Alabama

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We're glad Bama's on your mind!

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Let me get this straight! So Bama builds an NIL center with there collective on campus, and the @NCAA thinks this isn’t illegal? They have allowed an NIL company to operate on Campus and the NCAA isn’t stopping this? Why @TomMarsLaw

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That’s not what’s going on or how any of this works.

Alabama opened an NIL (name, image, likeness) center to help educate its student athletes and give them resources to help build their own brands - which is the entire intent of NIL rules. It gives them access to resources like green screens, podcasting setups, etc.

Our collective isn’t anywhere on campus, nor are any NIL deals directly associated with the University.

Educate yourself so you don’t spend a whole arse beautiful Friday mad at nothing.

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Our collective isn’t anywhere on campus, nor are any NIL deals directly associated with the University.

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We don't have boosters flying high school kids cross country on private jets, either.

The number of Vol fans who are so fricking stupid that they think there's nothing wrong with that is truly astonishing...even for the Tennessee fan base.

We know everybody knows Alabama is one of the teams that are protected.

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How many schools like Alabama have endured bowl bans and scholarship reductions since the late 90's early 2000's?

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We committed the unholy sins of letting a player hunt on some land and another player got to sleep on a couch when his GF kicked him out.

Tennessee should change their school cheer from "Go Big Orange!" to "But Alabama!" since that's actually what they spend most of their time saying. There are a few other schools in the conference who might want to consider doing the same.

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Let me get this straight! So Bama builds an NIL center with there collective on campus, and the @NCAA thinks this isn’t illegal? They have allowed an NIL company to operate on Campus and the NCAA isn’t stopping this? Why @TomMarsLaw

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Saban was very much opposed to this because in some ways it infringed upon his control of the recruiting process.

It may have even been the tipping point of why Saban retired. He went searching for property right after the deal was finalized.

Somebody at Alabama pocketed some serious kickback money because no administrator with a lick of sense would have signed a deal for a full 15 years. This is equivalent of extending Jimbo for as long as aTm did only after two years on the job.

The real slammer is that most of the Learfield staff at Bryant Denny Stadium are from Texas. Leafield also takes on client status by virtue of being a renter.

But in comparison to Tennessee, Alabama can only bring in recruits during documented visits. The athletes already on campus can visit the center by appointment.

The risk Alabama took in this is that by virtue of being on University of Alabama property, Federal recruitment laws kick in and Alabama would assume some liability for any EEO or breach of contract disputes.

In other words... Alabama screwed up big time, because as Saban pointed out, it has more downside implications than benefits.

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A booster by definition is tied to a University.

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Wrong.

A booster can donate to different universities, BY DEFINITION.