The game has been rigged for quite awhile. Saban's recent whining has little to do with the student-athlete. He knows this new system isn't in his best interest and he's sounding off.
Saban: "TAMU bought every player on their team"
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He had no issue with the system when he was hiring an army of analysts. Bama decided about 12 years ago to do whatever it takes to be in the NC game/playoff. Now A&M has declared they want some of that action. Who can blame them? If Saban has some evidence of actual violations, I'd like to hear them.
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I can only speculate about his motivation behind the comments. What he says, though, is spot on. NIL in it's current format is bad for college football.
OTH, coaches making $10 million/year is bad for college football as well.
There was no way the SEC was going to let 2 of their top coaches head into the season with a feud brewing. More than most other conferences, the SEC prides itself on the head coaches being part of a fraternity. Opponents on the field. Allies off the field.
It drives the most compelling aspects of athletics, including intercollegiate athletics.
And it is a game. A passionate thing for most fans. But,a game. Lot of us, myself included, sometimes forget
Couldn't agree more....and yes I think it's the unpopular take because so many despise Saban. They despise him b/c he's been on top for so long. He is the standard in college football. With Auburn and some of their zealot boosters being the main adversary of Alabama....if there is any dirt on Bama it won't take long to surface. Also - he has spawned so many coaching careers...if anyone of those many former employees wanting to de-throne him could with some dirt....they would.
Nothing Saban does isn't planned, or without purpose. He knows he's taped 100% of the time. I think he was just declaring to his boosters...."OK...this is the new game. You'd better get involved as much as the other top guys or else...." and also getting his players ready for this. Hypefest 2022 when they play.
Yep. In this day and age of gotcha journalism. it's guaranteed reporters have tried their darnedest to get dirt on Saban. It would be among the biggest blockbuster sports stories of all time if someone could bring the Saban dynasty crashing down. There's just nothing there.
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