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re: Blake Toppmeyer (USA Today sportswriter) disrespects Saban & wife in his latest article.

Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:35 am to
Posted by remaster916
Alabama
Member since Oct 2012
12234 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:35 am to
People are forgetting how much the value is of a full scholarship, room & board, free books, unlimited free food, no utility bills.

Saban has said he supports NIL, just not a player being an employee of the school.

People will really be upset if these players become employees of a school and start getting fired for not being productive.
Posted by Tupelo
Member since Aug 2022
1477 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:53 am to
Not to mention top notch coaching/training. How much would it cost to pay private coaches and strength trainers to develop you for a potential NFL career?
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30603 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:55 am to
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People will really be upset if these players become employees of a school and start getting fired for not being productive.
If a kid was "pink-slipped", could he legally go and draw his "pennies"?
Posted by TroyTider
Florida Panhandle
Member since Oct 2009
3775 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 4:24 pm to
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People are forgetting how much the value is of a full scholarship, room & board, free books, unlimited free food, no utility bills.


Not to mention, the above comes with a 4 to 5 year guarantee. Wonder if USA Today has signed the author to a five-year contract? And if the author stays with Usaa today for 4 to 5 years, does that virtually guarantee him a way better station in life on his next job?
Posted by YStar
Member since Mar 2013
15186 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 4:44 pm to
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People are forgetting how much the value is of a full scholarship, room & board, free books, unlimited free food, no utility bills.


It's not free. Those players have to get to a certain level and work to earn those things then keep them or they get processed.

Besides when someone is playing lacrosse or baseball and earning the athletic department nothing... yet they get the same scholarship, books, food, no utilities, etc...

Yet I never see anyone complaining that the football players who earn the lionshare oofmpney which basically pay for the other sports are given a bad deal because they should be given the same.
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