Nick Saban reflects on 2010 loss to South Carolina: 'We got the lining kicked out of our britches'
Back in 2010, Nick Saban took the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide into South Carolina to take on Steve Spurrier and the Gamecocks.
That trip did not go well for the Tide, as they ended up losing 35-21 to the Gamecocks. This year, the Tide will make the trip to Columbia again.
On Wednesday at SEC Media Days, Saban reflected on that loss, saying Williams-Brice Stadium is a difficult place to play:
What does Nick Saban remember about 35-21 loss to USC in 2010: "I remember quite a bit. We got the lining kicked out of our britches. That’s always a challenging place to play. That’s going to be a difficult game for us (Sept. 14), and our players need to be ready to go."
— Josh Kendall (@JoshTheAthletic) July 17, 2019
That Week 3 matchup this year is being looked at by many as a potential trap game for the Crimson Tide, and Williams-Brice is a very difficult place to play.
What happens when the two teams meet remains to be seen, but it should be one of the most-anticipated games of the early portion of the SEC schedule.
It is the first conference game for both teams. How on Earth can anyone consider it a trap game? Anyone really think Saban’s team will be looking past South Carolina to that Southern Miss. game?
All the talk about the 2010 game is the reason I’m not concerned with this game… Saban is going to have the team fired up and ready to end the talk…
I live in Columbia and heard the same stuff last year leading up to the UGA-SC game. SC was going to win because 1) it was week 2 (apparently UGA wouldn’t know how to play football by week 2), 2) the game was in Williams-Brice (that place is no more difficult than any other SEC venue except Vandy), and 3) SC beat UGA there in 2012. We saw how that worked out. On the heels of that NC game, Saban will be looking to make a statement.