This is my thought lm what I think happened.

Jimbo crossed the line with one of the recruits that pissed off Saban so bad that he went on a rant.

Saban made a mistake naming TAMU. He could've done it indirectly or be vague, but he blew the lid open and I think he did it on purpose. He is meticulous person. Everything he does or says is calculated. He knew what he was doing.

He brought this attention to the booster and told them to step their game up. Match TAMU's energy with NIL. I believe there will be shift in momentum heading Alabama soon in that area.

He put the spotlight on Jimbo, so he's gonna feel the heat from now to the Oct game. What Saban did was ruthless and wrong, but he got his point across and Jimbo played onto Saban's hand by that terrible press conference . All he had to do was keep quiet and he would've been okay.

To those who keeps saying Saban won't pay HS NIL money... I agree with that but he's going to get creative. He could set up a NIL deal that's going to be based on performance and milestones etc. Something similar to rhat.

Now TAMU, what they're doing right now is good for football. If they lose more than 2 games this fall..... their momentum will be gone.
If half of the kids transfer in December, I expect Alabama to go after them hard.

Either way, both team are on a mission this fall. One is for revenge. One is to prove they can develop and win. I think you can figure out.

Also, if you read other coaches comments regarding Saban and Fisher, you'll find most agree with Saban but won't say it outright.