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re: Nick Saban Wants To See More Parity In College Football
Posted on 5/18/22 at 1:33 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
Posted on 5/18/22 at 1:33 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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Saban was trying to get away from having to compete against another big in state school for recruits.So he came to Alabama....with Auburn just down the road, and Miss. St 80 miles from Tuscaloosa?
Saban was also looking to go to a school that had lower academic standards. C'mon, man! Academic standards for all Big-10 schools are nearly the same, with little difference from SEC schools. Hell, most Vandy football players actually go to Peabody in Nashville!
None of that indicates parity. Indeed, it shows a lack of parity. See below
So Saban left MSU due to a lack of parity, so when he says, "college football has always had parity", I don't believe him. I don't think he even believes himself.
Most simple example of parity that I can come up with:
You're sitting across from an Honors student in your math class.
You both have the same teacher, are taught the same material, and have the same time and tools to study from, and take the same tests. You make a C in the class, and the Honors student made an A.
Now was there parity regarding the entire experience, or not?
Parity means that everyone gets the same chance, not everyone should automatically receive the same grade.....and the rules should be the same for all schools, BUT what they do under those rules is determined by...THEM!
Posted on 5/18/22 at 2:22 pm to coachcrisp
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So he came to Alabama
He didn't leave MSU to go to Alabama.
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Academic standards for all Big-10 schools are nearly the same
There's no question that in 2000 when Saban left MSU to go to LSU, LSU's academic standards were lower than MSU's.
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Parity means that everyone gets the same chance
MSU didn't get the same chance to compete with LSU.
As a matter of fact, Notre Dame doesn't get the same chance to compete with LSU, that's why Kelly came to LSU.
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BUT what they do under those rules is determined by...THEM!
That's an oversimplification. You can't expect a university to give up membership in the AAU just to recruit football players. Remember, to the rest of the country, these are institutions of higher learning we're talking about, not just an NFL farm league.
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