re: Mike Bianchi: Bobby Bowden better than both Nick Saban and Bear Bryant

Saban, Bowden and Bryant were great but I think today teams are more even across the board. With every team being on national tv, having deals with nike/under armour/Adidas/etc many programs have the funds to compete, when Bryant and Bowden were at their pinnacle they did not have as much competition imo. Also, I think the extra games they play now gives teams more opportunities to come out flat and lose, CFB basically has 15 games and could soon move to 16, more games played = more chances to lose. Plus every team still plays in conference, schedules one power team from another top conference, with 3 cupcakes, then the bowl game or playoffs.