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re: nick saban's quote on college football playoffs
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:51 pm to lsufball19
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:51 pm to lsufball19
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signed 2011, 2012, and 2017 when Saban's team lost in November and still found their way to the national title game. In 2011, Alabama dropped from 2 to 3 with a November loss. From 1 to 4 in 2012 with a November loss. And from 1 to 5 with a November loss in 2017. I'm not sure what this "greater impact" he's referring to is. That may be true for other teams but has never been true for a Nick Saban coached Alabama team.
Bama was 12-0 and #1 heading into the SECCG in 2008. Hard fought loss to UF knocked them out of the natty game in December. Had Bama had that same loss in week 2, good chance they make the natty game. So it has happened to Bama and Saban before. That said, I don't have an issue with the playoff system like Saban does. I think the 4 team playoff is pretty awesome and has doubled the slots for teams to get a shot at it. Heck, 2008 Bama may have made the playoffs had it existed back then. 2013 Bama likely does as well.
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Posted on 5/30/18 at 3:13 pm to tider04
quote:ehhhhh
Bama was 12-0 and #1 heading into the SECCG in 2008. Hard fought loss to UF knocked them out of the natty game in December. Had Bama had that same loss in week 2, good chance they make the natty game.
lets look at resumes going into the bowl games
Oklahoma
ranked wins
#7 texas tech
#11 TCU
#12 Cincy
#13 okie state
#21 mizzou
Loss to #3 UT
Bama
ranked wins
#15 UGA
loss
#2 UF
Please try and tell me you deserved it more regardless of when the loss occured
Posted on 5/30/18 at 3:36 pm to tider04
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Heck, 2008 Bama may have made the playoffs had it existed back then. 2013 Bama likely does as well.
2012 Georgia probably would.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 3:47 pm to tider04
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Bama was 12-0 and #1 heading into the SECCG in 2008. Hard fought loss to UF knocked them out of the natty game in December. Had Bama had that same loss in week 2, good chance they make the natty game. So it has happened to Bama and Saban before. That said, I don't have an issue with the playoff system like Saban does. I think the 4 team playoff is pretty awesome and has doubled the slots for teams to get a shot at it. Heck, 2008 Bama may have made the playoffs had it existed back then. 2013 Bama likely does as well.
94 as well. Y'all were 11-0 and lost to us in the SECCG.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 3:49 pm to tider04
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Bama was 12-0 and #1 heading into the SECCG in 2008.
I *think* some media and CFP committee did a mock selection around 2014 with the 2008 teams and I recall that remarkably, Alabama might've gotten left out in favor of USC.
This post was edited on 5/30/18 at 3:50 pm
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