"Let's quit talking about it and go out there and do what we've gotta do to do it!"
...Coach Nick Saban

It's probably not as eloquent as it could be from a multi-million dollar man, but I love that quote and hear it quite often on my favorite sport radio talk show. This past Saturday the Alabama Crimson Tide did just that - they quit talking about it...or they did their talking on the field - however you want to phrase it they did what they had to do to win the game against Arkansas.

I was fortunate enough to join over 92,000 in T-town this past Saturday night along with my friend, Beth. I admit it - I was excited, but very nervous going into the stadium. I got that chill up my spine that I always get as I watched the jumbo-tron and heard Bear Bryant's voice and saw clips from Tide teams over the years making incredible plays.

By the time the first quarter was over and we were up by 21 and containing McFadden pretty well, I was feeling pretty good about things. My phone goes off and it was a text message from my husband that said, "it's not over". He knew what I was thinking but he remembered last year - I guess what he says is true about me having selective memory because that was a fleeting thought by this point.

The 2nd half was like watching a totally different game, but we were still up 31 to 17 at the end of the 3rd quarter. My phone went off again with another text message from my husband that said, "it's still not over". At this point I'm laughing and texting back "yeah right - come on - we've got a good lead"...then the 4th quarter came and the pigs scored 21 straight points and we went for a field goal...what was that? I couldn't believe it - neither could the rest of the crowd as a hush came over the stadium. What was Saban thinking? I started having flashbacks and it wasn't pretty. I immediately text messaged my husband asking where his crystal ball was and if I could borrow it to fund our retirement! jk

Well, we all know by now what happened in the last 2 minutes of the game to cause the Tide's sweet victory and I was gladly eating crow for my doubt of Tiffan's leg and Saban's coaching ability for that brief moment. It just goes to show you why he's getting paid the big bucks and we're paying to watch in the stands! I left the game screaming "Roll Tide" walking down the ramp with my hoarse voice in amazement. What a difference from last year! We didn't give up and take our ball home and also our coach made an informed decision based on the fact that he knew our team and talent well enough...shocker!

Now that the polls have come out I'm amazed again...16th? Give me a break! I love the Tide as much as the next person, but I thought that we'd finally break the top 25...16 is a bit much! Either the voters in the AP are just waiting to see Saban fall flat on his face or they've finally proven what we've all suspected - that they really don't know what they're doing!

I will go into this weekend with the same excitement and nervousness playing Georgia. They've got the hunger of upset written all over them to "prove" themselves and I have a great respect for Coach Richt the man and the coach.

In the end my husband was and is still right...it's still not over. The game wasn't - they still came back - we just were able to fight to get the win. The season isn't - we've got to continue to "quit talking about it and go out there and do what we've got to do to do it"!