Yep, Saban quit as he knew modern NIL football had passed him by. He no longer held an advantage in recruiting. I imagine he didnt want to damage his history as THE GOAT. So he quit before Bama football slide too far.

I dont blame him one bit for it. I would say to Hell with It, too. Especially with all these 5 stars that care nothing about your school
All about showing me the money....

Gonna be interesting to see what coaches in the long run can develop the right culture and avoid the shitheads purely seeking annual NIL deals, no matter the school.

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Posted by SquarePizzaRebel

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Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:12 pm to FootsFanatic

Bingo.

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Posted by Dotarian

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Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:47 pm to FootsFanatic

quote:
I dont blame him one bit for it. I would say to Hell with It, too. Especially with all these 5 stars that care nothing about your school
All about showing me the money....

Don't fool yourself into believing that. Even before NIL, 5-stars at Bama were still about "showing me the money".

There were SO many blue-chippers that were dedicated to/committed to another school - sometimes for years - who suddenly flipped to Bama at the last minute instead of signing with the school they'd committed to. Do you think most of them did that because they "cared about the school" (in this case, Bama over whatever school they were previously committed to)?

Not likely, IMO. The difference between then and now is that most other schools at that time weren't as blatant or egregious about their bagman network as Bama, so the "Pay Me!" attitude wasn't as in your face. Now, anybody can buy a player, so it's a free-market free for all and players aren't shy about driving up the bidding wars.

This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 3:53 pm

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