A forceful January meeting featured strength coach David Ballou berating players for lacking urgency and telling anyone unwilling to commit, "If you don't want to be here, leave." The meeting followed a 2024 campaign with four losses, a finish outside the final AP top 10 for the first time since 2007, and only the third absence from the College Football Playoff in 11 seasons. Players acknowledged the substandard results and the need to regain Alabama's historic winning standard. The Crimson Tide begins 2025 at Florida State under increased scrutiny to respond.
It was basically the elephant in the room," Williams said.
If you don't want to be here, leave.
It just wasn't good enough," Williams said.
We didn't live up to the Alabama standard this past season, and it needed to be addressed. We all knew it, but it's never a bad thing to be reminded. Literally, my whole life, the only thing I remember is Alabama winning championships and winning at least 10 games every year.
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