Saban shrugged over the notion that the committee might disagree with him. 'If we needed to do something to pass the eye test, I would guess that probably contributed to it significantly.' 1 team in the country, and they won 29 straight games,' Saban said. Saban didn't go overboard during his postgame news conference, but he left little doubt of his belief that his team is one of the best in college football. It's that loss that has everybody in Crimson, and a few folks in the SEC offices, a tad nervous. It was Saban's ninth SEC title at Alabama and extended the team's winning streak to 11 games since a Week 2 home loss to Texas. 8 Crimson Tide snapped the Bulldogs' 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

'If they really want the four best teams to compete,' he said, then Alabama will be in the playoff. But on Saban's mind, and many others, was what will happen Sunday when the College Football Playoff committee chooses the four teams that will play for the national championship. His Alabama team, with the emphasis on 'team,' had just done what no other college football squad had achieved for parts of the past three seasons - beat No. 1 UGA to win SECĬollege Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson TideĪTLANTA - Nick Saban didn't even wait for the question to be asked. Saban, Alabama state CFP case after beating No. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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