Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer won’t let his team forget about Week 1’s embarrassing loss.

It was a scene in Tallahassee that haunted everyone donning the crimson and white. Players, coaches, visiting fans. 

As the raucous crowd in Doak S. Campbell Stadium was screaming at the top of their lungs, while doing their signature ‘chop’ chant, it was a scene out of a playoff game, not a season opener.

Once the clock struck zero and the Florida State fans stormed the field after a 31-17 Seminole victory, everyone had an opinion on just what was next for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Was “The Standard” still “The Standard?” Was DeBoer the right coach for the job? Was superstar wide receiver Ryan Williams going to transfer? Can Nick Saban return to coach?

Every question you can possibly imagine, was likely asked into the stratosphere. But internally, DeBoer and his staff wouldn’t let his team forget the feeling of embarrassment and disappointment leave their locker room.

Every Wednesday, DeBoer speaks to a live local radio show “Hey Coach,” in front of fans located at Baumhowers Victory Grille in Tuscaloosa. And while the vibes were much higher after a 73-0 beatdown to UL Monroe on Week 2, the Week 1 loss was branded into the program’s brain.

"We better be keeping the pain of what happened Week 1 internally. Channel the energy, channel whatever level of frustration, being upset, whatever you want to call it, ... into our preparation."

It’s an intensity we haven’t seen much of from DeBoer when he speaks to the media. Yet, it just goes to show you how painful that loss was.

Alabama Football’s social media team released a three-and-a-half minute video on Tuesday recapping Week 2’s win, and 25 seconds in, you can overhear DeBoer speaking to his team in  a completely opposite tone from his usual cool, calm and collected personality that he tries to portray to the media.

“Everything you do, is with bad intentions. Everything you do, is with bad intentions. You take the field with bad intentions. You come off that sideline, it is bad intentions. It’s with purpose, you communicate with purpose,” DeBoer shouts.

As the Wisconsin Badgers come into T-Town, it’ll likely be without their starting quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., who will miss his second straight game due to a lower body injury he suffered in Week 1.

Which means backup Danny O’Neil, who has performed admirably will go against an Alabama defense that’s out for blood.

While Wisconsin isn’t at the level of Florida State, it’s certainly a notch above UL Monroe. And if the Tide wants to shake the stigma of Week 1 off, they better do it with bad intentions.