re: Nick Saban Wants To See More Parity In College Football

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So he came to Alabama

He didn't leave MSU to go to Alabama.That's not the point. The fact that he signed with Alabama is indicative of how little concern he had for "in-state rivals.
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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. The question was and remains that there's little difference in the difficulty of getting athletes into the schools.
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Parity means that everyone gets the same chance

MSU didn't get the same chance to compete with LSU.Yes they did.

As a matter of fact, Notre Dame doesn't get the same chance to compete with LSU, that's why Kelly came to LSU. Notre Dame is a private school (like Vandy), and voluntarily increases enrollment qualifications. It's their prerogative!
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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.BINGO! and we've arrived at the true meaning of parity! THEY DO,BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO!

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