TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Alabama has officially been penalized more than any other team in the country.After the Crimson Tide got called for a program-record 17 penalties Saturday against Tenne see, it's no surprise that penalties were a major theme of Nick Saban's Monday pre s conference.Whether it
Mark Letestu Kids Jersey be pa s interference, which wiped out a game-sealing interception for the second week in a row, or pre-snap infractions, or special teams penalties that negated big gains, Saban is frustrated with it all.Depending on the type of infraction, whether or not to throw a flag is a judgement call by the officials in college football, which Saban understands, but the main thing he's asking for is consistency among the officials, particularly when it comes to pa s interference."Look, my big thing is just consistency," Saban said when asked if he thought pa s intereference should be reviewable. "Just call it the same for everybody. And its hard to define exactly what you can and cant do. I would rather see that happen. In the NFL, they defined exactly what you can and cant do and its a really, really difficult judgement call, but you knew exactly what you could and couldnt do. I think that would be beneficial."Alabama was called for
Adam Clendening Men Jersey 17 penalties Saturday compared to Tenne see's six. Overall on the season, the Crimson Tide has been penalized 66 times compared to 45 for its opponents.Kool-Aid McKinstry's fourth-quarter interception in the end zone, which was called back for a pa s interference on Malachi Moore, is one of two calls that left fans and Saban wanting an explanation after Saturday's game.Scroll to ContinueLate in the first half against the Volunteers, Tenne see defensive lineman Omari Thomas lowered his helmet into Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. The officials originally called it targeting, but after review, the call was overturned. Instead of moving further into Tenne see territory with an automatic first down, it set up second-and-10, and Alabama had to settle for a field goal two plays later.Saban was not
Ian Cole Kids Jersey offered an explanation from the officials in person Saturday about why it was not targeting, but said the team turned in the plays to the league office for consideration. It also brought up the idea of consistency in officiating by
Matt Calvert Men Jersey comparing it to a call made on Alabama defensive back Malachi Moore last season at Texas A&M."Theres two things that are an i sue here: targeting, but youre also not supposed to hit the quarterback in the head," Saban said. "Last year against Texas A&M, Malachi got thrown out of the game. The guy was out of the pocket, jumped up to block the ball and ended up, almost accidentally, hitting him in the head and got ejected from the game. So theres really two things that should be looked at.Overall, Saban did not place blame on the officials for the lo s immediately following the game or on Monday. He opened the Monday pre s conference calling it a
Oliver Bjorkstrand Kids Jersey "collective lo s" by the team and put the onus on everyone in the program to show improvement.Alabama team captain Will Anderson Jr. said discipline, relating to penalties or any other i sue, has to start in practice."This is something that from the bottom upI mean, I'm talking about coaches, I'm talking about every player, I'm talking about mewe've all got to do a better job to help these guys learn from their mistakes, improve and get better," Saban said. "This is not the way you want to manage through a season by games coming down to the last play."