Saban interjecting sanity into the NIL discussion. Tells 2 players to "Take a Hike"

[horshack.sixpack]

Yeah I'm kinda curious how anyone can claim we're in a recession when these guys are ready and willing to fund this crap.

Recessions don't much affect the very wealthy other than a net worth number that tracks their portfolio gains/losses.

 

[Ghostman]

Anybody else find it interesting that Saban is now concerned with "competitive balance"?

"We allow alumni through collectives to get involved in recruiting and other things. That’s always something we’ve always guarded against in college football. I think what kind of competitive balance are we able to create if we allow that to happen, which is not going to be great for fans." - Saban quote from article

 

[onewoof]

Anybody else find it interesting that Saban is now concerned with "competitive balance"?

"We allow alumni through collectives to get involved in recruiting and other things. That’s always something we’ve always guarded against in college football. I think what kind of competitive balance are we able to create if we allow that to happen, which is not going to be great for fans." - Saban quote from article

Yes, if any program in America is the champion of fair and equal balance, it has to be Bama. Bear was all about it. No advantages, public or private. Level playing field all the way. And Saban is all about playing even Steven as well.

If there is one thing that eats Saban up to his core is knowing his program does not have an fair/unfair advantage over the team he is playing. So I imagine you will hear him talk more about this than Polk ever did about the 11.7 scholarships.

 

[Pilgrimdawg]

Recessions don't much affect the very wealthy other than a net worth number that tracks their portfolio gains/losses.

This is correct. The people on the top end still have plenty of money during recession and the people on the bottom end aren’t going to have anything no matter how good the economy gets. It’s the group in the middle that feels the swings back and forth.

 

[NukeDogg]

Until the entity that is profiting off of a players Name, Image, or Likeness begins sharing that profit with said player, this system is broken. The schools are the ones making money off the kids, yet each one threw together a collective and stuck their hands out to their fans and alums to fund it. That is completely bass-ackwards.

Rich Booster #1 isn't profiting off of some 5 star recruit either, so his $ should be illegal just like it was supposed to be illegal before all this. If a car dealership wants to give $100k to some kid named Ford to do commercials, go right ahead. That's using their NIL. Buying recruits is not NIL, it's bribery.