Al is no different that any other coach with his quotes ... It's not "excuses" ... It's "coach-speak".
If we won more, people would get it.
Here are a couple of Nick Saban gems:
"If I was happy with them, we wouldn't have summer conditioning, we would not have fall camp, we wouldn't have 30 practices to get ready for our first game against Virginia Tech. We'd just pack it in and say, 'All right, let's go to Atlanta and play the game.' We're not there yet."
"I really do feel like we have a lot of the components to develop as a team," Saban said. "I don't think we are where we need to be. I think too many people (are) too comfortable with their position. That, to me, does not lend itself to great competition or being a great competitor.
"Your preparation, your ability to play with consistency, your ability to pay attention to detail, get the little things right, you don't inherit that. That's something you've got to earn."
Those could be taken from a Golden script. But because we don't win enough, people think he's making excuses. He's not ...
Now, he might not ever be the guy to lead the program back to prominence ... But folks should chill with the "he makes excuses, stuff". Beyond the "cloud" references, he steps up for blame. "It starts with me", or "I'm responsible". What else do y'all want him to say?