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Saban talks Alabama standard, Trey Sanders, Agiye Hall
Saban: “We need to play to our standard. We need to do the things that we do well.”
-- Saban did say Brian Robinson is “day-to-day” with his rib injury suffered in the game.
-- Saban said Will Anderson showed a “warrior mentality” playing in Saturday’s game. He said pro players think they will play no matter what and they don’t want someone to take their job. College players do not always have that mentality, but they have a chance to show they’re a warrior. “That creates tremendous value to me to any player who can do that,” Saban said. “I see him being one of the guys on our team who plays to the standard we need to play to.”
-- Saban said Jahleel Billingsley is “doing what he’s supposed to do.”
-- Saban said they would like to see Agiye Hall become a part of the offense because he has a lot of talent and ability, but there needs to be more consistency in performance on and off the field. “We try to get our guys to understand that that dependability is really important in their life for them to be successful, as well as in school to be successful, as well as in football to be successful.” Saban added Hall has been getting “better and better” and “hopefully he’ll be contributing sometime soon.”
-- Saban said the “Alabama standard” means what we’ve seen the past 15 years from the program. “They don’t win the game, they beat the other team,” he said. “There’s a difference in those two things.” Other qualities he mentioned are being more physical, tougher, maintaining intensity for 60 minutes and playing with greater discipline and intangibles than their opponents. “That mentality creates a respect that helps you be successful in your league, in the team that you play, year-in and year-out.”
