12-02-2015, 10:47 AM
The story is he would not be participating in post-season bowls, the conference championship game is different story: now considered part of the regular season, even for wannabes like Kentucky and Vanderbilt if they can pick themselves up off the mat. And, anyway, Smart has got a new job to do and it would be a di.ck move to insist that he stick around when his new team really needs him. FWLIW, even Nick Saban understands this.