The College Football Playoff won't include Alabama for the second time.
The first team out of the running for a national championship is the Tide.
Alabama coach Nick Saban spent a lot of Saturday night campaigning for his team, but it wasn't enough to get them a win.
"We're obviously not happy about it," the coach told the sports network. We wanted our team to have a chance to make the playoffs. We will get a chance to play someone in a good game. The players will be able to create value for themselves and show what kind of team they are.
The Sugar Bowl will be played in New Orleans on December 31st. The Sugar Bowl has the highest ranked SEC team and the lowest ranked Big 12 team not in the playoffs.
"I think it comes down to trying to establish the kind of respect we'd like to have for this team and we did and didn't accomplish and what we did and didn't do, so that's what I'm going to tell them," he said. What we do in the future and what we do moving forward will determine that.
The selection committee didn't want the Alabama football case to be too big.
How much could the Alabama football coaches make in bowl game bonuses?
The opportunity to build for the future and the chance to create value for themselves were emphasized by the coach.
Those who don't opt out of the draft will be able to play in the bowl game. It's worth keeping an eye on the status of quarterback and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. He couldn't say who would be available.
"I'm hopeful that players will see this as an opportunity to create value for themselves, even if they're older players that have a chance to get drafted this year and come out, if they're seniors or juniors," "For the younger guys on the team, to build value for their future in terms of how they can use this as an opportunity to continue to develop and grow."
This will be the last game of the season for the Tide in what has been a season of adversity, including tough road trips that yielded two losses by a combined four points and Young dealing with a shoulder injury in the middle of the year.
What did he learn from the beginning of the 21st century?
"We probably have to do a better job of making sure you have good relationships with all your players," he stated. There are a lot of external factors that can affect people in the landscape of college football. They should be able to focus on the task at hand. That is what they control, and that is what builds value for them. We want to do a better job of that in the future.
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