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OTHER SCHOOLS: Lincoln Riley says Nick Saban was Ahead of His Time in Scheduling...

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“‘Bama was ahead of the curve for years, I thought, on how they scheduled in the non-conference,” Riley told reporters, per On3. “They would occasionally hit the marquee non-conference game, they’d play two other not-very-good teams, they’d play one late so they got essentially a little bit of a bye week there late in the season. They didn’t schedule for their fans – they scheduled to win championships.

 
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