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Saban refuses to use NIL to attract players
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:05 am
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:05 am
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When we start using name, image and likeness for a kid to come to our school, that's where I draw the line," he said. "Because that's not why we did this." Saban said it has become such that players are weighing prospective NIL earnings among schools and "we all gotta make a deal." "I hear these crazy people on TV who say now you're doing it above board," he said. "We never did it. We never did it. We never cheated to get a player. We never paid players to come to our school. "And now that's actually happening. People are making deals with high school players to go to their school." Saban said it's simple: The schools with the most money -- whether through alumni backing or other means -- "have the best chance to have the best team." "It's not about coaching and developing as much as it is, what kind of money can you make?" he said. Saban also took issue with the way the transfer portal discourages players from dealing with adversity, as he put it. "It's great that players have the freedom to do what they can do, but I also don't think we should create circumstances where they don't have the make the commitment and see things through," he said.
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Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:10 am to RelentlessTide
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"I hear these crazy people on TV who say now you're doing it above board," he said. "We never did it. We never did it. We never cheated to get a player. We never paid players to come to our school."
This post was edited on 2/2/22 at 5:11 am
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:16 am to RelentlessTide
Was this in the Babylon Bee?
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:20 am to RelentlessTide
Insert pictures of the 9000 alabama players with custom dodge chargers
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:24 am to RelentlessTide
In other news, pot dealers hate legalized pot.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:28 am to RelentlessTide
His quarterback that he played all year had about a million in endorsements before he started playing for Alabama if I heard right. They’ve been paying kids for years and now it is in the open and legal and now he doesn’t want it.
All that said, I am pretty much checked out on football altogether now. I hate the nfl and with the NIL, I don’t give a shite about college either.
All that said, I am pretty much checked out on football altogether now. I hate the nfl and with the NIL, I don’t give a shite about college either.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:33 am to RelentlessTide
I know saban been paying players but let's say he never did. His raw coaching ability would have still pulled in several #1 coaching classes. Now you have Texas 8&4 paying 30mil for the #1 class and dumbo fisher running the show that can't coach a football team out of a wet paper bag.
While I think these kids do deserve compensation for what they do, the whole NIL process is hotdog water. I would rather see the best coaching staffs get the best players and if you were really desperate sneak a couple hundys under the table for a top guy you weren't in on.
While I think these kids do deserve compensation for what they do, the whole NIL process is hotdog water. I would rather see the best coaching staffs get the best players and if you were really desperate sneak a couple hundys under the table for a top guy you weren't in on.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:33 am to RelentlessTide
This is like Joe Biden getting up and spewing lies.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:37 am to RelentlessTide
Saban does not get his hands dirty. He has the REC to do that. Plus his magnetic personality attracts the best.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 5:39 am to RelentlessTide
Holy shite....he can't be that naïve right? Is he really just playing dumb? This is really, really funny. 
Posted on 2/2/22 at 6:12 am to RelentlessTide
You don't really believe that, do you?
Posted on 2/2/22 at 6:20 am to RelentlessTide
Saban
Posted on 2/2/22 at 6:34 am to RelentlessTide
At best, a half truth. He might not be directly attracting them with NIL money, but he is in contact with the folks that are.
Dabo didn't want to play the NIL game. Check out his class
Dabo didn't want to play the NIL game. Check out his class
Posted on 2/2/22 at 6:47 am to RelentlessTide
Saban is a liberal so he’s used to lying to our faces.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 7:16 am to RelentlessTide
Is that why he was the first to disclose how much a player was making when he spoke about Bryce Young? He’s full of shite
Posted on 2/2/22 at 7:34 am to RelentlessTide
This is dumb. He’s been paying players for years
Posted on 2/2/22 at 7:41 am to RelentlessTide
I had a little respect for Saban until I read that.
Posted on 2/2/22 at 7:49 am to RelentlessTide
To the OP: That doesn't say that Alabama players won't be able to use NIL. It says he won't use NIL to attract the players to come. In other words, no play for pay. NIL is for individual players to work with legitimate businesses, and not for boosters to buy players.
It's only a matter of time, anyway, that regulations will be adopted by the major programs regarding NIL.
edit to note that Bryce Young was one of the first to make a million with NIL. Of course Saban's players will use NIL.
It's only a matter of time, anyway, that regulations will be adopted by the major programs regarding NIL.
edit to note that Bryce Young was one of the first to make a million with NIL. Of course Saban's players will use NIL.
This post was edited on 2/2/22 at 7:50 am
Posted on 2/2/22 at 7:56 am to RelentlessTide
Nick that is a fricking lie and you know it. You have been paying players for a long time
Posted on 2/2/22 at 8:02 am to RelentlessTide
Usually when Saban speaks rules change.
That's why his Media Days press conference has turned into a state of the union.
He's the sport's only national voice and celebrity coach.
That's why his Media Days press conference has turned into a state of the union.
He's the sport's only national voice and celebrity coach.
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