'[Nick] Saban’s water cooler complaint is legitimate, but don’t expect the SEC to change anything for Alabama,' columnist JoeGoodmanJr writes about Saban's concerns on SEC scheduling.
Does he have a point? Well, maybe, but in the SEC even scheduling chatter during the offseason can be used as fuel for the roasting of rivals.
I’m not ready to call Saban a whistleblower, but he’s definitely throwing up smoke to let everyone know that there might be a problem in the league office.Saban’s interview with SI was a classic example of using the media to craft a narrative and project an agenda, and no one can fault Alabama’s coach for advocating for Alabama. Saban doesn’t have a problem with adding an extra SEC game in 2024.
The context is important. This is the last season for the SEC’s two-division system. In 2024, the 16-team conference will be one big Wrestlemania. It’s going to be fun for fans, especially with the expanded, 12-team playoff coming, too. Let’s assume that the SEC will want four teams in the playoff every year, one auto bid and three at-large invites. That means one-loss teams in the SEC should be fine.
Using math because who can dispute math and numbers, the league has cooked up a metric to sell everyone on the new schedules. It’s essentially a power-ranking system of the SEC, plus Texas and Oklahoma, over the last 10 years. How Saban described the league’s analytics made me laugh.“Look historically over a 25-year history, and the three best teams in the East are Georgia, Tennessee and Florida,” Saban said to SI.
Personally, I think the SEC should play 10 conference games a year like in during the pandemic year. I don’t care about the math. Make it happen.
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