Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="shantydaze, post: 4267350, member: 666"]
Yes and no.  It depends on the issue.

In 2016, Saban complained about Northern teams conducting satellite camps in Southern states because these teams were impugning his built-in geographic advantage for access to players.  As a result, the NCAA voted to restrict such camps.  Saban was not issuing a warning prior to exploiting a loophole.  He was trying to regulate a practice because he was not going to be able to benefit from the rule while other schools would.

I see this being a very similar issue.  Alabama (although Saban, like Renault in Casablanca[SIZE=20px], [/SIZE]would shocked to hear about it) has a long-rumored and well established bag network for recruits.  This gives Alabama a competitive advantage over other schools in recruiting battles.  With NIL, the effectiveness of the bag network has been compromised and I assume the under-the-table value for players was lower than the NIL numbers.

I am not convinced an Alabama collective will have the funds to compete with some schools like Texas and Texas A&M.  Yes, it will likely be able to rake in more funds than a Syracuse collective, but not as against all schools.  So, I saw his comments to be more about self-preservation as well as to indirectly tell the state legislature to pass a very lenient NIL law and for his boosters to step up their game.

Also of some interest, Saban apparently earns $275,000 from the University of Alabama and $9.2 million in a talent fee from The Crimson Tide Foundation.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?