Alabama Coach Nick Saban wore a countenance both of sorrow and of anger as he emerged from the locker room after his team’s season opener last month.

“We need to improve as a team,” he said. “We need to get more guys that can play winning football and create more depth on our team, more guys to contribute on special teams.”

Saban continued, “We have got to build around the very good players that we have, but we have to get more consistent execution.”

He added, “If you want to know the truth about it, I wasn’t pleased with the way we played.”

How badly had the Crimson Tide lost?