Nick Saban is trying to push his weight around with the CFB Playoff committee
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is one of the most influential people in college football. And Saban is trying to use that influence to get Alabama into the College Football Playoff. Saban appeared on ESPN on Saturday and made his case for the Crimson Tide to be included in the playoff. The Alabama […]
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is one of the most influential people in college football.
And Saban is trying to use that influence to get Alabama into the College Football Playoff.
Saban appeared on ESPN on Saturday and made his case for the Crimson Tide to be included in the playoff.
The Alabama head coach feels like the Crimson Tide are playing extremely well right now and he thinks they're one of the four best teams in the nation.
Saban essentially made excuses for losses (Bryce Young getting banged up…even though he passed for 455 yards against UT). And he even cited a win against Ole Miss as a reason why Alabama should make the playoff.
The Rebels, by the way, lost four of their final five games and they didn't beat a single team that finished the season ranked in the top 25. I'm not sure that Alabama's six-point win against Ole Miss is as impressive as Saban is making it out to be.
If Alabama wasn't Alabama, they wouldn't even be on the playoff radar. Their best win is a narrow victory against Texas. Their loss to LSU also doesn't look so great after the Tigers lost to Georgia by 20 points in the SEC Championship game.
The Crimson Tide couldn't beat an LSU team that lost by 27 at home to Tennessee and by 20 to Georgia on a neutral field. And yet Saban thinks they should be in the playoff?
I don't blame Saban for making the argument — it's his job to advocate for his team. But he sounds desperate by talking about going 3-0 with wins against an Ole Miss team that imploded, Austin Peay, and Auburn as a "strong finish".
I don't think Saban will get his way this year — there isn't an argument for Alabama that even makes a little bit of sense. But at the same time, it wouldn't shock me. Saban, after all, is viewed as a deity in the college football world. And I'm not sure anyone on the CFP committee is willing to tell him no.
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