Nick Saban wants more of the same from Alabama players in at least one regard.
The second-ranked Crimson Tide’s coach is hoping they’ll ignore the oddsmakers ahead of Saturday night’s game with Vanderbilt, which they seemed to do fairly well in an obvious mismatch with Louisiana-Monroe.
It might be easy for the Tide to overlook the nearly six-touchdown underdog Commodores , who have dropped the past 22 meetings and 21 consecutive Southeastern Conference games. It’s the SEC opener for both teams. People are also reading… Clark Lea’s second Vandy team has already topped last year’s two wins. This could be a gauge of how far the program has come in that short period, even if Alabama makes for a tough measuring stick.
“Their guys play with a lot of confidence,” the Alabama coach said. “They play well together as a team. You can tell they’ve got really good team chemistry.”