Saban on playoff proposal: '[Heck] no'

Man, I really hate it when I agree with the dark side.....

"Saban said he believes much of the talk regarding conference champion-only playoff models is being driven by conference commissioners who are looking to give their own league an advantage rather than trying to do what's best for the game as a whole."

This statement is true. However, he should have stopped at "advantage" because those seeking multiple teams (aka other than conference champions) are also looking to give their own league an advantage...can you say SEC. So, all conference commissioners are looking to give their own league an advantage...surprise, surprise, surprise.

"They don't want a bunch of conference champions to end up playing in a championship game," Saban said.

Hmmmm..... Isn't that what every other sport does? So I guess the NFL shouldn't have the American conference champ against the National Conferemce champ; MLB have the National league champ vs American league champ; the NBA have Western vs Eastern champs, ad infinitum.

You wanted a playoff, that is what it is.

Hell?

they should just go with top 4 teams period if they want to do the +1 thing. damn conferences. so last year would of been.....#1 LSU, #5 oregon, #10 wisconsin, #17 clemson, #20something WVU. how do you decide which conference champs will participate? how bout just #s 1,2,3,&4; which last year would've been okla st, stan,lsu, ala.

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 08:50 AM ET  05.11 by chokies&nolessuk

they should just go with top 4 teams period if they want to do the +1 thing. damn conferences. so last year would of been.....#1 LSU, #5 oregon, #10 wisconsin, #17 clemson, #20something WVU. how do you decide which conference champs will participate? how bout just #s 1,2,3,&4; which last year would've been okla st, stan,lsu, ala.

You left out who the computers had as 2, OKlite

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 08:41 AM ET  05.11 by Moudz

He's a **** who benefited from a flawed system. Of course he doesn't want to change it. But the idea the 2 best teams are or were in the MNC game is laughable when those teams are determined by people deciding who looks prettiest.

Good grief, can you cry anymore?

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:36 AM ET  05.11 by SL Guido

"They don't want a bunch of conference champions to end up playing in a championship game," Saban said.Hmmmm..... Isn't that what every other sport does? So I guess the NFL shouldn't have the American conference champ against the National Conferemce champ; MLB have the National league champ vs American league champ; the NBA have Western vs Eastern champs, ad infinitum.You wanted a playoff, that is what it is.

But, as has been pointed out before, you can have a noncoference champion in the Superbowl.

He's right.

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 08:54 AM ET  05.11 by SL Guido

You left out who the computers had as 2, OKlite

He had Ok state in his last sentence. Quad.

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 08:39 AM ET  05.11 by Moudz

So you're just as wrong as he is then. Interesting.

Of course he is right, unless you are willing to say a team that wins its conference with two losses is eligible and a team with one loss that does not win its conference is not eligible.

What do you do with an Independent? a free ride with one loss? Is there anybody who thinks the best team has not been the best team the last many years?

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 08:39 AM ET  05.11 by Moudz

So you're just as wrong as he is then. Interesting.

Nope, he's just as right as Saban is.

QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 09:18 AM ET  05.11 by Joe Kidd #1

He's right.

Yes he is.

QUOTE(#15):

Originally posted 09:19 AM ET  05.11 by 50yearfan

Of course he is right, unless you are willing to say a team that wins its conference with two losses is eligible and a team with one loss that does not win its conference is not eligible.What do you do with an Independent? a free ride with one loss? Is there anybody who thinks the best team has not been the best team the last many years?

He doesn't know. He is clueless on it. He just knows "I dint lahk wut happened last year because I hates that mean Ol Sabinz."

QUOTE(#17):

Originally posted 09:20 AM ET  05.11 by 50yearfan

Yes he is.

And I know some here won't believe me, but I'd think EXACTLY the same no matter the circumstances. I did not give a crap in 2006 who went. If I'm completely honest, I probably was pulling against Florida, except for maybe I was against Michigan or OSU more and Florida made my conference and hence my team better looking. Other than that, put them both back together, wgas.