There are few positives for Alabama to take from its 40-35 loss to Vanderbilt this previous weekend.
The Crimson Tide rolled into the matchup as the highest staff within the nation, recent off a victory over No. 2 Georgia. They regarded, as soon as once more, like a championship contender. New head coach Kalen DeBoer regarded like a championship-worthy head coach — nearly as if Nick Saban by no means left.
On paper, the journey to 2-2 Vandy ought to have been a cakewalk. As an alternative, Nashville turned a home of horrors for Alabama.
So how do the Crimson Tide transfer on from that?
In line with quarterback Jalen Milroe, who spoke with reporters after the sport, it comes right down to turning this horrible loss right into a studying second.
“Mirror and construct,” Milroe mentioned (h/t On3). “I feel that’s so necessary for a soccer staff as a result of, after all, dropping feels dangerous. It’s all about how one can mirror and how one can refine and get higher. That’s gonna be so essential for us to have a 24-hour rule, regroup, refocus, and problem one another to get higher. We all know that we’re not a completed product.”
These feedback present that Milroe is smart past his years, however it is going to take a monumental teaching effort from DeBoer and his workers to ensure that the Tide do not spiral uncontrolled after this one.
It is necessary to remember the fact that all their targets are nonetheless in entrance of them. They might have dropped from No. 1 within the nation to No. 7, however the SEC Championship and School Soccer Playoff are nonetheless absolutely in play.
There can be extra adversity on the best way, although, with video games towards South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, LSU, Oklahoma and Auburn arising and, clearly, even a conflict with Mercer cannot be fully written in as a win.
Parity is the secret in faculty soccer proper now. That is a brand new phenomenon for the Crimson Tide so, as Milroe identified, they’ll need to be taught and adapt.