Egg Toast I know I could care less about Oregon vs Wisconsin because they aren’t better than the top 4 in the CFB. Saban is right. Just cause a stadium has 90,000 seats doesn’t mean it’s more important lmao
He didn’t answer a hypothetical question. Wtf are you talking about. He was asked what he would say to a player in that situation and he didn’t answer THAT question. He redirected it and gave some insight without actually answering the hypothetical question
@@theman6297 reporter: "what would you say to a player..." Saban: "what I would say to every player is..." sounds like a hypothetical answer to a hypothetical question to me lol
He had to think about what he wanted to say and to read the room and react accordingly. And not say anything dumb or stupid. Sociopath's absolutely cannot stand to have something stupid, dumb, or disagreeable come out of their mouth. You can't fool me Saban.
Freddy FTW yes they do. It actually happens almost every year. You get a few teams that sneak in. In 2015 SAN Jose state, Minnesota, and Nebraska were 5-7 yet made it to a bowl game
weakbrainthrombosis no team in the bowl series has an losing record maybe an .500 record with expectation of maybe 1 or 2 teams with 5-7 records tbh if they don’t come from the sec big 10 big 12 acc or pac 12 they get no respect
To me it's not even that because I just dont watch those my issue with the bowl games is for example #9 Florida is playing #24 Virginia in the organe bowl and # 10 Penn state played # 17 Memphis in the cotton bowl
You don't think the Playoff hasn't diminished the prestige of the Cheez-It Bowl? 😂😂😂 I'm with you. Unless it's a traditional New Years Six bowl game, no one gives a shit. It's just programming for ESPN.
Awreidaaa No he’s not. Lol. The success Alabama has had is legendary. Saban knows you can’t win them all and he is absolutely right. The focus is on the teams that play in playoffs. The other bowl games struggled to sell tickets. The UGA Baylor game had tickets online for $6. To a bowl game $6. I guess he did a little time travel since this was in 2016 you fucking idiot.
It is a great take. But I hate the break the news to coach Saban, people haven't cared about bowl games in years. Yes the playoffs have diminished the value of the bowl games, but they weren't worth all that much to begin with. You want to dramatically increase the value of the bowl games? Simple. Reduce them. Reduce the number significantly. Instead of 40 bowl games, have 8 bowl games. Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Citrus Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Gator Bowl, Outback Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Las Vegas Bowl I guess. Right there, 11 games including the 3 playoff games. Scarcity. Then you might actually get more fans at them other than the parents of the players. The alumni might even spend some money around New Year's Day to actually attend those games. They will care because they will be special.
Coming from the coach who lost the Sec champion. Still made the playoffs,and won the National championship but weren't champions of their own conference. Champions of the world except for SEC, wtf how's that logical.
Oh, same here. I love Bowl season but he is 100% right. You don't have to go back too many years where it would be unheard of to even think about setting out a bowl game. Now it's almost fashionable to set out. How long before a player decides to set out a playoff game? After all it's all about supposedly keeping yourself safe for the draft. How much is it worth to a player to say he won a playoff game? 1, 2, 10 million? That's what this is all about,players afraid to play their last game for fear of getting injured and costing them money. Injuries happen in playoff games as well so why not set them out if that's your goal?
@@Donegal62 I would feel like I was letting my teammates down if I didn't play. My thinking on the subject is get my college degree, play some football to cover the scholarship that paid for my education, and then go play pro ball for as long as I can.
What diminished the value of the bowl games is the sheer number of bowl games; it's ridiculous; In 1960 there were 9 bowls; they were ALL important. Now there are 40; EIGHTY teams get to play in a bowl game; of course the value is diminished.
I can't agree more. Go from 6 to 8 wins for bowl eligibility and that'll get me excited for a bowl game between GOOD teams. Not some bullshit 6-7 team that's just going to get crushed by some 9-3 team.
What Sabin said was true and your statement is also true but remember that college football has become big business and these Bowl games rake in millions of dollars for the participating universities. It's more about money than substance
@@kentaviomarshall5412 It gives other schools like LSU and Clemson a bigger recruiting advantage which can effect seasons after this. We don't know when Alabama's dynasty will end. But it will end.
Jeffrey Warren also true I’m not an Alabama fan I’m an Clemson fan but I give them there repeat but they jus can’t sign them off like it’s over ur consider a great team if losing two. Games is bad
Saban nailed it....This "playoff" system has destroyed tradition and has attempted to make college football the same as the NFL. Now the bowl games that are not part of the playoffs are merely exhibition scrimmage games like the NFL Pro Bowl. Alabama vs Michigan sounds great, but when half the starters don't play, what's the point? If this playoff system is expanded, a lot of the bowl games are going to fade away and soon all we're going to have is playoffs/championship game...just like the NFL. It's sad....Could you even imagine a player walking up to Bo Schembechler, Woody Hayes, Paul Bryant, or Ara Parseghian and asking if they could sit out the bowl game because they might get hurt and impact their draft chances? It's sad...very, very sad. The days of Bo yelling "The TEAM, The TEAM, The TEAM" are long gone and doubtful to ever return.
Well put. Bring back tradition, meaningful Bowl Games, running the ball with 4.3 230 pound rbs, tearaway jerseys, no sitting out, hard hitting the old way, etc, etc..Now it's NFL jr or Baby NFL. No longer traditional CF. ABC, Keith Jackson, Bo Jackson, Walker, Dupree and...
Bo, Woody, Paul and Ara. Those guys were football coaches. Lord, I miss those days. ..And, no, I can't imagine a player asking them if he could sit out.
Coach is spot on; the current playoff system has dismissed other bowl games. I grew up old school: all 4 major bowls were on one day; new years. My mom would cook a big roast, my pops and I would watch football. It was the way the Lord intended
Saban is just mad that the playoff is the only reason he isn’t handed the national championship trophy every year by a committee. 1. Players were sitting out before the playoff system. 2. The devalued bowl system is bc of too many bowls not the playoff. 3. People want to see the best vs the best, not bowl games. And the only fair way to get that is through the playoff
If a kid is already a high draft pick then he has to decide if playing is as important as being healthy for the draft. I wonder if Alabama will have a lot of kids sit this year since they are out of the playoffs?
@@seanm3226 No there wasn't. They went by your schedule strength, who you played basically, and how bad you beat em. They also looked at your conferences strength. Then it got voted on by coaches, and sportswriters. Wasn't always fair. I remember when it was a privelidge to be invited to a bowl game, and all the players wanted to play. The bowl games basically meant something.
He is right you can’t blame the players but I’ll say this “ I encourage” the players “ who’s going to the draft” to play their last game, because I think you can make a difference and that goes for the ones playing their last
And i encourage players to skip their bowl games that are meaningless to avoid costing themselves millions in the future. Which should they prioritize, a game noone gives a shit about or their own future? Which would you prioritize? Be honest, now.
The playoffs are great, but the media has to stop making the playoffs the only thing that matters in CFB discussions. Spread the attention to the other bowls too. But we all know that will never happen as long as there are more important things to focus on. Like Ezekiel Elliot jumping in the Salvation Army pot, George Carl calling out Carmelo, and anything involving Tony Romo.
This is why I don’t fully support expanding the playoff to 8 teams. In ruins college football. If there is 8 teams with an equal shot at the championship in makes the regular season less important. A 2 loss team should not be the national champion even if they win the 8 team tournament. Also it will ruin the bowl system more than it already is. I like bowl games. It’s nice to see your team play an extra game, sure it might not be for a national championship, but it is still important to win. The subjectivity of college football is what makes it college football. Keep the same system we have, except have the only teams who get in the playoff be conference champions, that will essentially add that extra round everyone wants.
Tbh eliminating trash bowl games and having just a playoff would be so much better for the NCAA. Have a 6 team playoff with home field advantages. And make the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Orange Bowl those teams outside the top 6. Las Vegas Bowl should be more interesting with their new stadium.
If you are already at the top of the first round draft why would you play when you might get hurt. Like he said it is a good place to show how good a player you are. He seems to be saying if you are not a high draft round pick you could enhance your possible position by playing. A very logical answer.
Saban is right. This is the first time he hasn’t been in the playoffs. I think the number of teams in bowl games is the problem, not just the playoffs.
@Stephen S. That's ok in life for survival. Football is only a GAME. Life is far grander than any game. Coach Saban is selfishly surviving in his job coaching. The big picture. Life
This should be the feel and attitude at the University like it has always been... WIN THE BOWL GAME. It needs to be put on the players who get a free education, with this multi-million dollar equipment they get to work out on for free to make themselves stronger and faster, food for free instead of taking a selfish approach. Money has ruined this game.
They dont get it for free. Its their work that puts the money in the schools pocket and the school only spends a portion of it on the players.. Also, if you paid the players what they were worth, you wouldn't have this problem. If they stopped making college football a requirement to get to the nfl you wouldn't have this problem. Stop blaming the players who are making decisions that are the best for them, since we all know the schools or the ncaa aren't looking out for the players best interests..
Just be honest, he would say Hell No! Coach can I skip the game played in the rain or snow? I don't want to trip & hurt myself, too hot is a problem also.
Should go back to end of season go to the respective conference bowl championship.Pointless anyway to even have playoffs since so biased to always only wanting sec teams to win it and fixing it to only to supplement biasing.
@@wross5961 People complain about the SEC teams always getting selected for the playoffs but they're the toughest conference to dominate in. I'm more interested what people have to say about Clemson's garbage conference and them always getting in
As a player, I wanted to play as many games as I could. I just loved to play football above all other considerations. To choose to miss my last game, any Bowl game, in my senior year, before entering the NFL draft, I couldn't consider, even for an instant. How times have changed.
every year CF gets more wussed-out. it will never get back to the tough classic traditional CF days when it really meant something. overall pride has taken a major hit, it's all about the dollars and let's hurry up and get to the NFL! I do have to give those Clemson players from last year's Natty team a shout out for coming back and doing their thing, accomplishing their goal. a rare thing to see these days..
Yes like Alabama.getting lots of 5 star recruits every year and beating up mostly cupcake schools That are lucky to have a couple 3 star recruits at best.some of the teams they play do not even have a single NFL prospect on the roster. They only scheduled 2 really legitimately though teams and lost to both.
@@gregmartin1757 The only thing that would fix it (in my opinion) would be a "Districting System", where we had population districts (like US and State representative districts). And players could only play Div-1 Football for schools based on their birth district. So, based on where you're born, you might have 1-3 schools to choose from. Something like that. It could be done, but they'll never do it unless all the non-powerhouse teams started boycotting games against the powerhouses.
Right on, brief but to the point. I miss the old fashioned way where players wanted to be in a GREAT bowl game, they loved it and played great football. Coach Saban is correct in everything he said, as always.
Bowl games have always been a joke. In the NFL you have one coach being a champion. In bowl games...a bunch of coaches who didn't actually win anything get to say they won a big game. It's always been a system to keep coaches employed.
You know why people think that the other bowl games are not that important? Because they're not. A national title game already did that before the playoff.
@@jackedvette8258 I don't think the players care as much about winning a non playoff game though. So the matchups wouldn't play out as good compared to the previous post-season system.
Without taking an overall position on playoffs, here, I will say this: growing up, there wasn't a bowl game more esteemed, in my estimation, than the Grandaddy of 'em All, the Rose Bowl. It was just really exciting: the Pac 12 champion played the Big Ten champion and you either took care of business and got in or you didn't and you didn't. Well no offense to Wisconsin this year, but I think it's quite silly how they lost at least fairly convincingly in the Big Ten title game and are basically backpedaling into the Rose Bowl. This sort of thing would not have happened back in the day and honestly, it has lowered the aforementioned esteem of this tradition-rich game.
Nick Saban’s wisdom and work ethic is why he is the greatest coach in college football. A example of his wisdom is Jalen Hurts. Coach Saban’s decision to start Tua over Hurts was perfect because it allowed Tua to grow immediately. Hurts who has incredible athletic ability, needed someone to devote a unmeasurable amount of time to work with him to refine his passing game so he can get to the next level. Oklahoma is the perfect place for hurts to get trained and polished. Lincoln Riley is the perfect coach for Jalen Hurts in that area. The way this life of Jalen Hurts has unfolded has the potential to be one of the greatest football stories of all time. Jalen Hurts has his opportunity laid out before him to showcase his ability in front of the world. Oklahoma now has a defense “not great” but good enough to win. It is all on the shoulders of Jalen Hurts to win or lose in this year’s playoffs. Has he been refined enough to lead Oklahoma to a title? Can he take control of Lincoln Riley’s offense and make the play’s needed to score and control the play clock? Can he handle the pressure of the media who is waiting to chew him up if he fails? Jalen Hurts is facing the first opportunity of two to prove to the world he can play in the NFL. If he fails he probably will not be given much opportunity to play QB in the NFL. This years playoff was scripted for Jalen Hurts. Personally, I hope he plays his best 2 games and shines brighter than ever before. It also worked out well for the best that Bama didn’t make the playoff this year. If Bama would have got in Jalen wouldn’t have this opportunity. Also, Bama needed the break so they can show him support and encouragement. This years playoff is far beyond schools and states pride. It’s about one mans trials and tribulations to overcome and make his dream come true. It is interesting that 3 of the 4 QBs in this years playoffs are transfers and they all have similar stories. However this Jalen Hurts story is by far the richest of the 3. He learned discipline, hard work and leadership at Bama by the best coach in college football. He has learned offensive schemes, theology and mechanics at Oklahoma. Coach Saban’s decision is what writes this story and what gives it the potential to be one of the greatest of all time. Go Jalen - Roll Tide!!!
I agree with Nick Saban 100% and if a senior player opts out of their respective team's bowl game such as Sam Hartman of Notre Dame for example then that player should not be invited to the senior bowl. Now that makes sense to me..
There was nothing wrong with the BCS. It just ruffled people's feathers when two SEC teams (who were far and away the two best teams in the country) got to play in the BCS title game in 2011. It used to be the 3rd or 4th team complaining about being left out, now its just going to be the 5th or 6th ranked team. The playoff solves nothing. The BCS should have never been done away with.
With a 12 Team playoff the importance of Bowl Games has DEFINITELY diminished. Viewing vise it’s better for fans:11 Playoff games to watch and week 10-12 games with 2 loss teams before so much more interesting. But on the upside Conference Championships are so much more interesting! As they are a direct path to the playoffs. I’m definitely looking forward to watching the playoffs next season. But for the players in the playoffs they are more likely to be injured and for the ones NOT trying to get Drafted the will miss a serious amount of school. As the teams in the playoffs especially the top 4 and 2 teams will probably be practicing until mid to late January.
In all honesty, even before the playoffs were created, it was difficult to get excited about Southwest Utah State playing Northeast Connecticut Tech in the Joe's Auto Shop Bowl.
Playoff solution: 11 regular season games (9 conference 2 non-conference) 12th game is the conference championships plus bowl games for the non-playoff teams. 13th-15th games are from a 12 team playoff bracket including the top 8 conference champions plus 4 at large bids (9th conference champion is out; however that conference can move up the following year based on the results of the regular season non-conference games plus the bowl game results. Seed the playoff bracket to ensure no rematches occur unless the teams win their way into the finals. With this solution EVERY game counts.
Restructure the system. 8 conferences, 2 divisions in each conference. Unload several teams to division 2A or whatever its called now(there are 130 teams already in division 1a, and it continues to grow...ridiculous. 10-11 game schedule maximum. 5 point tie breaker to determine division champs in each division. Play a Conference championship, then utilize major bowls(Rose, Fiesta, Cotton, Sugar, and Orange) with the 8 team (conference champions) playoff. Move final 4 each year to a different major bowl site. NO, NO, NO ranking system, this is part of what is screwing this up. You can ceede the 8 teams in the playoff brackets, but throw the ranking system out the window. Tier the rest of the bowl games. i.e. 2nd tier, 3rd tier , 4th tier, based on objective criteria determined by NCAA or more likely by advertising revenue. Let teams down to 3rd place in each division play in a bowl. No more 4th or 5th place teams playing in a bowl game. This system would have to be tweaked, but teams have already changed conferences over the decades, as well as in the pro game. I feel confident that the national champion team has been crowned the last several years. I agree with the outcome. I think, though that we need a system where every division 1 team gets an opportunity to play for the national championship(not with a 130 teams). Right now they are shut out. I'm not sure if there is any other sport in the NCAA, that does not give every team the opportunity to play for the national championship in their respective sport. Right now tradition ain't cutting it. Especially since there is still talk of college football athletes being paid... This is just my 2 cents on this whole subject.
Jeffrey Warren not exactly. I mean like the SEC has the sugar bowl The big 12 gets the cotton bowl PAC 12 gets the fiesta bowl Big 10 gets the rose bowl Acc gets the orange bowl And the top at large schools get the Peach bowl as a wild card
In the early 80s when I was a kid I remember that there were basically four bowls that got a lot of attention. They were the rose, cotton , sugar and orange bowl games. All of them were broadcast live by one of the three major networks at the time. Of seemingly less significance I remember the gator bowl and the Fiesta Bowl and the citrus bowl. Sometime after that they started coming out with the FedEx bowl and the Tostitos bowl and on and on and on
Agree with Saban. I miss the importance of those big bowl games. I also miss not seeing the college band performances at half time. Change is constant, though.
I guess he diminished his own bowl game back in 2015 2014 when Auburn beat them to play Florida State for the title and Alabama played Oklahoma who they lost to which he referred to as a conselation game lol I guess his game didn't mean much
Good for him. But I also think worth considering is the fact that if Mr. Soon to Play on Sunday sits out, then that guy who has sat on the bench behind him anonymously all his career might finally get a chance to show HIS STUFF. Who knows? Maybe that guy will open some eyes of scouts on the big stage of the bowl game? So, since the earlier historic significance of the Rose, Citrus, and Sugar is lost, why not let them be a chance for the bench players who have contributed so much to the growth of the Mr Sundays to have a chance to shine. What's the big deal?
Bowl game importance is diminished because there are too many bowl games. Take away some bowl games and make it harder to get into one. That is when their importance will come back.
I totally agree with this diminishing other bowl games, however I still think it’s worth it. Because as a competitor your goal is to win a national championship and be the best, and a playoff system allows teams that chance. I think back to the 2010 TCU team who went undefeated and won the rose bowl. They won every single game and still didn’t have a chance to play for a national title. The playoffs give teams a chance to play for what they really want, and if that diminishes the value of bowl games then so be it
Saban is right about the playoffs diminishing the importance of the other games. ..But football is a team sport and any player choosing to sit out a bowl game is letting down his teammates. Shame on the player for even asking.
No its good like it is. Only giving the top 2 teams is not right. Remember in 2011 when TCU got snubbed? It gives more teams a chance to prove themselves against the best. Now yes it does diminish other bowls, but so what? It should motivate other teams to do better the next year, therefore bringing more balance and competitiveness.
This started long before the playoffs. What made the bowl season started to lose importance is the pure amount of games. As more teams started to go, only a few bowl games still remain relevant. There were still games between big teams that weren’t in the championship running that people enjoyed. With the playoffs, only three games have any value.
I'm a big Ohio state fan so I really don't like how Alabama is just amazing every year. And I love Urban, but I would do anything to have Saban coach at osu
I agree entirely. Most teams that make the playoff are from either the the Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC (Southeastern Conference), ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), Big 12, or the Big East. Because of extensive media coverage of these 5 Conferences there may never be another school outside of them that will make the playoff. Go back to the Bowl games at let a committe determine the National Champs by who they play, their records, and their head to head meeting against each other and other conferences. That was the old way and most viewers agreed on the committees final decision. Even most coaches, reporters, and viewers agreed. Only the power conferences have a chance to win it all
Its a team sport...and the players who sit out, are not team players...they quit on their team,when they need them the most.....I think it shows their character...its all about them.... I would not want to be on a battlefield with the guys as my team mates, that's for sure...
@@mikerich3378 Free?. They were paid with an education, plus free room and board for four years. College isn't cheap. Football is a risk, but then again you could twist a knee while walking to class.
It's interesting to hear Nick Saban say this about bowl games, espeically the Sugar Bowl, because Alabama went to the Sugar Bowl last year, and Nick Saban did nothing but complain about it, and act like it was beneath him.
Wu Tang said it best: C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) Players are understanding that sports is BIG business. Now, the pimps are mad because the hoes are beginning to play by the same rules and making intelligent boss moves.
I believe The Rose Bowl is still an historic bowl to be exited about. What was stupid was that they made the Rose Bowl included in the playoffs prior to this year
There are too many insignificant bowl games, and they were insignificant before the playoffs. We need the 16 team playoff. 8 games -> 4 games - 2 games - championship. Give these games bowl titles and some relevance.
This is exactly right. Alabama still has the most Sugar Bowl victories of any program, but now that the Sugar isn't getting the SEC champion most every year, it kind of diminishes that.
all the old big bowls are diminished....its now gotten to the point unless you have a playoff like basketball or baseball you do not have a true number 1 in football....just like pro football where any pro team can have a great day and beat any other team....same in college....it was better when you had the writers at the end of the bowl games say who was # 1
I agree with him on the point that the playoff diminished other bowl games. However, all the games are meaningless, even the playoffs. You play in the Redbox Bowl or the national championship game, you take the same risk with no reward. If I were a slam dunk first round draft pick, I declare for the draft the second my conference season is over.
He's right. Had Utah beat Oregon and they had been invited to the Playoff's (I don't think they would had personally), the Rose Bowl would had become a consolation bowl for the 2nd place team in the Pac-12. The Playoffs have ruined Bowl Season completely. It sucks!!
Sean, I guess we're the only fans that just saw this by the amount of recent comments. And I remember ,if I'm not mistaken Coach saying this in 2013 and most people I know agreed 100% same as you. I kinda miss the BCS years when all jrs and srs played. Coach Saban is really an amazingly intelligent man.ROLL TIDE ready for spring
Brad , he told his Michigan State players before a bowl game that he wasn’t going anywhere. That night he moved his family out of East Lansing. Saban is full of excrement.
@@randolphtolbert3825 Like I said, whatever. No that wasn't cool I agree but everyone has a skeleton in the closet. I know you'll have more examples, but in the here and now I'm not going to fret over it
It’s funny that its a bad thing to have the playoffs now that they are not in it this year. He was fine with it the last 4 or so years that Alabama was in the top 4.
You can’t argue what he’s saying even if you dislike him. He’s right.
Robert Fousch he’s wrong about the rose bowl third most watched CFB behind the playoffs with 90,000 in the stadium
Egg Toast I know I could care less about Oregon vs Wisconsin because they aren’t better than the top 4 in the CFB. Saban is right. Just cause a stadium has 90,000 seats doesn’t mean it’s more important lmao
FabioJ- again look at the viewership it more views than any other game
@@Gerg-Far just because people watch it don't make it important lol stupid
@@Gerg-Far that don't make it important
Saban: "I don't answer hypothetical questions."
*Answers hypothetical question*
He didn’t answer a hypothetical question. Wtf are you talking about. He was asked what he would say to a player in that situation and he didn’t answer THAT question. He redirected it and gave some insight without actually answering the hypothetical question
@@theman6297
reporter: "what would you say to a player..."
Saban: "what I would say to every player is..."
sounds like a hypothetical answer to a hypothetical question to me lol
Shows how stupid people are. He never answers the question for sure
@@Alienmoonbathin Sure he did, he said that its every players choice and every players decision. 2:13.
He had to think about what he wanted to say and to read the room and react accordingly. And not say anything dumb or stupid. Sociopath's absolutely cannot stand to have something stupid, dumb, or disagreeable come out of their mouth. You can't fool me Saban.
It’s not so much the playoffs that diminish “bowl games”. IMO Having 73 bowl games and bowl games featuring teams with losing records.
Well no team goes to a bowl game with a losing record
Freddy FTW yes they do. It actually happens almost every year. You get a few teams that sneak in. In 2015 SAN Jose state, Minnesota, and Nebraska were 5-7 yet made it to a bowl game
weakbrainthrombosis no team in the bowl series has an losing record maybe an .500 record with expectation of maybe 1 or 2 teams with 5-7 records tbh if they don’t come from the sec big 10 big 12 acc or pac 12 they get no respect
To me it's not even that because I just dont watch those my issue with the bowl games is for example #9 Florida is playing #24 Virginia in the organe bowl and # 10 Penn state played # 17 Memphis in the cotton bowl
Marcus Jude it’s jus the politics in football
The playoff didn’t diminish the bowls, having umpteen numbers of bowl games and turning them into participation ribbons did that.
You don't think the Playoff hasn't diminished the prestige of the Cheez-It Bowl? 😂😂😂
I'm with you. Unless it's a traditional New Years Six bowl game, no one gives a shit. It's just programming for ESPN.
@Awreidaaa This video is 4 years old moron.
@Awreidaaa this video is 3 years old you jackass
theMcWOPPER pee pee poo poo
Awreidaaa No he’s not. Lol. The success Alabama has had is legendary. Saban knows you can’t win them all and he is absolutely right. The focus is on the teams that play in playoffs. The other bowl games struggled to sell tickets. The UGA Baylor game had tickets online for $6. To a bowl game $6. I guess he did a little time travel since this was in 2016 you fucking idiot.
This is the best take I've heard on the subject.
I agree. Saban is showing every perspective.
Coach Saban could not explained it any better 🙏🏼❗
It is a great take. But I hate the break the news to coach Saban, people haven't cared about bowl games in years. Yes the playoffs have diminished the value of the bowl games, but they weren't worth all that much to begin with.
You want to dramatically increase the value of the bowl games? Simple. Reduce them. Reduce the number significantly. Instead of 40 bowl games, have 8 bowl games. Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Citrus Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Gator Bowl, Outback Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Las Vegas Bowl I guess. Right there, 11 games including the 3 playoff games. Scarcity. Then you might actually get more fans at them other than the parents of the players. The alumni might even spend some money around New Year's Day to actually attend those games. They will care because they will be special.
@@paulcolburn3855 nailed it... We been desensitized to bowl games because trash teams are rewarded.
He’s right it’s really a shame conference titles don’t mean what they used to.
Your right, ot means a lot more. A conference champion is almost guaranteed a spot in the CFP
@@theMcWOPPER only for the 5 major conferences...which is why 8 is a good number 16 is too big imo
@@magicizaproblem 16 would be perfect. Gotta hav those big upsets
Coming from the guy who lost his conference but still won the national title.
Coming from the coach who lost the Sec champion. Still made the playoffs,and won the National championship but weren't champions of their own conference. Champions of the world except for SEC, wtf how's that logical.
I have always loved the bowl games ever since I was a little kid and I continue to watch everyone I can
Keith Smith 👍 me too
Same here.
Oh, same here. I love Bowl season but he is 100% right. You don't have to go back too many years where it would be unheard of to even think about setting out a bowl game. Now it's almost fashionable to set out. How long before a player decides to set out a playoff game? After all it's all about supposedly keeping yourself safe for the draft. How much is it worth to a player to say he won a playoff game? 1, 2, 10 million? That's what this is all about,players afraid to play their last game for fear of getting injured and costing them money. Injuries happen in playoff games as well so why not set them out if that's your goal?
Johnny B 💯 and if the it’s the right player, it could mean the difference between winning and losing the final game of the season.
@@Donegal62 I would feel like I was letting my teammates down if I didn't play. My thinking on the subject is get my college degree, play some football to cover the scholarship that paid for my education, and then go play pro ball for as long as I can.
“I won’t answer your hypothetical question by answering your hypothetical question.” - Nick Saban
I am quite sure there is implication there. Most likely, he’d go crazy. His response was just why he thinks the bowl games have become irrelevant.
@@znhait their just TV money for smaller schools at this point
What diminished the value of the bowl games is the sheer number of bowl games; it's ridiculous; In 1960 there were 9 bowls; they were ALL important. Now there are 40; EIGHTY teams get to play in a bowl game; of course the value is diminished.
I can't agree more. Go from 6 to 8 wins for bowl eligibility and that'll get me excited for a bowl game between GOOD teams. Not some bullshit 6-7 team that's just going to get crushed by some 9-3 team.
I agree! To many bowl games!
You can be in a bowl game with a 6-6 record.
What Sabin said was true and your statement is also true but remember that college football has become big business and these Bowl games rake in millions of dollars for the participating universities. It's more about money than substance
You are correct. Saber is not.
Me: Nick is probably right.
Nick: Yeah, I probably am right.
Nick: On second thought I can only be one thing, right.
Joe Blow Lmao 🤣
I bet he wishes they had more than four teams in the playoffs now.
I mean they dominated the Decade so I think he's ok.
DRELOSKi II EXACTLY he miss the playoffs one year and people act like it’s the end of the world for bama
@@kentaviomarshall5412 It gives other schools like LSU and Clemson a bigger recruiting advantage which can effect seasons after this. We don't know when Alabama's dynasty will end. But it will end.
Jeffrey Warren also true I’m not an Alabama fan I’m an Clemson fan but I give them there repeat but they jus can’t sign them off like it’s over ur consider a great team if losing two. Games is bad
*respect
Saban nailed it....This "playoff" system has destroyed tradition and has attempted to make college football the same as the NFL. Now the bowl games that are not part of the playoffs are merely exhibition scrimmage games like the NFL Pro Bowl. Alabama vs Michigan sounds great, but when half the starters don't play, what's the point? If this playoff system is expanded, a lot of the bowl games are going to fade away and soon all we're going to have is playoffs/championship game...just like the NFL. It's sad....Could you even imagine a player walking up to Bo Schembechler, Woody Hayes, Paul Bryant, or Ara Parseghian and asking if they could sit out the bowl game because they might get hurt and impact their draft chances? It's sad...very, very sad. The days of Bo yelling "The TEAM, The TEAM, The TEAM" are long gone and doubtful to ever return.
Damn Ed you're so right LMAO they'd probably get throttled
They aren’t trying to make it like the nfl. They are trying to make it like every other sport. It’s called getting with the times
Well put. Bring back tradition, meaningful Bowl Games, running the ball with 4.3 230 pound rbs, tearaway jerseys, no sitting out, hard hitting the old way, etc, etc..Now it's NFL jr or Baby NFL. No longer traditional CF. ABC, Keith Jackson, Bo Jackson, Walker, Dupree and...
Bo, Woody, Paul and Ara. Those guys were football coaches. Lord, I miss those days. ..And, no, I can't imagine a player asking them if he could sit out.
The team the team the team. Coach thinking my bonus my bonus my bonus. It’s all about the money Coaches are hypocrites.
I came here to hate on Nick Saban and ended up agreeing with him.
Me to. Sucks don't it? Feels like I need rehab now.
I also agreed with him but he’s still an a$$hole
Me too. What’s happening to me?
You want the National Championship decided by voting rather than by playing??
@PBR Streetgang Heartfelt opinion?? He wants the National Championship handed to him by voters rather than having to play for it.
Coach is spot on; the current playoff system has dismissed other bowl games. I grew up old school: all 4 major bowls were on one day; new years. My mom would cook a big roast, my pops and I would watch football. It was the way the Lord intended
What about deciding who the best team is?
Or Mohammed intended
Thank you Nick! - from a Tennessee fan
Saban is just mad that the playoff is the only reason he isn’t handed the national championship trophy every year by a committee. 1. Players were sitting out before the playoff system. 2. The devalued bowl system is bc of too many bowls not the playoff. 3. People want to see the best vs the best, not bowl games. And the only fair way to get that is through the playoff
Exactly
If a kid is already a high draft pick then he has to decide if playing is as important as being healthy for the draft. I wonder if Alabama will have a lot of kids sit this year since they are out of the playoffs?
Prior to the playoffs, there NEVER was an official national champion.
Alex Denham 1. He is a good coach. 2. You’re a dumb fuck face piece of shit
@@seanm3226 No there wasn't. They went by your schedule strength, who you played basically, and how bad you beat em. They also looked at your conferences strength. Then it got voted on by coaches, and sportswriters. Wasn't always fair. I remember when it was a privelidge to be invited to a bowl game, and all the players wanted to play. The bowl games basically meant something.
He is right you can’t blame the players but I’ll say this “ I encourage” the players “ who’s going to the draft” to play their last game, because I think you can make a difference and that goes for the ones playing their last
And i encourage players to skip their bowl games that are meaningless to avoid costing themselves millions in the future.
Which should they prioritize, a game noone gives a shit about or their own future? Which would you prioritize? Be honest, now.
If they were in the playoffs, would they play? YES they would and they wouldn't be worried about getting hurt before the draft, so thats bullshit
The playoffs are great, but the media has to stop making the playoffs the only thing that matters in CFB discussions. Spread the attention to the other bowls too. But we all know that will never happen as long as there are more important things to focus on. Like Ezekiel Elliot jumping in the Salvation Army pot, George Carl calling out Carmelo, and anything involving Tony Romo.
That was a pretty candid answer from Saban... Didn’t beat around the bush... much respect
This is why I don’t fully support expanding the playoff to 8 teams. In ruins college football. If there is 8 teams with an equal shot at the championship in makes the regular season less important. A 2 loss team should not be the national champion even if they win the 8 team tournament. Also it will ruin the bowl system more than it already is. I like bowl
games. It’s nice to see your team play an extra game, sure it might not be for a national championship, but it is still important to win. The subjectivity of college football is what makes it college football. Keep the same system we have, except have the only teams who get in the playoff be conference champions, that will essentially add that extra round everyone wants.
Wow I never thought about it that way but it made perfect sense.
Tbh eliminating trash bowl games and having just a playoff would be so much better for the NCAA. Have a 6 team playoff with home field advantages. And make the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Orange Bowl those teams outside the top 6. Las Vegas Bowl should be more interesting with their new stadium.
If you are already at the top of the first round draft why would you play when you might get hurt. Like he said it is a good place to show how good a player you are. He seems to be saying if you are not a high draft round pick you could enhance your possible position by playing. A very logical answer.
Nick.
Things change. It's a constant.. Embrace it and adjust. Preserving your future is self survival.
Saban is right. This is the first time he hasn’t been in the playoffs. I think the number of teams in bowl games is the problem, not just the playoffs.
@Stephen S.
That's ok in life for survival. Football is only a GAME. Life is far grander than any game. Coach Saban is selfishly surviving in his job coaching. The big picture. Life
This should be the feel and attitude at the University like it has always been... WIN THE BOWL GAME. It needs to be put on the players who get a free education, with this multi-million dollar equipment they get to work out on for free to make themselves stronger and faster, food for free instead of taking a selfish approach. Money has ruined this game.
They dont get it for free. Its their work that puts the money in the schools pocket and the school only spends a portion of it on the players..
Also, if you paid the players what they were worth, you wouldn't have this problem.
If they stopped making college football a requirement to get to the nfl you wouldn't have this problem.
Stop blaming the players who are making decisions that are the best for them, since we all know the schools or the ncaa aren't looking out for the players best interests..
Just be honest, he would say Hell No! Coach can I skip the game played in the rain or snow? I don't want to trip & hurt myself, too hot is a problem also.
Great points. But the reporter should’ve followed up with, if we don’t have the playoff system than how do you keep from having multiple champions?
To be honest I like bowl season better than the playoffs
Well said Coach I knew it would come down to exactly that When you set up this system it was going to make all the other bowls irrelevant
There are some really good options out there for using the bowl games in an expanded playoff system.
Should go back to end of season go to the respective conference bowl championship.Pointless anyway to even have playoffs since so biased to always only wanting sec teams to win it and fixing it to only to supplement biasing.
@@wross5961 People complain about the SEC teams always getting selected for the playoffs but they're the toughest conference to dominate in. I'm more interested what people have to say about Clemson's garbage conference and them always getting in
@@Blackout.1644 yea ACC is garbage
Well said brother God bless Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
As a player, I wanted to play as many games as I could. I just loved to play football above all other considerations. To choose to miss my last game, any Bowl game, in my senior year, before entering the NFL draft, I couldn't consider, even for an instant. How times have changed.
every year CF gets more wussed-out. it will never get back to the tough classic traditional CF days when it really meant something. overall pride has taken a major hit, it's all about the dollars and let's hurry up and get to the NFL! I do have to give those Clemson players from last year's Natty team a shout out for coming back and doing their thing, accomplishing their goal. a rare thing to see these days..
The "Diminishing" is not from Playoffs as much as it is from a few "Powerhouses" which get all the best H.S. Players, and remain the few Powerhouses.
Yes like Alabama.getting lots of 5 star recruits every year and beating up mostly cupcake schools
That are lucky to have a couple 3 star recruits at best.some of the teams they play do not even have a single NFL prospect on the roster. They only scheduled 2 really legitimately though teams and lost to both.
@@gregmartin1757 The only thing that would fix it (in my opinion) would be a "Districting System", where we had population districts (like US and State representative districts). And players could only play Div-1 Football for schools based on their birth district. So, based on where you're born, you might have 1-3 schools to choose from. Something like that. It could be done, but they'll never do it unless all the non-powerhouse teams started boycotting games against the powerhouses.
He’s absolutely right.
Well said Nick. Absolutely agree.
I don’t answer hypothetical questions but let me drive this point home......
Right on, brief but to the point. I miss the old fashioned way where players wanted to be in a GREAT bowl game, they loved it and played great football. Coach Saban is correct in everything he said, as always.
I agree. He makes very good points.
Bowl games have always been a joke. In the NFL you have one coach being a champion. In bowl games...a bunch of coaches who didn't actually win anything get to say they won a big game. It's always been a system to keep coaches employed.
true dat
You know why people think that the other bowl games are not that important? Because they're not. A national title game already did that before the playoff.
I only care about the playoff games. The other games are pointless unless you're already a fan of a school.
T Z or your a fan of college football and want to see interesting matchups
@@jackedvette8258 That's true.
@@jackedvette8258 I don't think the players care as much about winning a non playoff game though. So the matchups wouldn't play out as good compared to the previous post-season system.
Without taking an overall position on playoffs, here, I will say this: growing up, there wasn't a bowl game more esteemed, in my estimation, than the Grandaddy of 'em All, the Rose Bowl. It was just really exciting: the Pac 12 champion played the Big Ten champion and you either took care of business and got in or you didn't and you didn't. Well no offense to Wisconsin this year, but I think it's quite silly how they lost at least fairly convincingly in the Big Ten title game and are basically backpedaling into the Rose Bowl. This sort of thing would not have happened back in the day and honestly, it has lowered the aforementioned esteem of this tradition-rich game.
Fast forward to 2021 and 4 Ohio State players sat out the Rose Bowl
Thanks reccommended.....really thanks for giving me a video from 3 years ago
What about when coaches skip bowl games to go to the NFL or a different school? How does that not diminish the importance of a bowl game?
Nick Saban made good points
Great points college football players get paid to go to school free with books,food rent chothes rtc etc but get to sit out on bowl games
@@lloydkline7245 Don't forget the tutors that alot of these guy's need to help them with college courses. College isn't easy.
Oh crap.. there's a meaningless Bowl game on right now I totally forgot about. Thanks for reminding me Nick.
Nick Saban’s wisdom and work ethic is why he is the greatest coach in college football. A example of his wisdom is Jalen Hurts. Coach Saban’s decision to start Tua over Hurts was perfect because it allowed Tua to grow immediately. Hurts who has incredible athletic ability, needed someone to devote a unmeasurable amount of time to work with him to refine his passing game so he can get to the next level. Oklahoma is the perfect place for hurts to get trained and polished. Lincoln Riley is the perfect coach for Jalen Hurts in that area. The way this life of Jalen Hurts has unfolded has the potential to be one of the greatest football stories of all time. Jalen Hurts has his opportunity laid out before him to showcase his ability in front of the world. Oklahoma now has a defense “not great” but good enough to win. It is all on the shoulders of Jalen Hurts to win or lose in this year’s playoffs. Has he been refined enough to lead Oklahoma to a title? Can he take control of Lincoln Riley’s offense and make the play’s needed to score and control the play clock? Can he handle the pressure of the media who is waiting to chew him up if he fails? Jalen Hurts is facing the first opportunity of two to prove to the world he can play in the NFL. If he fails he probably will not be given much opportunity to play QB in the NFL. This years playoff was scripted for Jalen Hurts. Personally, I hope he plays his best 2 games and shines brighter than ever before. It also worked out well for the best that Bama didn’t make the playoff this year. If Bama would have got in Jalen wouldn’t have this opportunity. Also, Bama needed the break so they can show him support and encouragement. This years playoff is far beyond schools and states pride. It’s about one mans trials and tribulations to overcome and make his dream come true. It is interesting that 3 of the 4 QBs in this years playoffs are transfers and they all have similar stories. However this Jalen Hurts story is by far the richest of the 3. He learned discipline, hard work and leadership at Bama by the best coach in college football. He has learned offensive schemes, theology and mechanics at Oklahoma. Coach Saban’s decision is what writes this story and what gives it the potential to be one of the greatest of all time. Go Jalen - Roll Tide!!!
I agree with Nick Saban 100% and if a senior player opts out of their respective team's bowl game such as Sam Hartman of Notre Dame for example then that player should not be invited to the senior bowl. Now that makes sense to me..
There was nothing wrong with the BCS. It just ruffled people's feathers when two SEC teams (who were far and away the two best teams in the country) got to play in the BCS title game in 2011. It used to be the 3rd or 4th team complaining about being left out, now its just going to be the 5th or 6th ranked team. The playoff solves nothing. The BCS should have never been done away with.
Idiot
I don’t answer hypothetical questions then continues to answer hypothetical question
LSU fan here, Great Answer Coach Saban
With a 12 Team playoff the importance of Bowl Games has DEFINITELY diminished. Viewing vise it’s better for fans:11 Playoff games to watch and week 10-12 games with 2 loss teams before so much more interesting. But on the upside Conference Championships are so much more interesting! As they are a direct path to the playoffs. I’m definitely looking forward to watching the playoffs next season. But for the players in the playoffs they are more likely to be injured and for the ones NOT trying to get Drafted the will miss a serious amount of school. As the teams in the playoffs especially the top 4 and 2 teams will probably be practicing until mid to late January.
In all honesty, even before the playoffs were created, it was difficult to get excited about Southwest Utah State playing Northeast Connecticut Tech in the Joe's Auto Shop Bowl.
Playoff solution:
11 regular season games (9 conference 2 non-conference)
12th game is the conference championships plus bowl games for the non-playoff teams.
13th-15th games are from a 12 team playoff bracket including the top 8 conference champions plus 4 at large bids (9th conference champion is out; however that conference can move up the following year based on the results of the regular season non-conference games plus the bowl game results.
Seed the playoff bracket to ensure no rematches occur unless the teams win their way into the finals.
With this solution EVERY game counts.
Restructure the system. 8 conferences, 2 divisions in each conference. Unload several teams to division 2A or whatever its called now(there are 130 teams already in division 1a, and it continues to grow...ridiculous. 10-11 game schedule maximum. 5 point tie breaker to determine division champs in each division. Play a Conference championship, then utilize major bowls(Rose, Fiesta, Cotton, Sugar, and Orange) with the 8 team (conference champions) playoff. Move final 4 each year to a different major bowl site. NO, NO, NO ranking system, this is part of what is screwing this up. You can ceede the 8 teams in the playoff brackets, but throw the ranking system out the window. Tier the rest of the bowl games. i.e. 2nd tier, 3rd tier , 4th tier, based on objective criteria determined by NCAA or more likely by advertising revenue. Let teams down to 3rd place in each division play in a bowl. No more 4th or 5th place teams playing in a bowl game. This system would have to be tweaked, but teams have already changed conferences over the decades, as well as in the pro game. I feel confident that the national champion team has been crowned the last several years. I agree with the outcome. I think, though that we need a system where every division 1 team gets an opportunity to play for the national championship(not with a 130 teams). Right now they are shut out. I'm not sure if there is any other sport in the NCAA, that does not give every team the opportunity to play for the national championship in their respective sport.
Right now tradition ain't cutting it. Especially since there is still talk of college football athletes being paid... This is just my 2 cents on this whole subject.
Why not make the bowl games the conference championship games?
So basically don't have bowl games?
Jeffrey Warren not exactly. I mean like the SEC has the sugar bowl
The big 12 gets the cotton bowl
PAC 12 gets the fiesta bowl
Big 10 gets the rose bowl
Acc gets the orange bowl
And the top at large schools get the Peach bowl as a wild card
@@BMK500 You're just renaming the Conference Championships to bowl game names.
Jeffrey Warren exactly
Jeffrey Warren ah wait nvm I see it still doesn’t really solve the problem
In the early 80s when I was a kid I remember that there were basically four bowls that got a lot of attention. They were the rose, cotton , sugar and orange bowl games. All of them were broadcast live by one of the three major networks at the time. Of seemingly less significance I remember the gator bowl and the Fiesta Bowl and the citrus bowl.
Sometime after that they started coming out with the FedEx bowl and the Tostitos bowl and on and on and on
Bowl games are only getting more ridiculous now we got proposed games to be held in Dubai United Emirates, Ireland, Australia, and Canada.
I wonder if Coke and disani sponsor him
Edit: some of y'all are annoying af
Isn’t Disani a Coke product?
I was looking at the bottles and first thing that came to mind was sponsorships. Surprised they don't ask him to at least drink a sip!
Same company..
He coaches in Atlanta? That's a new one.
Having the playoffs works, the old voted in system sucked.
Agree with Saban. I miss the importance of those big bowl games. I also miss not seeing the college band performances at half time. Change is constant, though.
newsflash..they weren't important then either.
I guess he diminished his own bowl game back in 2015 2014 when Auburn beat them to play Florida State for the title and Alabama played Oklahoma who they lost to which he referred to as a conselation game lol I guess his game didn't mean much
Good for him. But I also think worth considering is the fact that if Mr. Soon to Play on Sunday sits out, then that guy who has sat on the bench behind him anonymously all his career might finally get a chance to show HIS STUFF. Who knows? Maybe that guy will open some eyes of scouts on the big stage of the bowl game? So, since the earlier historic significance of the Rose, Citrus, and Sugar is lost, why not let them be a chance for the bench players who have contributed so much to the growth of the Mr Sundays to have a chance to shine. What's the big deal?
I was expecting some old head answer but that was the perfect one
Bowl game importance is diminished because there are too many bowl games. Take away some bowl games and make it harder to get into one. That is when their importance will come back.
He is exactly correct! So include 24 teams like every other level of the NCAA
I totally agree with this diminishing other bowl games, however I still think it’s worth it. Because as a competitor your goal is to win a national championship and be the best, and a playoff system allows teams that chance. I think back to the 2010 TCU team who went undefeated and won the rose bowl. They won every single game and still didn’t have a chance to play for a national title. The playoffs give teams a chance to play for what they really want, and if that diminishes the value of bowl games then so be it
Saban is right about the playoffs diminishing the importance of the other games. ..But football is a team sport and any player choosing to sit out a bowl game is letting down his teammates. Shame on the player for even asking.
The GOAT nail that question soooo true bowl game have no value anymore bring back the BCS
1st the BCS sucked and 2nd..they were worthless then and before that.
No its good like it is. Only giving the top 2 teams is not right. Remember in 2011 when TCU got snubbed? It gives more teams a chance to prove themselves against the best. Now yes it does diminish other bowls, but so what? It should motivate other teams to do better the next year, therefore bringing more balance and competitiveness.
This started long before the playoffs. What made the bowl season started to lose importance is the pure amount of games. As more teams started to go, only a few bowl games still remain relevant. There were still games between big teams that weren’t in the championship running that people enjoyed. With the playoffs, only three games have any value.
... What makes Nick Saban such an effective communicator is that he makes perfect sense ...
I'm a big Ohio state fan so I really don't like how Alabama is just amazing every year. And I love Urban, but I would do anything to have Saban coach at osu
Scott Bennici Really? "Anything"...?
Britton Thompson yes
I agree entirely. Most teams that make the playoff are from either the the Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC (Southeastern Conference), ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), Big 12, or the Big East. Because of extensive media coverage of these 5 Conferences there may never be another school outside of them that will make the playoff. Go back to the Bowl games at let a committe determine the National Champs by who they play, their records, and their head to head meeting against each other and other conferences. That was the old way and most viewers agreed on the committees final decision. Even most coaches, reporters, and viewers agreed. Only the power conferences have a chance to win it all
This year, all his players are sitting out college playoff games..
Because they didn't make the playoffs, boohoo!!!
The bcs system diminished all the other bowl games way before the playoff system Nick.
What about making a promise and immediately breaking it ?
Hello Mr Saban will you consider being the HC of the NFL Browns?
Fuck no he'd suck
Do you remember when he was in the NFL with the Dolphins? A great college coach doesn't make a great NFL coach.
Jeffrey Warren yeah then he bailed on them during the season. It was a real dick move on his part
His style of coaching doesn't work in the NFL.
@@JWarrior_81 Ask Chip Kelly
What he's saying about bowl games and the playoffs is 100 percent true.
“I don’t answer hypotheticals, but I’m going to answer this hypothetical”
As a a Auburn fan for life I actually agree with Saban on this
War Eagle
Its a team sport...and the players who sit out, are not team players...they quit on their team,when they need them the most.....I think it shows their character...its all about them....
I would not want to be on a battlefield with the guys as my team mates, that's for sure...
I'm still glad that we have a play off system. It is much better than not having one.
Bama is an enemy team for me, but the Old Man pretty much summed it up imo. Look at how great the Orange Bowl was.....Sugar Bowl....Rose Bowl....
He is absolutely correct and everyone knows it
Have to admit. Saban is the goat. And that my friend makes him a G. 😎
If we have a playoff then it should be fair to all conference Winners. Boise State went undefeated one year and had no shot at Nat. Title.
Yes but Nick saban's making 10 million dollars a year so you know
roger b seriously why would players risk injury for a useless bowl game
@@crd-hp6zo ...for free
@@crd-hp6zo Why play in the College Football Playoff and risk injury.
@@mikerich3378 Why not pay the players an honorarium or give them a fee for their bowl game services so they don't opt out?
@@mikerich3378 Free?. They were paid with an education, plus free room and board for four years. College isn't cheap. Football is a risk, but then again you could twist a knee while walking to class.
It's interesting to hear Nick Saban say this about bowl games, espeically the Sugar Bowl, because Alabama went to the Sugar Bowl last year, and Nick Saban did nothing but complain about it, and act like it was beneath him.
A bigger problem is a major lack of parity in college football today.
Wu Tang said it best:
C.R.E.A.M.
(Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
Players are understanding that sports is BIG business. Now, the pimps are mad because the hoes are beginning to play by the same rules and making intelligent boss moves.
Chris Johnson Then why play at all? They get their recognition and they stop playing whenever they feel like it?
@@RMokros You need 3 three out of high school to play in the NFL
Facts, no one wants to own up to this that players are putting their self and brand first.
I believe The Rose Bowl is still an historic bowl to be exited about. What was stupid was that they made the Rose Bowl included in the playoffs prior to this year
There are too many insignificant bowl games, and they were insignificant before the playoffs. We need the 16 team playoff. 8 games -> 4 games - 2 games - championship. Give these games bowl titles and some relevance.
This is exactly right. Alabama still has the most Sugar Bowl victories of any program, but now that the Sugar isn't getting the SEC champion most every year, it kind of diminishes that.
all the old big bowls are diminished....its now gotten to the point unless you have a playoff like basketball or baseball you do not have a true number 1 in football....just like pro football where any pro team can have a great day and beat any other team....same in college....it was better when you had the writers at the end of the bowl games say who was # 1
ESPN is the cause of so many meaningless bowl games. They have ruined college football for so many reasons.
What if you were applying for a another job, would you not do your current job so you can be more ready for the next job?
take a shot everytime he says "aight". black out drunk in 2 minutes
I agree with him on the point that the playoff diminished other bowl games. However, all the games are meaningless, even the playoffs. You play in the Redbox Bowl or the national championship game, you take the same risk with no reward. If I were a slam dunk first round draft pick, I declare for the draft the second my conference season is over.
He's right. Had Utah beat Oregon and they had been invited to the Playoff's (I don't think they would had personally), the Rose Bowl would had become a consolation bowl for the 2nd place team in the Pac-12. The Playoffs have ruined Bowl Season completely. It sucks!!
I agree.....there are teams going to bowl games that have lost five or six games. They don't deserve it. He's right. It's greed.....all for money.
Sean, I guess we're the only fans that just saw this by the amount of recent comments. And I remember ,if I'm not mistaken Coach saying this in 2013 and most people I know agreed 100% same as you. I kinda miss the BCS years when all jrs and srs played. Coach Saban is really an amazingly intelligent man.ROLL TIDE ready for spring
Brad Rolling He has no credibility after playing Tua in a meaningless blowout situation.
@@randolphtolbert3825 He made the decision! and I know Saban could have overruled it but it happened. Saban 'no credibility" ? Whatever
Brad , he told his Michigan State players before a bowl game that he wasn’t going anywhere. That night he moved his family out of East Lansing. Saban is full of excrement.
@@randolphtolbert3825 Like I said, whatever. No that wasn't cool I agree but everyone has a skeleton in the closet. I know you'll have more examples, but in the here and now I'm not going to fret over it
And thanks for reminding me, I think I'll go pop some alka-selzers in a glass
It’s funny that its a bad thing to have the playoffs now that they are not in it this year. He was fine with it the last 4 or so years that Alabama was in the top 4.