Alabama Begins Work for No. 17 Mississippi State
11/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 8, 2010
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 11 Alabama football team practiced at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility on Monday for roughly 90 minutes in preparation for Saturday's home game against No. 17 Mississippi State.
Following its second loss of the season, head coach Nick Saban's Crimson Tide must continue to focus on the rest of the season and the things that can still be accomplished.
"I think the real glory of it is, sometimes when you get knocked down, it's your ability to get back up, to overcome adversity, and that's a true test of character," Saban said. "When you play good teams and you don't do things right you get exposed. I think the emphasis needs to be on teaching and doing a good job in technique. Now, we're responsible as coaches to be those teachers and to be good teachers, and that's certainly what we need to do to help our team get better."
Mississippi State comes in as a much improved team from last season, and the Bulldogs are an SEC opponent that has played at a high level throughout the season.
"Mississippi State has a very good team," Saban added. "Dan Mullen has done an exceptionally good job there. You all know their record, they're 7-2, and they've lost to two teams in the top-10, in very close games. This is a good team.
"They run the ball extremely well on offense. They control the ball. Their defense has played really well this year. They're athletic, they can rush up front and they play hard. They've played with a lot of conviction all year long. This is one of the best teams that we'll play in our league this year."
Saturday's game against the Bulldogs is set for a 6:15 p.m. CT kickoff and will be televised live nationally on ESPN2.
