re: I’d venture to say we’ve seen the last Nick Saban/Kirby Smart #1 ranked recruiting classes

If everybody is paying ( AND YES, EVERY SCHOOL IS), why would Saban have continued success?

Nobody should be surprised or upset about the NIL thing. Players been getting paid, now there's just a legal name/process for it.

Kirby has had top recruiting classes since he got to UGA...no title.

There's no guarantee that aTm will win one soon either. They haven't even played in the SEC championship yet. Also, with the portal, it's less likely everyone they sign will stay.

Yes, NIL will attract more players to certain schools. However, those schools will also have lots of players enter the portal after a year or two because not all will get playing time. That's a FACT!

Kids want money while in college but more so, the cream of the crop want playing time which will pave the way for lots more than this NIL money.