Comments coming out of Alabama's locker room after win against South Carolina prove one major concern may have been fixed

It may seem cheesy or corny, but that comment from Simpson on the state of the lcoker room, matches the play on the field. Last year was marred by discipline issues. There were bad penalties, temper tantrums, and moments that made you stop and say, "That would have never happened under Nick Saban." The culture looked like it was eroding before our eyes.

It wasn't necessarily the losses, rather the way that Alabama was losing. And then it started all over again in Week 1, where, with the game's momentum shifting back in Alabama's favor, a defender jumps on an FSU player, extends the drive instead of forcing a punt, and the Seminoles go on to win.

Since that point, everything has changed.

Now you see players like Ty Simpson picking up Ryan Williams after drops. You see Kalen DeBoer greeting his players off the field after every drive, good or bad. You see one of the most underrated talking points on a good football team: a sound culture.

And the winning and the culture tend to go hand in hand.

"We just play for each other," LB Deontae Lawson added. "We don’t want to go in that locker room and look each other in the eye with disappointment. I think that’s the biggest thing.”