Clear perspective is never very far away, but still, even using the Zack performance barometer (Performances are never as good, nor as bad as they appear, er somthing like that), they still weighed out to a solid performance for their overall balance.
As Saban said, they exhibited as a team, an ability to overcome adversity.
That was somthing to see, regardless of who they were playing.
Also, the defense looked as fired up, and as fluid as they've ever looked, the new schemes appear to be quickly paying dividends.