BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The questions aimed at Alabama coach Nick Saban carried a familiar tone at this year’s Southeastern Conference Media Days.Saban graced the podium Wednesday, six and a half years after winning a national championship with LSU and five months removed from hoisting the crystal ball with Alabama.The fourth-year Crimson Tide coach once again had to respond to questions about the challenge of repeating and the raised standards that come with success.”They do have high expectations,” Saban said about Alabama fans. “I really wouldn’t want to coach any place that they didn’t have high expectations for what they wanted to accomplish.”Saban said he has learned how to deal with the pressure after going through it at LSU.”We loved the people in Louisiana,” Saban said. “We had a great experience there, a special experience that we’ll never forget in terms of what we were able to accomplish.” Alabama junior running back Mark Ingram has positive memories of LSU, as he had his way with the Tigers last season at Bryant-Denny Stadium.Ingram steamrolled past the Tigers for 144 total yards and converted five first downs to lead Alabama to a 24-15 win.This season the reigning Heisman Trophy winner will face LSU in Tiger Stadium.”I love going there,” Ingram said. “[It’s] one of the best atmospheres to play in college football.”LSU fell victim to Alabama in two of the three seasons since Saban has taken over in Tuscaloosa.”That game has been tough every single year,” Ingram said. “The first year we went into double overtime. Last year we went into crunch time. That is a game I look forward to every single year.”Ingram said the Crimson Tide and Tigers stack up fairly equally this season and will make for an exciting game when they meet Nov. 6.”They play tough,” Ingram said. “They play hard-noised football. We play tough and hard-noised football.” Saban said LSU and the SEC West will provide tight competition for Alabama in its attempt at a repeat national title.”LSU has a lot of good players,” Saban said. “They’ve always had pretty good players and done a good job coaching them.”The SEC has claimed the past four national championships, with Florida taking two and Alabama and LSU each winning one. “The SEC as a league just keeps getting better because I think the national exposure we get as a league really helps us all get more national recruits,” Saban said.Florida coach Urban Meyer didn’t bring up his team’s Oct. 9 showdown against LSU, but he did comment on his former wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales, who is now LSU’s passing game coordinator.”He was a great coach,” Meyer said. “He’ll do a great job at LSU.”Florida senior defensive back Ahmad Black said the Gators lost a great coach on the offensive side of the ball.”Just seeing him around and the way he talked to the wide receivers at Florida — he’s a good coach,” Black said.Black, who is a seasoned veteran with 136 total tackles in his career, said Gonzales will add character to the Tigers.The Lakeland, Fla., native said Gonzales’ life revolves around coaching.”He was always coaching,” Black said. “We’ll be during warmups, and he’ll be coaching.”Black is expecting a competitive game against LSU coming off last year’s matchup in which the cornerback contributed five tackles in Florida’s 13-3 victory.”It’s always been a great game, regardless if it’s at our place or theirs,” Black said. “I know Coach Miles will bring a great team into the Swamp. We just have to be ready for them.”—-Contact Michael Lambert at [email protected]