""I choose to believe we've got a good football team," DeBoer said. "But we can't play on our heels. We're not going to be what we think we can be, what we want to be, if that's the case. And that falls on everyone. I don't just put the point the finger at the players.""
""I think that we got a little complacent and we thought that we won on the first drive, and that's not how it is," Simpson said. "Credit to those guys - they played hard for four quarters. We kind of took it for granted. We got to sit here a"
Alabama fell 31-17 to Florida State despite entering as nearly two-touchdown favorites. Alabama opened with a 16-play, 75-yard drive and early offensive balance but stalled afterward. Starting running back Jam Miller did not play, and a rotation of four backs produced an ineffective ground game with a longest run of 13 yards. Florida State increased pressure on quarterback Ty Simpson, pressuring him on 16 of 51 dropbacks; Simpson was 1-of-10 for 30 yards with three sacks when pressured. Coach Kalen DeBoer said there were "no excuses" and warned against complacency, and Simpson acknowledged taking the opening drive for granted.
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