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Coach K Appears To Fire Back At Nick Saban's Complaint
© Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban has said that he didn't retire because of NIL and the transfer portal, but it certainly played somewhat of a factor...
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“All the things that I’ve believed in for all these years, 50 years in coaching, no longer exist in college athletics,” Saban said in Washington, D.C. last week. “It always was about developing players, it always was about helping people be more successful in life. My wife (Terry) even said to me, we would have all the recruits over on Sunday with their parents for breakfast, and she would always meet with the mothers and talk about how she was going to help impact their sons and how they would be well taken care of."
Meanwhile, former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski is imploring everyone to stop complaining about the current situation...
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"I didn't retire because of the new environment in college sports. It would've been exciting to try to adapt to that. You have to keep adapting. This is the biggest adaptation, I think, in the history of college athletics," Krzyzewski said on the Dan Patrick Show. "It's not been coordinated. You don't even know who to call into a meeting to discuss what needs to be discussed. This has been three years now, Dan."

He continued: "Instead of complaining about what it is, just accept the fact that this is a new time. Just because it isn't like the old, doesn't mean it's not okay. This is what it is, and we should figure out how to do what it is in the best interest of everyone."
(The Spun)
Filed Under: Alabama Sports
Originally published on SECRant.com
48 Comments
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LSU3162 months
Coach K been paying players to come to Duke since day 1 so yeah not much different for him.
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They should settle this with a hair dying competition
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Bill W Tiger2 months
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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tigersbb2 months
Coach K wouldn't have to change . He was already doing it. Chris Duhon from Slidell signs with Duke and suddenly Mama Duhon was nestled in a house with a nice job in Durham. I despise his sanctimony.
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GusAU2 months
Coach K is an insufferable bitch.

"Instead of complaining about what it is, just accept the fact that this is a new time. Just because it isn't like the old, doesn't mean it's not okay. This is what it is, and we should figure out how to do what it is in the best interest of everyone."

Easy as hell to say when that a$$hole is just sitting back pontificating from his pulpit.

To his credit, at least Saban is trying help save college sports...which most here love dearly. And for the obtuse that refuse to read/hear what Saban said, he is NOT against NIL. For a bammer, he is absolutely spot on.
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FLTech2 months
Babysitting 120+ kids compared to coach la having to babysit 11 is a big fricking difference
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Tchefuncte Tiger2 months
Having a different opinion is now firing back?
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cajunmud2 months
At least he didn't clap back.
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imjustafatkid2 months
There is no comparison between how this affects basketball and football. Might as well be a different planet.
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TutHillTiger2 months
Basketball has been openly paying players for decade or more so not much has changed
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my god, Coach K is fricking unbearable
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HC872 months
To Coach K - the best interest of everyone is NOT a 20-21 yr old driving around in a 150-200K vehicle and/or living in a penthouse vice the already upgraded athletic dorms. A predetermined stipend (i.e. 1K FR, 2K SO, 3K JR & 5K SR p/month) with an annual esculator for inflation would have worked fine. The player at Duke or Bama would get the same at Ga Tech or Vandy. Level field with some financial benefit to the student-athletes. Press on.
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CDawson2 months
Maybe the same stipend but the under the table money is how Duke and Bama games the system as long as they did.
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TigerDM2 months
He really didn't disagree with Saban. He said this was not coordinated, which it hasn't, and it needs to be figured out how it needs to be done in everyone's best interest.
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ApexTiger2 months
Coach K, you coached 12 guys at a time, Saban coached and recruiting 10 times this

K is clue about NIL...it isn't anything like football, football pays the bills except at Duke
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CCTider2 months
I'd bet Duke football still earns more than the basketball program. I was shocked when I saw how much more Kentucky's football program earns vs is basketball program. And Kentucky's arena is like 4-5x bigger than Duke.
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highup71 month
Doesn't Kentucky's arena belong to the city? Isn't their arena not on the campus of Kentucky?
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mudshuvl052 months
If I had to choose between a basketball coach and football coach ragarding dealing with the BS of nil and personnel management, I'm going with bb all day. You're talking about a fraction of the people you've got to deal with, and if anyone has ever been in management, more people = more headaches.
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lsusteve12 months
Both paid handsomely before - it’s just legal now
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James111112 months
“Appears to fire back”

Come on Larry, you are one of the last true journalists out there. It’s a shame to see you resort to clickbait headlines.
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xGeauxLSUx2 months
Larry is a journalist?
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TommyDaTiger2 months
No Larry is a murderer!! He seems to have killed his father…….
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BRgetthenet2 months
He has a basic journalist’s training.

Now, do relax
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jp4lsu2 months
I concur with Saban.
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Timeoday2 months
I remeber Coach K taking a sabbatical one season when it was obvious he was in for a horrible year.

Horrible person.
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kjacksonp2 months
He had major back issues and surgery just prior to that season and tried to push through it and he couldn't. Horrible spin you put on it. He later had more back surgery, several procedures up through 2017.
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Timeoday2 months
Everybody Hurts, Sometimes!!
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Gorilla Ball2 months
Everyone has an opinion
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AtlantaLSUfan2 months
Geez. Retire before it starts then act like you would have been fine with it. Worst quote of coach K’s life. What a trash take.
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BurrowToChase2 months
Saban is a bitch and mediocre at the actual coaching. The moment the playing field is leveled and he can’t stack his roster with 4 deep 5 stars, he runs like a little bitch
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Smoke Test29 days
He sure stacked you guys with Ls.
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