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Me thinks Coach Saban doth protest too much. His first and only real priority is what's best for Bama. Anyone who believes that his statements are based on the greater good are naïve at best.
@ATD ....Lol...guess you can count me as "naive". IMO...Saban is too old and wise to angle for a small advantage, at the expense of the game "he loves".
I believe he...and, most of the " top tier coaches" have the best interests of College Football and the Student Athlete at heart, first and foremost. College Football must be healthy, for a Championship of any kind, to mean anything. Saban and Smart know that.
IMO....The level of "Competition" among all of the Power 5 Teams is what made College Football one of America's greatest and most profitable organized sports. If all boats aren't raised at the same time...some of the smaller boats will be swallowed by the rising water. Diluting the competition serves no good purpose...but, that's what's happening.
I believe many factors have had a negative impact over the years...but, the latest, involving NIL and The TP, may be the straws that broke the Camel's back. It's really hard to envision what the College Football game will look like in 10-20 years if they continue down this self-destructive path.
But...I guarantee you, as long as somebody can make a dollar from it....there WILL be a Champion. And, it'll be UGA, Alabama, OSU, Clemson, LSU, USC, OU, UM, ND,...or one of the other "usual suspects". Lol...so, why not just cut to the chase...and, peel those teams out of their current Conferences, to create one 20-Team Super-Conference?
Actually...I just had an idea. How bout...creating a "40 team Super Conference"...with "4 10-Team Divisions"...East, West, North, South.
You would play all 9 of the teams in your division...plus "1 home-and-home" from each of the other 3 divisions, to rotate every other year...for a total of 12 games.
At the end of the year...winner of the East would play winner of the West...and, winner of the North would play winner of the South in a New Year's Bowl.
The winner of the two New Year's Bowls, would face off in a true Championship game in the 2nd week of January. Give that a big name, as the NFL did, with "Super Bowl Sunday LXVI"...rather than a common "19## NFL National Championship".
This may or may not work...but, it's the kind of bold vision and innovation that's gonna be required to fix this mess. Personally, I believe my idea would be fun...and, very profitable. Copyright reserved. Lol
Thanks Jar Jar Binks! Lol