Nick Saban Quote

[RSTuthill]

Multiple sources are quoting Nick Saban as follows -- and lauding him for his position:

“Someone with one of the best corners in the nation (in high school) came to me and asked if we’d pay them $800,000 for the player to sign here. I told him he can find another place to play. I’m not paying a kid a bunch of NIL money before he earns it.”

What I got from it was that Saban controls the NIL money at Alabama. Is that not a no-no?

 

[Buffett10]

Multiple sources are quoting Nick Saban as follows -- and lauding him for his position:

“Someone with one of the best corners in the nation (in high school) came to me and asked if we’d pay them $800,000 for the player to sign here. I told him he can find another place to play. I’m not paying a kid a bunch of NIL money before he earns it.”

What I got from it was that Saban controls the NIL money at Alabama. Is that not a no-no?

Saban is smart enough to not say or do that and also doesn’t want to get in to the crapshow that Florida went through with their recruit.

 

[huskymedic]

Context:

Nick Saban Calls Out Prospect And Transfer He Lost To NIL And NCAA Transfer Portal

Alabama football coach Nick Saban may have the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation, and he continues to do well in the NCAA Transfer Portal.

www.outkick.com

 

[storrsroars]

Nick Saban Calls Out Prospect And Transfer He Lost To NIL And NCAA Transfer Portal

Alabama football coach Nick Saban may have the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation, and he continues to do well in the NCAA Transfer Portal.

www.outkick.com

Loved this sendup of the typical WFH scam replies one usually finds in the comments:

Gary Porter

January 28, 2023 at 11:08 pm
I’ve made $5000 from the IRS on calling athletes unreported income to a tip line

 

[traitor71]

Saban pining for the days when they could just dish out the cars and cash behind closed doors. He's not wrong about the principle of not giving money to those who haven't earned it, but it's just funny listening to some of these guys complain about it being out in the open now.

 

[giddyup]

It took about 10 hot seconds for NIL to turn into a cesspool of corruption. This is no shock.

 

[uconndogs]

No one should be surprised by this and I have to believe this is all still in its infancy. The NCAA will soon be toothless with oversight. Pay to play professional franchises will be the model at the top echelons of college athletics.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Saban is deflecting because Bama is behind on building their NIL programs.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He’s not giving them the money. They gotta be smarter than asking the guy who can’t legally say yes. The Pitino approach.

 

[uconnbill]

He isn't wrong and the NCAA needs to do something as the money is good in some ways but in others there are issues like this

Just my two cents

 

[RSTuthill]

Saban is smart enough to not say or do that and also doesn’t want to get in to the crapshow that Florida went through with their recruit.

A direct quote from multiple sources.

 

[RSTuthill]

He isn't wrong and the NCAA needs to do something as the money is good in some ways but in others there are issues like this

Just my two cents

Absolutely. Totally agree.

 

[traitor71]

The crazy part is that Saban just landed the top rated recruiting class, so it isn't like he is struggling to land talent. The other teams in his league are racking up players though, and you can say that Georgia has passed Bama on the field. Saban is definitely looking for a way to slow his competition down.

 

[ktuck911]

Is any of this a No No???? don't think so... High level FBS football is a full fledged business... with a little fun for the fans and kids(that are good enough to play at the level) sprinkled in...

 

[uconndogs]

He isn't wrong and the NCAA needs to do something as the money is good in some ways but in others there are issues like this

Just my two cents

I just don't see it happening. I think the NCAA is just about toothless in terms of enforcing any rules around this. Moreover, the SEC and BiG are going to negotiate huge deals in all the major markets. I can't believe they are long for the NCAA anyway. Given the money involved I don't see any reason why elite college athletics will have much to do at all with academics.