That's not a direct quote, and the thing is so poorly written that even the quotes are suspect.  (Don Kausler)  But it does seem to be the jist of Saban's answers to questions.

Saban apparently did say this:

I do think mostly he is just responding to questions.

And while I do like the inter-conference matchups, they are becomming fewer and farther between.  Last year Oregon played LSU.  That apparently cost them an opportunity for the BCSCG.  This year they play no one outside of their conference.  Ohio State is getting out of its future Georgia games.  OK and Texas also have gotten away from those games, with OK trying to buy out Bama one year.  Texas did add ND to their schedule, but that hardly counts, and it probably will be a big revenue game for them.  Bama is one of the few teams actually still doing this on a consistent -- Saban likes it for recruiting, getting the team to focus over the summer, and when he first got here it got Bama back in the spotlight.  But WV and VT in Atlanta hardly count anymore either, been there done that.  Also, those are teams seeking to gain exposure by playing Bama, not teams hoping to get into a championship game.  And I think that they will benefit more from those games than will Bama -- which has again writ its name.

So I can see Saban's point.  I think it is inevitable, with conference expansion and teams trying to limit the number of tough games that they play out of conference, that a move might be made towards increasing the number of conference games.  Also, it is great for revenue -- ESPN might pay for Bama v. Vandy, but will mostly ignore Bama v. North Texas or South Georgia.

Maybe Saban is just ahead of the curve.  Well, there's never really a question about it.

About 25 lbs.  Queen Snapper is also called a "California Red Snapper."
BTW, that's my size-12 flipflop there next to them for scale.

Just got back from a snorkeling trip.  I'm ready for happy hour.

Holy Moses, we did it again.  LOTS of big snapper and grouper.



Jealous yet, WV?  Thanks all of you others for the support!   

Break a leg. Don't forget the pics.

This photo is clearly photoshopped.  Those sunfish look greatly exaggerated in size!

BTW, the storm passed by, and at 8:30 I took 2 friends from the mainland fishing.  They're here for 2 nights.  We (they actually) caught 7 tuna in an hour, and we returned to have them cleaned fresh.  I played captain and guide.  Fun.

"Good morning"

Serious lightning just south of us this morning.  No fishing until it passes.

I think it was Brady Hoke called up JD and screamed "Stop pi**ing him off!!"

It's a full moon, so the jacks are going crazy chasing sardines.  I caught this one just an hour ago (Crevalle Jack); hooked it hour and a half ago. 

GM. They are right, you can't go wrong with boobies. Awesome pics and haul, Chech!