re: Is Nick Saban's lack of Tech Savvy hurting our recruiting during the pandemic?

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LOL. Saban was the first coach to use Skype to talk to a recruit.

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Exactly. When they came up with the rule that HCs couldn't go out and recruit in the Spring (a rule specifically made so Saban couldn't recruit in the Spring and other HCs were too lazy to go out) he Skyped players.

He also invented "bumping" into players.

Many rules in place are specifically in place because Saban is so good.

He is a genius when it comes to being inventive and is innovative when it comes to CFB. If he weren't a coach he'd be a billionaire CEO like Elon Musk. Because guys like that think on a different level than everyone else. Other people are just playing catch up.

Don't fall for the whole "I don't do social media" act. It's just a part of the whole image of being an "old-school" coach. Even Bear Bryant marketed the whole houndstooth thing. It's just an image thing. There's a whole team working on social media a player-contact.
Every detail is covered.

No one thought Saban would get away from the run-heavy pro-style offense...then he hired Kiffin...then he had a player like Blake Sims, Hurts and Tua.

There's nothing "old-school" about Saban. He's on the leading edge of everything.