1. Is there any team in America that is hungrier than <team idref="457">Alabama?</team> Nope. Think about the triple-whammy that hit the Crimson Tide last season. No. 1, they did not repeat as national champions, which was certainly possible for a team that had Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, and Marcell Dareus. No. 2, they lost three football games after going 12-0 the past two regular seasons. One of those losses was a 28-27 collapse against Auburn (at home) after holding a 24-0 lead. And No. 3, that same Auburn team -- a hated rival -- went undefeated and held up the crystal football in Glendale, Ariz. Nick Saban didn't have to say a word about motivation this spring. "We didn't take care of business last season and you could tell it from the first day of practice," said Barrett Jones, a senior offensive lineman. "This team is a lot more businesslike in its approach. We cannot let that happen again."
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