re: Caleb Downs will hit the portal

The majority of players at Alabama take a lower NIL deal in order to play at Alabama.

There is a positive tradeoff to being coached under Saban and competing against the best in practice every day.

Remove Saban (or Kirby) and the reason for the paycut is no longer valid.

Every single player on the roster now has a new number. Sometimes, Bama will pony up. Sometimes, another school will be able to offer something that money can't buy (like Saban has done the past decade plus).