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More Flimsy Excuses to Explain Alabama's Sugar Bowl Loss

Nick Saban typically uses his SEC Media Days press conference to push an agenda.

He lobbied for additional in-conference matchups the previous two years. Last week, he used the platform to explain his desire for changes to the NFL Draft's declaration process, specifically for when juniors receive their draft grades. Unfortunately for proponents of change, he diluted the message by referencing Alabama's loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl:

Saban isn't happy that NFL draft grades were delivered to juniors on Dec. 15. Said players played not to get hurt, ran out of bounds

— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) July 15, 2015

This is problematic for a number of reasons.