stay humble and Stay Hunting for the next opportunity it will come, when it does seize it, use it as fuel to drive you to be better today than you was yesterday...Roll Tide! Im very proud of my Bama brothers!!!
Wolverine living in SECville......Bama and Saban are pure class. CFB will change forever now with the NIL and portal. Expect "outsiders" to win it regularly now.
Note Michigan big men beat ala big men most of the game. Offense coordinator would not admit they could not run up the middle on that line. Note last play left side only had 1 defender to beat. Great game though
It looked like Michigan #5 (Stewart) pushed the Alabama right tackle backward, who tripped up Milroe so he couldn't veer left. Alabama's right guard was pulling and there was clear sailing into the end zone along the left side.
@@jefflampas7759 that's not something unusual. That was instant emotion on the field. He composed himself to talk to the media tho and a lot of players dont. Give the kid a break
This game will be a classic. Great effort by both teams. With a lot of pieces already in place, and new talent to reload with. The Tide will come back next season run rough shot through the SEC and through the playoff's to the championship game.
All respect to the tide. My guys finally did it, but it changes nothing about what you are. Hopefully, we can see you more often. Keep rollin guys. Go blue
Never been a big Alabama fan but I really like Jalen. Obviously a tremendous athlete but he seems to be a genuinely nice young man too. We’ll see big things from him in the future. No doubt about it.
I am very proud of this team. From seeing them at the beginning of the season struggling, up to this point, I’ll be honest and say I didn’t believe they would get this far because they are a young team. It’s hard for a young team to play at the veteran level and that’s why I didn’t expect them to do much this year. I believed this year was going to be a rebuilding season. It was amazing to see this team transform after the Texas loss. Alabama players have nothing to be ashamed of and should hold their heads up high. I’m very optimistic about next year since most of these guys will be back. People should realize this young team exceeded everyone’s expectations. Roll Tide and next year this team will be one of the most dangerous teams in college football.
If same team plays next year. it will be 6-6 win season. At times they were lucky but playing some good teams exposes them. Yes GA was 5-10 mins late else they would have also won the game just like Michigan.
As a Michigan fan, the greatest compliment I can pay Alabama is that whatever we’ve accomplished over the last 3 years we didn’t truly arrive until we beat them today
Alabama football is the best program of all time. I could go on and on about 18 national championships, 4 Heismans, over 45 bowl wins, 9 playoff wins, Nick Saban is a class act. Jalen Milroe is going to win the Heisman next year. Michigan has one more game to win the chip. Roll tide go blue. From a hurricanes fan
We had missed opportunities. Yet,at the end of the day, we took the #1 team in the Nation to the last play in an overtime game. That speaks volumes about our team.Keep your heads up!!!! Coach Saban will revamp and Bama will be better next year.. Now Coach do what you do best-- Help your players get jobs in the NFL..
Bama is very young. As someone very wise once said, "You learn way more from your failures than your successes." Was at the game. It was glaringly obvious Michigan, "wanted it more than we did". Something felt really really off tonight. Being as candid as I can be as a Bama fan(and as painful as it is to say)...Alabama got outcoached and out schemed. I was incredibly disappointed in the offensive play calling. It was just flat out, "Strange". We never had Michigan on their heels. We had no creativity. We never schemed anyone open. Burton was a complete non factor. Bond was a complete non factor. Hell, the passing game was a non factor. The running game was impotent. The utilization of Jalens legs was as Vanilla as Ive seen us be in a long time. And as much as I love Jalen, he made some really bad decisions. He threw when he should have run. He missed short screen passes. He over threw receivers when he should have under thrown them. Was 10 minutes too late on timing patterns where had he thrown it early to the spot they were going to be, would have had a ton of completions. Instead he waited for them to get there before throwing it. A few times I had absolutely no idea who he was targeting at all. We had no creativity on called quarterback runs. He never took his easy check downs. The offensive line that looked so dominant against Georgia got beat by Michigan's D all game. I dont know. We were just, "out of sync". And once again, we had snapping problems. I get our center is a great blocker- but his numerous uno is getting the ball to the qb. If he cant do that consistently, we have to fix it or sub. How many times do we have to have poor low snaps that kill drives or put us way behind the 8 ball? It cost us on the last play. The snap was low. It was supposed to have been a qb option. Jalen had no other option but to.run it after the snap was low low low. It happened every game. And I mean, doesn't every tram in college football have a pick.. I mean "rub" play for that 4th and 3 situation? And do we even have tight ends on the team anymore? Anyways...I love the tide. Was a great season. Congrats to Michigan. We will learn from it. But tonight- as a fan who traveled a long way to go to the game... was highly disappointed in our game plan. Thats "my truth".
I love Alabama! I am so proud of all of you. We always want y’all to win. And, if you don’t, we are disappointed with you. Not in you. Y’all are the best!! Roll Tide!! ❤️
Oklahoma fan, I appreciate how they’re carrying themselves in defeat. It was a hard fought game; they just made a few more mistakes than Michigan. Still a good team.
I would have to add as a Bama fan, the Wolverines are carrying themselves well in Victory👍Glad to have yall in the SEC. Next year should be interesting between that and the 12 team playoffs. 🐘
When critics and analysts talk of his legacy, this year will be in it. He went out beating Kirby with a team no one believed in and coached a team up far above what anyone thought possible. He went out showing he still had every bit of what he always had and proved he was choosing to walk away rather than watching the game walk away from him.
I'm so proud of you guys this season! You won the SEC, beat Georgia who was the back to back champ, and looked great in all your games even the one in the playoffs. We'll be back next year. Roll Tide!
ALABAMA ONE LOSS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANYWAY...THE REAL CHEATERS WERE EXPOSED...HEIRBSTRIET AND SABAN LOVE AFFAIR BEEN EXPOSED...AL CHEATERS!..LOWER THAN TROLLS!
Don't get me wrong: Michigan had an amazing run that I'll remember for a long time. But Saban and his Bama crew have been doing this year in and year out for over a decade. Respect.
