my faith in Saban as a player safety advocate is wavering

now, i'm just not sure he means what he says. it's so confusing.


Last week, radio personality Colin Cowherd dissected the three points, saying this is nothing more than "fear" on Saban's part.

"Let's not hide behind the exposure or the competitive imbalance," Cowherd said early last week. "You're feeding your players to get to 338 (pounds), scheduling Chattanooga who's defensive linemen are 288 pounds and you're pummeling them with 58, 68, 70 plays a game."

"If you are really deeply concerned about exposure to plays, why do you schedule games in which you are facing smaller, inferior teams and can dominate time of possession?" he asks.

He cites Georgia State, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Kent State, Colorado State and others.

"You know going into those games you're going to win by 50 points," Cowherd said. "You're not worried about competitive balance, not worried about exposure plays. In 2012, your offensive line averaged the same height and weight as the New York Giants, yet you scheduled Florida Atlantic so you could pummel them for 65 plays."

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