'Bama has been busy erasing unhappy history lately—from that five-game losing streak to LSU to two years of frustration against Mississippi State (3-7, 1-5) to the nine-year absence from the SEC championship game.
None of those streaks were quite as irksome as coming in second six years running in that two-team battle for state supremacy and yearlong bragging rights with Auburn (5-6, 2-5).
And now there's an extra week to stew.
"No one ever really knows if the bye week is a good time or a bad time," Saban said. "I look at our team physically, emotionally and mentally, and think that this is a good time for us to get a little bit of rest. Even though we don't have a lot of guys missing games we have a lot of guys beat up.
"I also think emotionally, we've had a lot of tough games this year. Our guys put a lot into it. They've played with a lot of intensity, a lot of toughness, a lot of intangibles and probably challenged themselves a little bit more than most teams that I've coached."
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville isn't fond of the extra week of waiting, and figures the Tide isn't either.
Hurry up and wait, Alabama, Iron Bowl is next
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