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Campus Hero [13997]
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Game Changer [1723]
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Re: I may have been wrong about Nick Saban. After this video
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Jan 10, 2025, 11:26 PM
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Sometimes i wonder as well… why am i doing all this? Paying iptay fees for scholarships no one cares about.
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CU Guru [1508]
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Legit question. Why? Perhaps were aging out,
Jan 10, 2025, 11:40 PM
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But perhaps we’ve figured it out. A pay cut may be what the school needs.
Go Tigers!
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Game Day Hero [4497]
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Re: Legit question. Why? Perhaps were aging out,
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Jan 10, 2025, 11:47 PM
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I may still be young (nearly 30) but I still believe in a degree or at least some years in college meaning something. Granted the age gap between me and this new generation of college athletes is very apparent anytime I talk to them, they do have a lazier, more self-centered mindset most of the time. Some still have a good head on their shoulders but the other ones are definitely starting to outweigh them.
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Can you imagine if D-Day were tomorrow. How much $$ would
Jan 11, 2025, 6:41 AM
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the govt have to fork out to field a landing force?
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Top TigerNet [29862]
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The people Nick is talking about aren't concerned about a degree.
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Jan 11, 2025, 8:10 AM
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They are going to Bama to get to the NFL. Their parents know that. They are looking for a job, not a degree. And, they are interviewing at several companies. The one that pays them the most money is the company they will choose.
And, the NCAA is fine with that. The NCAA embraces that model. Degrees are available for the few folks who want them, but they aren't a major part of the sales pitch.
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Orange Blooded [2451]
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Re: The people Nick is talking about aren't concerned about a degree.
Jan 11, 2025, 8:35 AM
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So you are saying most of these kids are really bad at math / probabilities.
A few of the players want a degree.
But statistics confirmed that a few of the players make it to the NFL.
The OP is correct, most of these players make horrible career choices.
However, most of this is self-inflicted, they have an opportunity to get a degree, they choose not to do so. Welcome to America. Eat what you kill.
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Game Changer [1723]
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Re: The people Nick is talking about aren't concerned about a degree.
Jan 11, 2025, 8:45 AM
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Then dont ask me to pay for a scholarship then if your goal is not to graduate but to get to the nfl…. Why i am paying for something they dont want?
Would be better just to give them the money we would spend on scholarship and they can decide if they want to invest in a degree or not.
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National Champion [7718]
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Re: I may have been wrong about Nick Saban. After this video
Jan 11, 2025, 8:48 AM
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Im sure most players value their college education, especially at Clemson, so you're still good. 95% of college players don't make it to the NFL, so if they want to make a little extra scratch while they are in college, then I dont mind. Remember, not every player is making hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Re: I may have been wrong about Nick Saban. After this video
Jan 10, 2025, 11:33 PM
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Serious question, if he is/was so disgusted with it all, then why stay around and be a promoter/on air personality on ESPN? To me the easy answer is money...
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Re: I may have been wrong about Nick Saban. After this video
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Jan 10, 2025, 11:45 PM
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Good question. Seems like he is now fueling the fire and promoting a sport that is no longer about the STUDENT-athlete.
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Re: I may have been wrong about Nick Saban. After this video
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Jan 11, 2025, 8:07 AM
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Nope - the answer is more likely that he didn't feel appreciated for what he was contributing in his job. That can be a prime motivator for a resignation from any principled person.
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Re: I may have been wrong about Nick Saban. After this video
Jan 11, 2025, 9:42 AM
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Thanks for your insightful contribution to the discussion!
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I agree with Nick, but have one observation to make.
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Jan 11, 2025, 8:06 AM
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When people see problems they tend to figure out solutions that exclude them from being part of the casue of the problem. They tend to point fingers at others.
Nick has been in coaching for 50 years. He, rightfully so, became the most influential coach in the game. He has lived through the NCAA making "student" less and less important and making the goal of his program "develop players for the NFL." He has watched the NCAA ipso facto become "AAA pro football." He has watched his university develop more and more exotic facilities. It didn't seem to bother him that Bama could recruit by showing the kids they had the best dorms and player lounges and amenities in the country.
Did he ever say, "What can we do find a balance between football and student?"
Note, I'm not blaming Nick for the fiasco he described in the video. I'm just saying he should be willing to look in a mirror and say, "I could have done a better job in preventing this mess."
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He left coaching because he wasn't guaranteed the highest recruiting classes
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Jan 11, 2025, 8:42 AM
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anymore. He's just as terrible as everything he's complaining about.
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Re: He left coaching because he wasn't guaranteed the highest recruiting classes
Jan 11, 2025, 9:45 AM
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That definitely was a factor for sure.
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Greed? Like coaches making millions? ******
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His frustration came from everyone across the land paying players.
Jan 11, 2025, 9:45 AM
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It became a dinner topic is why the parents and kids discuss it openly now and Saban quit because he realized he had no hole card to play to seal those 5* deals.
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Clemson Icon [26237]
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Re: I may have been wrong about Nick Saban. After this video
Jan 11, 2025, 10:15 AM
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Of course Bluffton would TD this!!!
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