Nick Saban Pushes for CFP for Consider 'Quality Losses,' Which It's Already Doing

Nick Saban claims 'some losses are better than some wins'

The College Football Playoff has changed the sport in a lot of ways, but one of the biggest is that much of the sport now centers around playoff resumes and which teams deserve to advance to the end-of-season playoff. That has now led legendary college football head coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban to…

Nick Saban pushes for CFP for consider 'quality losses,' which it's already doing

Nick Saban should just save everyone’s time and say that only SEC teams should be allowed in the College Football Playoff. By all accounts, the College Football Playoff considers strength of schedule when selecting potential teams to include. The specific criteria have changed and evolved over the years, but there is a general understanding that…

“Some losses are better than some wins”: Nick Saban calls for controversial change to College Football Playoff evaluation

Nick Saban took a swipe at the selection criteria for College Football Playoff qualification during Saturday's edition of ESPN's College GameDay.

Nick Saban says CFP needs better evaluation metric: 'Some losses are better than some wins'

Nick Saban thinks the College Football Playoff needs to address its evaluation formula. Saban shared his thoughts during Saturday’s College GameDay from Austin, Texas, ahead of No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Texas. Saban worries that too much of a premium is being placed on collecting wins at the expense of not scheduling regular-season matchups like Texas vs. Ohio State. “I think what we’ve created now is a system of how many games you win helps yo…