SEATTLE — It was a little more than five years ago when Chris Petersen, the Washington Huskies football coach at the time, was sitting next to Alabama coach Nick Saban before the College Football Playoff semifinals. A reporter asked each coach if they were in favor of a college football commissioner, and if so, who they'd like to see fill the position.
Petersen chimed in immediately and said, "Yes, and I think Coach Saban would make a great one." He then joined the media in a collective laugh.
The joke was that Saban is the best in the game and that his departure would give everyone else a chance. And I can't help but feel like Seahawks fans were thinking similarly watching Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
