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Nick Saban Breaks Down Bama Plays Against ND

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Nick Saban made an appearance on ESPN on Monday and broke down a few plays Alabama made on the Irish in the BCS National Championship Game. Smart Football broke down Saban's break downs and expertly translates what he means.

One excerpt on an Alabama touchdown pass:

"Saban highlights a specific weakness they identified in Notre Dame’s goal line pass coverage. The big takeaway here is that this defensive response from Notre Dame is only against a very run-heavy formation from Alabama, one with zero wide receivers in a very specific goal line situation.

As a result, it may have been something Notre Dame only did a couple of times all season, and yet Saban’s staff at Alabama’s staff picked up on it and exploited it."