re: Saban benefits from the BCS format

there are different components to a great coach.

in college, the 3 components would be recruiting, x's and o's and motivating. nfl, it's x's and o's and motivating, but no recruiting.

for the 3 college components, saban is an A+ recruiter, and gets an A for the other 2 components. A guy like chip kelly(or steve spurrier circa fun n gun florida days) would be like an A+++ x's and o's, but only B's or C's for recruiting and motivation. That's why guys like kelly or spurrier stand out as innovators, but a nick saban is just a better all around coach. there are only 3 other college coaches in saban's league, and 2 are in the nfl(carroll and harbaugh), the other is urban meyer.