'Bama bias keeps Saban from winning Coach of Year Award...
Some things never change. The extreme bias against Alabama continues unabated. In the days when Alabama started to dominate the Rose Bowl, the nation called Alabama "swamp rabbits". In 1966, Ara Parshegian went for the tie with his Notre Dame team, and the Irish won the national championship over an undefeated Tide team. Michigan State was the team that tied Alabama and they were second. Alabama was third and won their Sugar Bowl game 34-7 over Nebraska. Where did Michigan State play in a bowl that season? Nowhere, because the Big Ten had a 'no-repeat' provision. MSU had gone to the Rose Bowl the prior season. The 'tie-one for the Gipper' didn't go to a Bowl game. It was the choice of Notre Dame not to do so.
So the question that needs to be asked is how does a Coach win a national championship last season, and is undefeated in the current season not get the nod? If Alabama wins the season's national championship it means that Nick Saban got the shaft to years in a row. I am not trying to take anything away from the legacy of Notre Dame. It is storied. In fact, Alabama and Notre Dame have some things in common that make each program special. I don't hate Notre Dame. The media is dying to put down Alabama any way they can.
We have to take into consideration that Notre Dame beat the likes of such lightweights as mighty Ball State, Vandy, Wake Forest, a sub-par Stanford, and a basement bargain Virginia Tech, Pitt, Navy, and Northwestern. They beat the worst FSU team in the history of the program and polished off the easiest schedule of the four teams in the CFP. They beat an improved Syracuse team whose starting QB did not play. Credit them for beating a Michigan team in game one of the season. In fact, the Irish sucked off that win the entire season to prove their ranking. Of course, Ohio State beat Michigan by a lopsided and laughable score. So much for the best defense in the nation.
My best opinion is that the Irish, whose SOS is 23rd, gave them an undefeated season. Alabama had an SOS of 2. But once again, the not so Fighting Irish won the award for their coach. Does the NCAA hate Alabama? No, of course not. Twice the NCAA took an Alabama team that could have on the outside looking in for a national championship, and both times Alabama rewarded their confidence with a national championship. Even Oklahoma, who plays in a sorry conference had a tougher schedule. (16) Clemson (14) is going to beat Notre Dame like a stray dog that has pushed over the garbage.
As long as a playoff exists the media cannot keep the Tide from winning a national championship. First, the bias goes against Tua. Now it goes against Saban. Get used to it. The bias will continue. So will the national championships. LOL
Some things never change. The extreme bias against Alabama continues unabated. In the days when Alabama started to dominate the Rose Bowl, the nation called Alabama "swamp rabbits". In 1966, Ara Parshegian went for the tie with his Notre Dame team, and the Irish won the national championship over an undefeated Tide team. Michigan State was the team that tied Alabama and they were second. Alabama was third and won their Sugar Bowl game 34-7 over Nebraska. Where did Michigan State play in a bowl that season? Nowhere, because the Big Ten had a 'no-repeat' provision. MSU had gone to the Rose Bowl the prior season. The 'tie-one for the Gipper' didn't go to a Bowl game. It was the choice of Notre Dame not to do so.
So the question that needs to be asked is how does a Coach win a national championship last season, and is undefeated in the current season not get the nod? If Alabama wins the season's national championship it means that Nick Saban got the shaft to years in a row. I am not trying to take anything away from the legacy of Notre Dame. It is storied. In fact, Alabama and Notre Dame have some things in common that make each program special. I don't hate Notre Dame. The media is dying to put down Alabama any way they can.
We have to take into consideration that Notre Dame beat the likes of such lightweights as mighty Ball State, Vandy, Wake Forest, a sub-par Stanford, and a basement bargain Virginia Tech, Pitt, Navy, and Northwestern. They beat the worst FSU team in the history of the program and polished off the easiest schedule of the four teams in the CFP. They beat an improved Syracuse team whose starting QB did not play. Credit them for beating a Michigan team in game one of the season. In fact, the Irish sucked off that win the entire season to prove their ranking. Of course, Ohio State beat Michigan by a lopsided and laughable score. So much for the best defense in the nation.
My best opinion is that the Irish, whose SOS is 23rd, gave them an undefeated season. Alabama had an SOS of 2. But once again, the not so Fighting Irish won the award for their coach. Does the NCAA hate Alabama? No, of course not. Twice the NCAA took an Alabama team that could have on the outside looking in for a national championship, and both times Alabama rewarded their confidence with a national championship. Even Oklahoma, who plays in a sorry conference had a tougher schedule. (16) Clemson (14) is going to beat Notre Dame like a stray dog that has pushed over the garbage.
As long as a playoff exists the media cannot keep the Tide from winning a national championship. First, the bias goes against Tua. Now it goes against Saban. Get used to it. The bias will continue. So will the national championships. LOL
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