re: Anyone think the players stay to play for Kiffin and TRob ?

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Because the portal has opened and closed countless times without a mass exodus

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This isn't true for Downs, but I see what you're saying.
Downs earned whatever he gets in NIL on the field. Bond did too. I doubt highly that there was a whole lot of interest last year in any of the guys that went into the portal this season.

If Downs is really going to get $2m, then there's no guarantee he wouldn't have accessed the portal if Saban was still coaching. That's stupid $$$. It would make him TOP 5 in NIL. He made $661k last season. The median salary of an NFL player is $860,000 per year.