Though Nick Saban will probably find plenty to be upset about, Alabama’s huge 57-7 win on Saturday against Arkansas State was exactly what the Crimson Tide should have done.

The No. 1 team took care of business against a lesser (but still talented) foe in the Red Wolves, and looked good doing it.

After the game, Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson said he was impressed by the Crimson Tide, and is glad his squad won’t play any more juggernauts like that this year (via AL.com):

“Obviously a huge challenge coming in, we knew,” Anderson said. “They were as good, or better, than expected, so no surprise there. Considerably the best team I’ve seen in pads or on film in a long time. I talked to Coach Saban before the game, asked him if he knew of any weaknesses, but he didn’t share any with me. You know, the big goal was to come and play perfect football and have the chance to be competitive, and we just didn’t. That’s the frustrating part. We made too many mistakes. The list is too long to even count, and that’s the frustrating part. We cleared it up.

“We played a lot better in the second half, and I felt like that was an improvement, but this is just something we’ve got to get fixed. When you play a great team like Alabama, your mistakes are going to get exposed in a big, big way, and that’s what happened today. There were a lot of good things that happened. There were some very positive things to take away from the game. I’m not into moral victories, but we’ll learn as much as we can, correct as much as we can and get ready for Tulsa. Luckily, we’re not going to play anybody that looks like Alabama for the rest of the year.”

WR Kendrick Edwards said the biggest challenge for the Arkansas State offense was a lack of time:

“I’d say the toughest part was their D-Line,” he said. “They got in the quarterback’s face a lot.”

Alabama did nothing to lose its grip on the No. 1 spot, so the Tide should still be on top when they start SEC play against Ole Miss next weekend.