Alabama co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard snapped at the media for publishing “rat poison,” the phrase coined by legendary Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban, during a November 20 press scrum. “The guy who used to be in this spot all the time (Saban), used to say that’s rat poison,” Shephard said (h/t AL.com ).
“That’s the stuff you guys are trying to put into the heads of our kids and putting it online because you know they’re going to read it. You’ve got them worried about the wrong things. Even in a time right now we are pushing forward to try and complete this season in an excellent fashion, I don’t care about those things.
I care about you doing your job exactly how it’s supposed to be done the way we are asking you to do it. “Did you get the proper depth on your block?” Shephard asked. “Did you get the proper depth on your route? Did you pull for the right person? Did you read everything the right way?” Shephard believes Alabama’s locker room is handling the “rat poison” as well as they could be.
“Great,” Shephard said. “I think it’s a testament to the culture Coach DeBoer has built here. They’ve handled it extremely gracefully.
” Alabama cannot take final games against Oklahoma, Auburn lightly Alabama has two games left on their schedule that appear to be cakewalks: Oklahoma in Week 13 from Norman and the Iron Bowl in Week 14 from Tuscaloosa. Neither the Sooners nor the Tigers should be taken lightly. Okl.