Source: bleacherreport.com --- Thursday, August 04, 2016
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — So Alabama is No. 1. Yeah, what else is new? At least that’s the way the Football program is approaching it. After months of being hailed by nearly every preseason publication as the team to beat in 2016-17, the Amway Coaches’ Poll made it official Thursday morning when the reigning national champions landed 55 of 64 first-place votes. Needless to say, it’s familiar territory for the Crimson Tide—so familiar that head coach Nick Saban wasn’t even asked about it during his press conference. In fairness, it was partly due to the number of questions the head coach fielded about players who had been involved in off-field incidents. “I didn’t even know that,” redshirt sophomore center Ross Pierschbacher said. “We really don’t care. “It just matters where we are at the end of the season.” It’s a cliche answer and proof that he was paying attention when Alabama players went through their annual media training the night before. But it's also true. Senior defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson didn’t have any idea that the Crimson Tide had been voted No. 1 either. Their focus was on something else—getting through the first practice of training camp in the Alabama heat. The temperature was measured at 96 degrees and the heat index at 108. “Obviously we have a lot of tremendous challenges facing us this year,” Saban said. “If you're a competitor, you certainly look forward to those challenges. I think the team is excited.” ...
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