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Nick Saban addresses the media following Alabama's thrilling 27-24 Iron Bowl win:
00:20 Saban praises Alabama’s resiliency, expresses how incredible the ending of the matchup was
00:50 Praise for Auburn; changes from last week to this week
01:49 Says matchup was “kind of a reality check” for the Crimson Tide. Says team should build on the good things from game, but there are things to fix
2:20 Praises Alabama's growth; says the Crimson Tide is playing a really good team in the SEC title game next week against Georgia
02:45 Says Jihaad Campbell showed great hustle to get on top of muffed punt late in the game, giving the Crimson Tide the ball back, leading to the winning score
03:25 Says Alabama practices the play that it ran at the end of the game for the touchdown every Friday. Praises Jalen Milroe and Isaiah Bond. “I must admit that I think you have to be a little bit lucky.”
04:30 Discusses how game was microcosm of Alabama’s season, with how the team continued fighting through adversity. Says it could be a great life lesson.
05:12 Discusses late fourth and short. Says Tide tried to get Auburn offsides, but the play was a pitch with the defense anticipating a QB sneak. Roydell Williams converted.
05:58 Saban is asked how he feels about win coming 10 years after Kick Six. Says he feels great. Notes Alabama has taken some tough losses at Jordan-Hare.
07:00 Says he told Milroe the Tigers were only going to rush 3 players on the hail mary. Said Milroe picked the right player.
7:50 Notes that Milroe made big plays in critical situations. Said sometimes Milroe just needs to go full speed when making decisions.
08:40 Saban notes how many times Alabama had the ball fruitlessly in the Kick Six game in 2013. Says Alabama has been on both sides of the fortune, and had it on their side against Auburn
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