So basically Saban tells the truth and everybody is getting pissed

You're right. Schools like Bama and LSU have run a squeaky clean program for decades before NIL. Then A&M came in like a mafia boss and started paying recruits giant bags of cash to play football there.

Funny thing... both of them are telling the truth (except about their own culpability).

You think it’s the truth that Bama didn’t buy any players?

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The truth is that the pay to play needs to be controlled. With out it, the game is going to be ruined.

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Bama has been in trouble in the 90’s and early 2000’s for paying players to play. Then bama goes from 7-5 in Saban 1st year to powerhouse over night. I’m sure you think that was clean right? Only difference now and back then it’s actually legal now and no one has to worry about getting caught anymore and Saban can’t take it. Saban don’t like it if someone has a chance to even the playing field. Remember Dre Kirkpatrick from Gadsden Al didn’t come from a family with money, but as soon as he committed to bama he is seen driving a brand new Dodge Charger the very next week. He is just 1 example. There are many others. So don’t be naive to think Bama don’t cheat when that hasn’t been the case. Saban is the best at keeping his hands clean and not getting caught.

You are obtuse!

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So basically Saban tells the truth and everybody is getting pissed

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You get used to it.

Anyone with any common sense can see what happened with A&M’s class. It’s just a matter of whether you A&M fans want to admit it. Jimbo is a good recruiter, but you don’t go from getting 4 to 5 5 star players your first 4 years combined to getting 8 five stars in one class, while that class is rated by far the highest rated class ever in paper. Saban back to his LSU days has pulled in highly rated class after class. Jimbo came out like a fool today, and acted indignant due to being truthfully called out. There are other coaches, such as Kirby Smart, that have made several comments about the need for NIL to be gotten under control. Saban’s just the only one to have enough guts to name names openly instead of behind closed doors. In October, in Tuscaloosa, it will be a bloodbath for A&M. Saban always calls off the dogs to keep from running up a score; I don’t know if he will in that game, however.

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So basically Saban tells the truth

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Except he didn’t. Alabama has bought and paid as many players as any school in CFB

He's right about some things and massively hypocritical
about other things.

Collectives are complete bullshite and way outside the intent of NIL but let's face facts,Saban bent the rules
and changed the balance of CFB when he massively expanded coaching staffs with his hiring of "analyst"
and over-signing and gray shirting recruits

Does anyone remember how prickly he got when criticized
for those practices?

He had me right up til he claimed he doesn't cheat.