BOL Round Table

And lost three games to less talented teams.

I can agree with certain aspects of this, such as the entitlement piece, which was attitude. However, the week of the S.C. game CNS sensed that this team was not focused in the right way, didn't have the right leadership, or right chemistry, everyone focused as one, or what ever. Something was missing, he knew it, but in reality what could he do about it. We got blown out at S.C. I'm not so sure CNS could have done much more to wake the players up to the realities of losing if they didn't get their act together so to speak. It wasn't so much what CNS learned from 10', he knew it was coming the week of the S.C. game and it wasn't until the MSU bowl game where the team finally got going as one focused unit.

Some things I am happy about with this next season;
1. No ESPN Training Days.
2. Concur with learning from the 10' mental let down, sense of entitlement aspect.
3. A chance to make up for 10', repeat, and "Finish" this time.
4. AJ wanting more than anything to win another title as a BAMA QB.
5. Experienced players from the two BCSNCGs, and the 10' let down year.
6. Loads of talent and depth like never before.

Just a small run down of some things that come to mind for this year. Exciting times. RTR

I think this team will handle coming off a national championship better than the team two years ago. Everybody was patting the returning players from the 2009 team on the back because it had been so long since we won a championship, that we really didn't know how to handle that sort of success. Now, we are used to being a dominant program again. We have won 2 championships in 3 years, have signed #1 recruiting classes 4 out of 5 years, and have been ranked #1 at some point in the season for 4 straight years. As long as we keep success from going to our heads, we will be fine.

The key is for leaders to emerge from the 2012 team. Guys like AJ, B. Jones, Nico, Lester, etc have to take on that leadership role all off-season and through the 2012 season.

The 2010 season was a slight disappointment but it says a lot about where we are as a program that a 10 win season is below our standards. We won't win every game or win the championship every year but we will contend for SEC and national championships every year.

Another thing everyone is forgetting from 2010 is that we played 6 teams in a row coming off bye-weeks, and I believe 8 total on the season. That made the schedule very tough. We still should have beaten LSU and Auburn though.