Saban wants all 12 games P5 opponents

[TrapGame]

And he mentioned playing more games.

[Todd4State]

Well Greg Byrne can schedule him 12 P5 games then.

As for everyone else, it's a terrible idea.

[Churchill]

Kinda sounds like a guy with more depth than anyone else don't it ?

[Churchill]

Makes him look like the jerk that he is for even proposing it.

[Saltydog]

teams, and I think it eventually will, at least two teams could play 16 games.

[msstate7]

Wants to kill the non-P5 schools also

[Jack Lambert]

I wouldn't mind the P5"s splinting away. Let the remaining conferences have their own NC system.

[LC Dawg]

It?s about time for Saban to STFU. I hope Clemson beats them by 50.

[bulldogcountry1]

He also supports fanboy journalist-awarded national championships.

[dawgs]

I would love all P5 games. But I just like watching intriguing football. Outside of a handful of high end non-P5 programs, the games are gimmes (or should be). I’m not saying we should schedule all P5 games if no one else is, but I’m not against it as a policy among the P5 conferences. And realistically, as power continues to consolidate to the P5 programs, they are likely to break away anyway, relegating non-P5 programs to FCS level or some new in between level.

[thf24]

It's a very elitist idea. If P5 only plays each other, it makes it effectively impossible for non-P5 to elevate the status of their programs. Might as well relegate them to a different division.

[Pinto]

Reminds me of the talk on sports radio the other night - have the P5 as the premiere league and two other levels and set up a religation system. Key thing I liked was having championships and playoffs for all levels. Folks would watch, attend, and get into all 3 levels.

[dawgoneyall]

And he mentioned playing more games.

None P5 teams need these games. But he probably doesn't care. Jerks are jerks

[ATTILLA THE DOG]

FRICK SABAN

[Quaoarsking]

Reminds me of the talk on sports radio the other night - have the P5 as the premiere league and two other levels and set up a religation system. Key thing I liked was having championships and playoffs for all levels. Folks would watch, attend, and get into all 3 levels.

I would strongly oppose any European soccer-style relegation system (as would any Mississippi State fan surely), but I wouldn't object to a "soft" promotion/relegation system in which every few years, a formula based on attendance, win%, budget, etc., determined in any G5 schools had earned the right to become P5 teams, and vice versa. I think we'd be safe long-term.

[Maroonthirteen]

Well I guess this will be unpopular here....

I agree with Saban. Playing G5?s and fcs games does nothing to develop real evidence of who the best 4 are. Go to all P5 games or at least require 11 of 12 to be P5 games.

[TUSK]

Well I guess this will be unpopular here....

I agree with Saban. Playing G5?s and fcs games does nothing to develop real evidence of who the best 4 are. Go to all P5 games or at least require 11 of 12 to be P5 games.

What this guy said.... There's enough crappy P5 teams to schedule if ya want a "cupcake"...

[Bothrops]

And he mentioned playing more games.

**** that noise. There wouldn't be anyone left to play by bowl season. Teams have too many injuries as it is. How are non P5 programs supposed to make money? These things make me question Saban's intelligence.