Nick Saban is right that college football’s new four-team playoff sucked away attention and esteem from the many bowls not attached to it. It was predictable, and the Alabama coach called it when he spoke out before the SEC Championship Game in December, weeks before the first four-team playoff. He reminded everybody Wednesday, when asked by reporters before teeing off at the Regions-Traditions Pro-Am. Subscription Required An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Login Choose an online service. Current print subscribers Need an account? Create one now. You must login to view the full content on this page. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mqFE 3@H=D =@D:?8 6DE66> 5:5?’E DE2CE H:E9 E96 A=2J@77] %96 A=2J@77 @?=J >256 :E H@CD6[ >62DFC23=J 3J 2 7@FC A6C46?E 564=:?6 😕 2EE6?52?46 7@C E96 bc 3@H=D E92E C6EFC?65 =2DE D62D@?]k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%96 564=:?6 @7 3@H= 6DE66> DE2CE65 H96? E96 ?F>36C DH6==65 2?5 H2E6C65 5@H? E96 7:6=5 @7 E62>D] xE 3642>6 =6DD 23@FE C6H2C5:?8 6I46==6?46 2?5 >@C6 23@FE =@42= @C82?:K6CD DE2CE:?8 E96:C @H? 8C:5:C@? >@?6J>2<6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 7@FC ?6H @?6D ?6IE D62D@?]k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%@ E9@D6 6?5D[ 3@H=D 5C6DD65 E96>D6=G6D 😕 4@CA@C2E6 ?2>6D[ =625:?8 E@ 23DFC5 C@==D @77 E96 E@?8F6] (9@ 42?’E >FDE6C E96 @=5 4@==686 ECJ 2?5 D49@@= DA:C:E 7@C E96 !@F=2? (66562E6C x?56A6?56?46 q@H=[ C:89Enk^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mxE <:?5 @7 E2<6D :?56A6?56?46 7C@> E96 x?56A6?56?46 q@H=[ @C 2E =62DE E96 2AA62C2?46 @7 :E]k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%9:D 42>6 2D >2;@C 4@==686 7@@E32== >@C6 C2A:5=J D965 E96 4=@E96D @7 AFC:EJ 2?5 8C6H ?2<65 😕 E96 AFCDF:E @7 >@?6J] %96 AC6G:@FD DJDE6> 7@C 564:5:?8 2 ?2E:@?2= 492>A:@?k^DA2?m kDA2?m—k^DA2?m kDA2?mC6>6>36C E96 q@H= r92>A:@?D9:A $6C:6Dnk^DA2?m kDA2?m—k^DA2?m kDA2?m3642>6 2 92E65 DJ>3@= @7 :E 7@C >2?J]k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mxE H2D E96 4@==686 7@@E32== 92G6D DE28:?8 E96:C @H? 42D9A2CEJ =@4<@FE[ C6>6>36Cnk^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mp7E6C J62CD @7 5CF>362E:?8[ H6 92G6 D@>6E9:?8 DFAA@D65=J >@C6 72:C 42==65 E96 r@==686 u@@E32== !=2J@77] 2DE D62D@?[ :E >256 D6>:7:?2=D @7 E96 p==$E2E6 $F82C q@H= 2?5 #@D6 q@H= !C6D6?E65 3J @CE9H6DE6C? …
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