re: Saban, 2003: "Anyone who doesn't win their conference

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Can anyone find irrefutable evidence that he actually said this?

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No - I couldn't find anything. In fact, he talked extensively about supporting the system and a split championship as a legitimate outcome in the 2003 case.

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"If we had not lost that one game, we wouldn't have the problem we have right now," Saban said. "We believe in the system and we will live with the system. It's probably not a perfect system. Until we have a playoff, which I've never been in favor of, we'll probably never know who the best teams are."

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"I don't think anyone will know who the legitimate national champion is unless all three teams in consideration get the opportunity to play one another," LSU coach Nick Saban said.

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