Week 14 (Auburn vs. Alabama) - Monday Updates

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Alabama HC Nick Saban

Nick Saban at the podium previewing the Iron Bowl: “It’s one of the greatest rivalries in college football.”

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TE Brian Vogler and WR ArDarius Stewart are both “questionable” for the Iron Bowl, according to Saban. Everybody else should be good to go.

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Saban: “Gus has done a fantastic job last year and this year. … Their offense is one of the most productive in the country.”

@AlexS_ESPN

Saban says Bama "D" has faced up tempo offenses and should be ready to deal w/it

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Saban says Duke Williams is comparable to Amari Cooper

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Saban says it wasn't last play that bothers him about last year, it was last 5 minutes

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Saban says he hopes RB TJ Yeldon is healthy to be effective vs Auburn

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Saban says both teams will have a special intensity & that what makes Iron Bowl unique

@SheldonFox6

Saban on Duke Williams: He's such an outstanding playmaker because of his size. He's got great hands, has got great range as a ballcatcher.

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Saban on T.J. Yeldon: "He has been by far our most effective guy all the way around (at running back)." blocking, running, catching.

@jzenor

Saban asked about using last year's ending as motivation. Mostly brushes it off but says, "we all kind of remember what happened."

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Saban on Nick Marshall: "Really, really a fantastic athlete. Very instinctive as a player." Adds he's improved as a passer.

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Saban said Yeldon's been "shut down" for the past 7 days in hopes of getting him healthier for Iron Bowl.

@Andrew_Gribble

Saban asked about Auburn's "eye candy" pre-snap on offense. "There's a method to what they do."

@marctorrence

Saban on AU RBs: "They always seem to have a guy thats a really good inside, outside runner. … They always have a good combination of guys."

@AUBlog

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Bama DB Cyrus Jones

Cyrus Jones says Bama defense has confidence

@SheldonFox6

C. Jones on facing spread option "Anytime you get to see something all year, it helps out with preparing for it."

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Bama OL Austin Shepherd

Austin Shepherd on the Kick Six: "A lot of people get lucky. Luck happens."

@marctorrence

Alabama OL Austin Shepherd says they now practice covering missed FGs. #IronBowl #BAMAvsAU

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Bama QB Blake Sims

BAMA QB @_bsims6 says they are forgetting about last year's #IronBowl "don't let this game stop us from our dreams."

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Alabama QB Blake Sims said RB T.J. Yeldon has been smiling a lot lately: "When T.J.'s smiling, I know he's going to have a big game."

@Marq_Burnett

Amari Cooper feeling good, 'bouncing around,' QB Blake Sims said.

@ByCasagrande

Blake Sims: "This week you need to be on Coach Saban's good side because you don't want to be on his bad side."

@AmandaSFord

Bama QB Blake Sims is ready "to win the West"

@SheldonFox6

Sims said he talked to A.J. McCarron already to ask him about staying composed and his thoughts on the game.

@BoltonSports

Bama DE Jared Allen

DE Jared Allen "I feel like we'll be well prepared for Nick Marshall this week" Said they use Blake Sims/scout team to get ready #IronBowl

@BoltonSports

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Austin's still butt hurt from all those Auburn "lucky" stuffs of Bama 4th down tries in the 4th quarter last year when he and the Bama O line got punked.

[cole256 17,039]

Somebody should make it a point to keep him on his backside the majority of the game and slow him there is no luck involved with him getting whipped up and down the football field