Nick Saban Has Major Issue With College Football Playoff Format
11/27/2024 01:01 PM
Nick Saban isn't exactly a fan of college football's new 12-team Playoff format.
Appearing on the "Pat McAfee Show" Wednesday, the former Alabama coach gave his thoughts on the CFP bracket and some of its pitfalls.
"By giving the conference champions, when they're not the highest-ranked teams, the bye... what it really affects is the path to the championship," Saban argued.
"And when you don't seed the teams based on the quality of the total season performance..." he continued. "The number one seed should have, technically, the easiest path to the championship and that doesn't really happen when you allow conference champions to get seeded in the top-four when they're not one of the top-four teams."
"The number one seed should technically have the easiest path to the Championship..
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 27, 2024
That doesn't really happen when you allow conference champions to get seeded in the top four when they're not one of the top four teams"
Coach Saban #PMSLivepic.twitter.com/kMop52QY02
Saban's comments sparked quite a bit of discourse around the CFB world online.
"Champions shouldn't always be in the top four if they're not top teams," a user agreed.
"Love Coach Saban, but he's wrong about this one," another replied. "One of the reasons people gave for not having an expanded playoff for so long was that it takes away the importance of the regular season. Rewarding conference champions actually increases the importance. His take is #SECbias."
"Just make it a 16 team playoff," a fan said. "Problem solved."
This year's Playoff is a fun experiment to see which direction college football's postseason ultimately goes in.
We'll find out how it all shakes out just a few short weeks from now.
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