Saban discussed the season opener against Oregon State, commented on fall practice, and went over LSU's current injury report. A transcript of the press conference will be available shortly. http://www.lsusports.net/feature.html?ref=B1BACA86-B08B-D06F-8CDE315CA28B771F
"We've tried to establish that by talking about this is a new mountain we have to climb, we planted the flag last year but that's over and done with. It's history. Even though everybody in this room says we're defending something, I only view it as you defend what you can lose. I don't think we can lose the 2003 national championship. It's all about this mountain that we have to climb, the challenges of this season, about us having the right disposition about doing that. Now, if we're satisfied about what we accomplished last year, then we're not going to be ready for the climb." Saban's way of thinking is so special. You gotta love this guy.
"They've got a good front seven, very dominating people up front. :hihi: You gotta love the smoooooooooooooooth strokin' ... bunch of underweight and average speed Pac-10'ers ... very DOMINATING :wink: They've got some rushers that will give you some problems. It's going to be important for us to be able to make some plays in the passing game and make some big plays. I think when teams play like that, that's the difference. If you're good enough to keep from giving up the big play, then that style is great. But if you give up the big plays, then you've got to question if it's really worth it. :wink:
