“I do believe in integrity. I always tried to run the program that way, so players had a better chance to be successful in life. We made more money in the NFL than any other school, 61 players in the league. That was how we cheated, we developed players.” - Nick Saban
I know one thing….With every passing day I appreciate Coach Saban that much more. The greatest coach Alabama will ever have? Absolutely. The greatest ambassador Alabama will ever have? Absolutely!!
@@blakefreeman3521 You can't possibly be talking about Nick Saban. If you truly think he's soft, you know nothing about that man. My daughter worked for him and his wife. He is NOT soft. Haha!!
Great post, Kyle. You pointed out succinctly how the college football system is broken. This mess was foreseeable and could have been prevented with just a little bit of forethought. ROLL TIDE‼️🐘🌊🏈
There's been more wholesale changes to the game in the last 3 years than the previous 20 years. If those changes were a net positive, were well thought out in advance and were well planned, we wouldn't be in constant flux. Meaning: more changes wouldn't be required to fix the obvious flaws everyone sees in the current structure. There's WAY too much money and WAY too much on the line for this much inherent chaos....with the mentality that we're building the plane as we fly it. It just seems like everything is being done to keep certain teams out of the playoffs or to supplant one conference's success so another conference can shine for a brief moment. Much like the effort to "Tiger proof" golf courses in the 2000s.....if your team or conference can't compete, change the rules and/or change the structure so they can get a foot in the door. Notre Dame not being in a conference has now guaranteed them a spot in the playoffs....forever. It's a joke. Game the system for success instead of create success.....it's insulting.
Saban on college football... “You really can’t blame the players because if you’re going to have integrity, you’ve got to have integrity through a set of rules,” Saban said Friday on ESPN College GameDay. “I mean, we have a Constitution, we have a Bill of Rights.. It should never be that a player can leave his team before the end of the football season.”
Nick’s third season at M St he led the team to a 9-2 finish in the regular season. He led them to wins against high-ranking teams like Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State. He never looked back #SabanTheGOAT ROLL TIDE ❤🅰️ 🏈
THAT THE PROBLEM, THE COMMITTEE DIDNT GIVE STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE ENOUGH WEIGHT IN PICKING THESE PLAY OFF TEAMS, THE OLD BCS DIDNT HAVE FEELING,S IT JUST PICKED THE BEST TEAM,S
@@BalerionFyre "BAMA SHOULD HAVE A RESERVED CFP SPOT EVEN WHEN THEY’RE 0-12 #BUILTDIFFERENT" The only people I've ever heard say this are butthurt Bama haters.
@@birminghamchuck7600 You’re clearly the hater! Bama football was anointed by God himself! Wins and losses don’t matter when WE PLAY IN THE SEC. Everyone knows our schedule is infinitely more difficult than any other team in college football. We’re always destined to win, so when we lose, it’s the schedulers fault! Why should we be penalized? Our team is clearly better! #ROLLTIDE
I've said this before the portal window should be only once and 1 week and students needs a 3-4 contracts and graduate not hoping from university to university to university all while getting 💰from all schools
Scholarships are awarded on a yearly basis (well atleast they were when I was in school) so HOW is this different than being recruited yearly with the current NIL system? Players had no guarantees for years but that was perfectly ok, now that the tables have turned it’s a problem?!?
Lo claps back? Saban got absolutely cooked. And to be clear it was just a joke - and he did not ‘clap back.’ These Alabama apologists out here acting like he burned Shane back. Yall paid players. Stfu.
It is completely broken and its sad. Its a great sport. I hope they fix it b4 it's to late. What exactly does the NCAA do. I see nothing are they afraid to do anything because of previous law suits??
Contracts are pretty much the direction NIL is going. I don't blame the players as their agents are pushing them to exploit this enviroment to make more money and if a player is borderline NFL prospect they will transfer every year to make as much money as they can. Saban is correct that this diminshes commitment. That is what it takes to achieve excellence. I stated this on posts last year that we will start seeing some of the best NFL stars coming from the smaller schools whether it mid-majors or FCS and it has already started. These players are not necessarily blessed with the best talent but their commitment makes them more adept at their craft.
This current system is insane. Maybe even stupid. There’s no way for a team to have any depth. This will be the end of college football as we used to know it. It is not a good thing.
Anyone that doesn’t believe players were being paid prior to NIL has been living under a rock. It didn’t just happen at Alabama it happened at other schools too mostly done by boosters. It really doesn’t matter now that NIL is in place so why deny it. Jeremy Pruitt didn’t just decide to do what he did at Tennessee with out some prior exposure to the practice of paying players, he was just arrogant and sloppy which lead to him being caught.
I think belichick is setting himself up just in case Debo doesn’t cut the cheese the next season then Belichick will take over Alabama. That would be amazing.!! RTR
People pretending that schools weren’t paying players and pretending like alabamas donors didn’t play a role is naive af. Nick saw the writing on the wall he was not going to have the clear upper hand anymore that NIL became a thing and retired. He didn’t make Gillis look dumb he looked guilty and saying integrity while using air quotes is a subconscious admission that it wasn’t all on the up and up. Stop it
I don't understand how he can clap back when 33,000 people like the tweet. All I would tell you is don't be naive about the situation it's no way that you could dominate a sport like that in the sports supposed to be cycular. If you been watching football more than 20 years you know he was just a mediocre coach at Michigan State so what it was Michigan State just wasn't paying the players or paying to get the players like Alabama was you know they're trying to uphold their schools reputation Alabama has a history of paying players including Bear Brand All you have to do is search ESPN classics and you'll find that up you pay the player $50,000 to play for them a lot of people need to take the feelings out of it
This is all the NCAA problem they must think I'm so bad now you'll never get it straight play the Indiana shouldn't have been there as if you shouldn't have been there there was two games definitely that shouldn't even have happened it's all messed up if they're going to take conference winners from different categories and put them in and think they're going to compete in the SEC you're crazy it's never going to happen and you're going to lose revenue and things are going to go straight downhill like they're doing this year people are not happy with setup and the way it was all Pelham now in the way the NCAA did it
And yet it's easier to quit than to continue just because college football gets hard. Doesn't mean you quit and the fact that now Alabama isn't on top of the world. People sure want this new college football thing to go away. Kind of funny lol
Saban made a fortune off the players never wanted them to get a penny because he wanted all the money refused to share .that's why he not coaching because he wants all the money forget the players
@chase. Like 90% of people aren’t complaining about the state of college football…..craziest comment I’ve read in awhile. Only ones not complaining are the fans of the teams that get smoked every year by the SEC. You know you’re the Goat when college football has to change completely because you keep dominating lol
How old are you? Twelve maybe? Every year Saban had to replace at least one very integral component on his staff. Think about it, if you’re old enough; How many former coordinators and assistants are head coaches or coordinators at the next level? Not to mention all of those players in the NFL. Can you say Derrick Henry? Are you old enough to remember him at Bama? And many, many others…
“I do believe in integrity. I always tried to run the program that way, so players had a better chance to be successful in life. We made more money in the NFL than any other school, 61 players in the league. That was how we cheated, we developed players.” - Nick Saban
True and lies at the same time it was masterful
@@evanpena9721, and the lie was?
This team deserves this spot.
Loses.
This team didn't deserve it.
Quits.
I know one thing….With every passing day I appreciate Coach Saban that much more. The greatest coach Alabama will ever have? Absolutely. The greatest ambassador Alabama will ever have? Absolutely!!
Naw get it right the greatest college football coach ever in the history of the league 💯
@@TorranceClay-i4b No doubt. No one will ever get close to what Coach did.
Who else could see how pissed Saban was!!!
I saw the look on his face when Gillis made that remark. He was NOT pleased.
Saban doesn't suffer fools.
Well duh of course he was hell i was! The disrespect!
Saban is softer than charmin
@@blakefreeman3521 You can't possibly be talking about Nick Saban. If you truly think he's soft, you know nothing about that man. My daughter worked for him and his wife. He is NOT soft. Haha!!
Saban for NCAA Commissioner! The NCAA is so broken and needs someone who is respected by everyone.
Saban for NCAA Commissioner!
💯
Bingo.
Saban should have asked if they’re still look for Tao’s girlfriend.
Great post, Kyle. You pointed out succinctly how the college football system is broken. This mess was foreseeable and could have been prevented with just a little bit of forethought.
ROLL TIDE‼️🐘🌊🏈
What’s scary is this: Richard young goes crazy in the bowl game and gets a huge offer from some other program after.
Saban is exactly right! That comedian looks like he needs to share the pizza!! 🍕 lol 😂
Hell yeah, you got em James!
Meh it's Shane Gillis he makes fun of EVERYONE and EVERYTHING. Enjoy the joke and don't get your feelings hurt.
But would any of those sec teams be at Notre Dame? Maybe, maybe not? Am Alabama fan here. That Oklahoma loss leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
Everyone who wants SMU in looking crazy now
They don’t care…as long as Alabama was out. They knew SMU would get smoked..everybody did
They looked better than the third place sec team did against OSU
There's been more wholesale changes to the game in the last 3 years than the previous 20 years. If those changes were a net positive, were well thought out in advance and were well planned, we wouldn't be in constant flux. Meaning: more changes wouldn't be required to fix the obvious flaws everyone sees in the current structure. There's WAY too much money and WAY too much on the line for this much inherent chaos....with the mentality that we're building the plane as we fly it. It just seems like everything is being done to keep certain teams out of the playoffs or to supplant one conference's success so another conference can shine for a brief moment. Much like the effort to "Tiger proof" golf courses in the 2000s.....if your team or conference can't compete, change the rules and/or change the structure so they can get a foot in the door. Notre Dame not being in a conference has now guaranteed them a spot in the playoffs....forever. It's a joke. Game the system for success instead of create success.....it's insulting.
Saban was annoyed by gillis!
Gillis dunked on Saban. Alabama jones 😂😂
Saban on college football... “You really can’t blame the players because if you’re going to have integrity, you’ve got to have integrity through a set of rules,” Saban said Friday on ESPN College GameDay. “I mean, we have a Constitution, we have a Bill of Rights.. It should never be that a player can leave his team before the end of the football season.”
It’s funny how all these fans whose teams got their ass handed to them for 17 years trying to get in digs now. Butt hurt still.
If a player takes nil money they should pay their own tuition. No more scholarships!!!!!!🎉🎉
He does air quotes while saying "integrity" 🤔
Nick’s third season at M St he led the team to a 9-2 finish in the regular season. He led them to wins against high-ranking teams like Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State. He never looked back #SabanTheGOAT
ROLL TIDE ❤🅰️ 🏈
Kyle, love your work, keep it up! I rely on it for my Crimson Tide fix.
Nailed it Kyle. Good for Coach Saban 👏 Roll Tide 🅰️ 🐘 🅰️🐘🅰️🐘
This would be a good time for some of your graphics: compare Saban’s lifetime achievements to those of barstool idiot Gillis.
Love Nick Saban
THAT THE PROBLEM, THE COMMITTEE DIDNT GIVE STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE ENOUGH WEIGHT IN PICKING THESE PLAY OFF TEAMS, THE OLD BCS DIDNT HAVE FEELING,S IT JUST PICKED THE BEST TEAM,S
BAMA SHOULD HAVE A RESERVED CFP SPOT EVEN WHEN THEY’RE 0-12 #BUILTDIFFERENT
@@BalerionFyre "BAMA SHOULD HAVE A RESERVED CFP SPOT EVEN WHEN THEY’RE 0-12 #BUILTDIFFERENT"
The only people I've ever heard say this are butthurt Bama haters.
@@birminghamchuck7600 You’re clearly the hater! Bama football was anointed by God himself! Wins and losses don’t matter when WE PLAY IN THE SEC. Everyone knows our schedule is infinitely more difficult than any other team in college football. We’re always destined to win, so when we lose, it’s the schedulers fault! Why should we be penalized? Our team is clearly better! #ROLLTIDE
Need a show about who sabans staff should be when he is the commissioner 🔥🔥🔥 maybe a show in the offseason when things are slow?
Saban=GOAT of the GOATS
Alabama Jones hahaha
Saban can go tell me to walk on water n I’ll do it. That’s how much I believe Saban.
You a fool
I've said this before the portal window should be only once and 1 week and students needs a 3-4 contracts and graduate not hoping from university to university to university all while getting 💰from all schools
I like Gillis , but he should stop trying to be funny 24/7. He looked like a tool after his comments. Saban doesn't take 💩from ANYONE.
Eh, you bring on a comedian, expect to get the jokes.
GREAT JOB CFP COMMISSIONERS… picking these sorry weak sos teams
Indiana Saban with that hat haha
Saban dressed like jeepers creepers 😂
SMU and Clemson just showed us how flawed the college 🏈 playoffs is I'm so happy BAMA would've gave a way better showing
Scholarships are awarded on a yearly basis (well atleast they were when I was in school) so HOW is this different than being recruited yearly with the current NIL system?
Players had no guarantees for years but that was perfectly ok, now that the tables have turned it’s a problem?!?
Who wins today in college football?
Oh nick fast with his comebacks. Won't let Nobody try to make him look bad or say the wrong thing
Lo claps back? Saban got absolutely cooked. And to be clear it was just a joke - and he did not ‘clap back.’ These Alabama apologists out here acting like he burned Shane back. Yall paid players. Stfu.
In the beginning I said contracts should be required.
It is completely broken and its sad. Its a great sport. I hope they fix it b4 it's to late. What exactly does the NCAA do. I see nothing are they afraid to do anything because of previous law suits??
No right now they still got their hands in the money jar ,if they rock the boat they scared they might be put out the room
Everything he said was facts........its coming guys
Contracts are pretty much the direction NIL is going.
I don't blame the players as their agents are pushing them to exploit this enviroment to make more money and if a player is borderline NFL prospect they will transfer every year to make as much money as they can.
Saban is correct that this diminshes commitment. That is what it takes to achieve excellence. I stated this on posts last year that we will start seeing some of the best NFL stars coming from the smaller schools whether it mid-majors or FCS and it has already started. These players are not necessarily blessed with the best talent but their commitment makes them more adept at their craft.
This current system is insane. Maybe even stupid. There’s no way for a team to have any depth. This will be the end of college football as we used to know it. It is not a good thing.
Anyone that doesn’t believe players were being paid prior to NIL has been living under a rock. It didn’t just happen at Alabama it happened at other schools too mostly done by boosters. It really doesn’t matter now that NIL is in place so why deny it. Jeremy Pruitt didn’t just decide to do what he did at Tennessee with out some prior exposure to the practice of paying players, he was just arrogant and sloppy which lead to him being caught.
He didn’t clap back he got bodied and wore it like a guilty baby
Proof?
I think belichick is setting himself up just in case Debo doesn’t cut the cheese the next season then Belichick will take over Alabama. That would be amazing.!! RTR
People pretending that schools weren’t paying players and pretending like alabamas donors didn’t play a role is naive af. Nick saw the writing on the wall he was not going to have the clear upper hand anymore that NIL became a thing and retired. He didn’t make Gillis look dumb he looked guilty and saying integrity while using air quotes is a subconscious admission that it wasn’t all on the up and up. Stop it
I don't understand how he can clap back when 33,000 people like the tweet. All I would tell you is don't be naive about the situation it's no way that you could dominate a sport like that in the sports supposed to be cycular. If you been watching football more than 20 years you know he was just a mediocre coach at Michigan State so what it was Michigan State just wasn't paying the players or paying to get the players like Alabama was you know they're trying to uphold their schools reputation Alabama has a history of paying players including Bear Brand All you have to do is search ESPN classics and you'll find that up you pay the player $50,000 to play for them a lot of people need to take the feelings out of it
This is all the NCAA problem they must think I'm so bad now you'll never get it straight play the Indiana shouldn't have been there as if you shouldn't have been there there was two games definitely that shouldn't even have happened it's all messed up if they're going to take conference winners from different categories and put them in and think they're going to compete in the SEC you're crazy it's never going to happen and you're going to lose revenue and things are going to go straight downhill like they're doing this year people are not happy with setup and the way it was all Pelham now in the way the NCAA did it
And yet it's easier to quit than to continue just because college football gets hard. Doesn't mean you quit and the fact that now Alabama isn't on top of the world. People sure want this new college football thing to go away. Kind of funny lol
RTR
I love Santa Fe and Taos
Whoever posted this doing tricks on it
It was a joke "roll tide"
Coach’s can leave before the season
Why can’t the players
Damn hypocrite
Love Shane Gillis but don’t disrespect the GOAT !! Shit was lowkey funny tho. I think Saban will loosen up in a couple years.idk but RTR
That guy isn't even funny.
Yes he is.
Minor league football ! Tenn got killed , Memphis would have played better than Tenn.
I know Saban hates bullshit.
Alabama Jones
Struck a cord with Sabin, cause he knows he paid a whole lotta money for his rosters lol.
What is Saban wearing?
Warm Clothing and a Hat to hold Body Heat.
Haha clapped back? Nah everyone knows they paid players. He left when he knew the advantage was gone!
Cope harder
One thing that Saban did. He was able to sell defective players for 100's of millions of dollars. Tua was his best snow job of all.
SHANE IS THE BEST! If you can’t take a joke, you shouldn’t be in the public light. As annoying as shane’s love for ND is; dk riding Alabama is worse.
Nikki spends money on refs and committee buy ins. 😂😂
Go put on your tinfoil hat you goofball
Yeah, he’s a comedian….what he said was funny it was a joke…just like Shane
Saban made a fortune off the players never wanted them to get a penny because he wanted all the money refused to share .that's why he not coaching because he wants all the money forget the players
He put players in position to graduate n make more money than anyone else those are the facts that can't be argued
Coach Saban was threatened by Jitterbugs in the Locker Room after the loss to Michigan. He said Fuck this Shit.
You are totally ridiculous
Not sure why we are listening to a man that quit because it got harder to win.
Yeah all he had to do was go coach in the Mountain West, Big 10, or Atlantic Coast. Get one or zero big wins to make the playoffs.
@chase. Like 90% of people aren’t complaining about the state of college football…..craziest comment I’ve read in awhile. Only ones not complaining are the fans of the teams that get smoked every year by the SEC. You know you’re the Goat when college football has to change completely because you keep dominating lol
How old are you? Twelve maybe? Every year Saban had to replace at least one very integral component on his staff. Think about it, if you’re old enough; How many former coordinators and assistants are head coaches or coordinators at the next level? Not to mention all of those players in the NFL. Can you say Derrick Henry? Are you old enough to remember him at Bama? And many, many others…
I’ve never heard of Shane Gillis. Who is he? Does anyone care about what he thinks about anything? Sounds like his home address is in BitterTown.