Nick Saban Angered by Perception of His Team Following 14-13 Win Over Arkansas

October 13, 2014

Rick Nyman,

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Alabama coach Nick Saban is mad about the perception that he would be disappointed after barely beating Arkansas.

Saban says expectations are so high for the seventh-ranked Crimson Tide that it angers him when people "have this expectation like they are disappointed that we only won the game 14-13 and in the way we played."

The reality is no team faces higher expectations each season than Alabama.

However, the past three games haven’t been pretty. A win over Florida and a loss to No. 3 Mississippi were both filled with turnovers and penalties.

Now, Alabama faces Texas A&M (5-2, 2-2) after just surviving against a team it had dominated with back to back 52-0 wins. Lineman Austin Shepherd says "it’s just not possible" to win every game 60-0.