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Alabama 'starting all over' after disappointing finish to last season

Nick Saban (far left) wants 'Bama to get back to basics after ending 2013 with two straight losses.

Nick Saban (far left) wants 'Bama to get back to basics after ending 2013 with two straight losses.

"We kind of got complacent," said rising senior linebacker Trey DePriest. "We just wrote ourselves in as going to the big dance and stopped doing all those little things that were giving us that opportunity to go to the big dance. We automatically thought that, all right, since we beat LSU, these next two teams, we're going to roll and then we'll see who we play in our bowl game.

After breaking out in the Sugar Bowl, Derrick Henry should take on a major role for Alabama.

After breaking out in the Sugar Bowl, Derrick Henry should take on a major role for Alabama.

This year's team may have more of the right stuff. On Saturday, fans will begin to find out whether it has the necessary quarterback and cornerbacks.

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