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100% Optimistic. But why spend huge money on salaries and nothing to preserve roster?
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:08 am
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:08 am
We are paying debore and staff $20,000,000 a year indefinitely. Why not a similar one time payment to preserve the most talented roster in the country?
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 8:16 am
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Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:09 am to RiverCityTider
The school can't make direct payments like that.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:11 am to RiverCityTider
Agreed great coaches are nothing without good players.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:13 am to RiverCityTider
Because bought players on a caste/bidding system are not good teammates. Look at A&M. Watch the drama that Texas is about to have. Do yall really think its gonna be smooth sailing in Austin when you have transfers making more $$ than the guys who signed there and paid their dues.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:14 am to RiverCityTider
This is DeBoers team now. Not Saban’s. Let the man have a chance and do it his way.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:16 am to WeTheTide
100% agree
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:22 am to scottydoesntknow
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Because bought players on a caste/bidding system are not good teammates. Look at A&M. Watch the drama that Texas is about to have. Do yall really think its gonna be smooth sailing in Austin when you have transfers making more $$ than the guys who signed there and paid their dues.
Good point. Has there ever been one of these teams built primarily through the portal that won at the highest level?
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:23 am to imjustafatkid
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The school can't make direct payments like that.
Yep, but it does make you wonder about a complete lack of a plan for when CNS retired.
We should have accumulated a crap ton of NIL money knowing that this day was gonna come, knowing the rules are what they are, so we could do something like an across the board increase and also a lump sum payment to stay. But no…we have Byrnes going on the radio taking about something called “Yeah Alabama” and it’s the first time I’ve heard of it. And it looks like some half-assed website run by 2 dudes who just ate BBQ. Meanwhile, Bond gets a Lambo. Honestly I’m shocked they didn’t give him and Aston Martin.
But we just assumed all of these kids loved Alabama.
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 8:27 am
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:27 am to Ten Bears
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We should have accumulated a crap tin of NIL money knowing that this day was gonna come, knowing the rules are what they are, so we could do something like an across the board increase and also a lump sum payment to stay.
I don’t buy that our NIL is as uncompetitive as people are saying.
I’m a basketball fan, but we’re not landing 3 McDonald’s All Americans without dropping a significant bag. Kids aren’t coming for the basketball program’s facility or tradition.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:55 am to imjustafatkid
quote:Then do it however you can, however it’s done around the country.
The school can't make direct payments like tha
I’m glad the board is finally coming around to what I was saying earlier in the week that WE HAD NO PLAN.
It’s unbelievable to me that Saban didn’t sit the core of the team down and pay them to lead the team through this transition and into next season.
THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERED WAS KEEPING THE MESSAGE POSITIVE AND CONSISTENT AND KEEPING THE CORE GROUP OF GUYS TOGETHER.
I’ve said all week that everyone will realize at some point that we had no plan. In the days of these new rules, you simply can’t retire on a whim without a plan if you want your team to stay intact.
The rules are abysmal and have caused all of this. And the transfers would have happened regardless. But not as many.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:58 am to scottydoesntknow
quote:Maybe in the long term.
Because bought players on a caste/bidding system are not good teammates
But these guys were already a team.
You have to do literally everything you can to bring the core group together, create a strong message, and incentivize them to get on board with the new era.
We had no plan.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:03 am to ReauxlTide222
We all believed Saban would hold it together. Where is he I wonder?
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:06 am to Ten Bears
As long as the current administration along with the collective maintains the idea that equal pay keeps the team together. Which clearly they have, then the roster will get gutted, which it is.
Have to see how CKD recruits the roster moving forward, knowing the equal pay situation.
Guys before took less money but still good money to play for the GOAT. Now they are leaving for a bigger pay day.
Have to see how CKD recruits the roster moving forward, knowing the equal pay situation.
Guys before took less money but still good money to play for the GOAT. Now they are leaving for a bigger pay day.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:10 am to RiverCityTider
Edit: Removed as these were part of the original bill that was repealed. oops.
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 9:14 am
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:39 am to ReauxlTide222
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But these guys were already a team.
Doesnt seem like it. By all accounts, these guys were already making life changing money and they left their "team" because the money was more important
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You have to do literally everything you can to bring the core group together, create a strong message, and incentivize them to get on board with the new era.
No you dont. When you start getting into bidding wars, you create a caste system which will never be a good thing for 18-21 year olds.
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