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

The heart of Saban's issue is that the value of the degree and personal growth as a player and young man (committed to a process of team first values, self-development, humility, hard work, a willingness to accept personal responsibility, listen and learn, etc.) Have been on the decline for years. Now, the power imbalance, focus and rules have completely killed it.

I genuinely believe Saban loved winning, but he also loved setting tough, yet supportive, conditions for young men to be truly successful in life, which transcends money and sports.

The false analogies and other fallacious argumentation throughout the article are ridiculous. His writing career and professional development as a writer are apples to oranges to coaching young student-athletes playing a team sport. The larger issue is that any semblance of being a "student-athlete" are completely removed. Any chance to build and sustain a team oriented culture, let alone a roster, are severely inhibited. Already challenged athletic department budgets will only be further strained.

The NIL money is not the issue in and of itself. The transferring out freedom on top of it creates an unsustainable situation. The diversion of donations to collectives takes away AD funds. It needs to be fixed, or the sport will be severely setback.

Waiting to see hard data on grad rates and APR. That will get the school administration attention.