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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The new 6-1-1 scheduling format that was approved last week by the Southeastern Conference pleases Alabama coach Nick Saban because it preserves the Western Division team's traditional series against the Eastern Division rival Tennessee.
But for the first time publicly Wednesday, Saban indicated that he would like to see the league go to a nine-game schedule, even if it means Alabama backing away from nonconference games such as the Sept. 1 opener against Michigan in the Dallas area.
"I'm satisified with what everybody determined, but in all honesty, I was for playing more games," Saban said before teeing off in the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am at Shoal Creek.
"When you increase the size of the league by 15 percent, you've almost got to play more games to get a true indication of who's the best team in the league. We should come up with some format in the future where every player in the league gets an opportunity to play every team in the league. We've kind of had that in the past. This format won't necessarily give every player an opportunity to do that."
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But for the first time publicly Wednesday, Saban indicated that he would like to see the league go to a nine-game schedule, even if it means Alabama backing away from nonconference games such as the Sept. 1 opener against Michigan in the Dallas area.
"I'm satisified with what everybody determined, but in all honesty, I was for playing more games," Saban said before teeing off in the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am at Shoal Creek.
"When you increase the size of the league by 15 percent, you've almost got to play more games to get a true indication of who's the best team in the league. We should come up with some format in the future where every player in the league gets an opportunity to play every team in the league. We've kind of had that in the past. This format won't necessarily give every player an opportunity to do that."
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