In a recent appearance on This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Nick Saban argued that NIL can be played for the near three dozen head coaches that were fired during and after the 2025 college football season. He pointed out that NIL has made it more vital than ever for colleges to maximize the value they get from the money they spend and the coaches wind up paying the consequences of failing to deliver big results...

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“How do you evaluate the players? Who are you going to pay? What positions are most important? Because if you pay the wrong guys, and you’ve heard me say this before, you’re (expletive) out of luck,” Saban said. “So when you can’t evaluate the players, and don’t pay the right guys, you’re going to pay the consequences for that in the future because you’re going to spend all this money and not have a very good team. And you’re not going to get the outcome everybody expects.

“Then the cause and effect of paying players is we’re raising money from alumni who now think they should have a say in what happens, and that’s why 33 coaches got fired last year.”

(The Spun)

Originally published on SECRant.com

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AtlantaLSUfan•21 min

Coming from one of the best talent evaluators ever.

aTmTexas Dillo•10 hours

I don't think A&M has gotten the value for the bucks this year.

YStar•12 hours

Not NIL, it's player portal

TouchdownTony•12 hours

This is what has always plagued the Texas schools. Now it’s everywhere.? Let’s get this straight. When mr big money booster walks in with a 5 million dollar check he isn’t turning around and leaving. He is gonna want to talk strategy, personnel, coaches. He ain’t dropping off a check and saying alright, go get em coach. He’s spot on. Boosters have gotten coaches on probation and gotten coaches fired. ADs are puppets.

weremoose•15 hours

Spot on

HarryHoudini•16 hours

NIL is the root of all of CFB problems. Who would’ve thought paying a bunch of spoiled brat kids 6-7 figures out of Hs would turn out badly?

RelicBatches86•13 hours

Schoold ate free not to pay them and win less games with worse players. Notice how nobody is doing that cheap option?

OscarTheGrouch•16 hours

Exhibit A why Saban called it quits. He didn't want to deal with all that shite.

Endorphins•16 hours

He was the best at it. He only has himself to blame. Giving out dodge chargers and all kinda shite. I'd argue he was a perennial player in ushering this new era of football.

TheRouxGuru•15 hours

Yep. Everyone did it to keep up with him

youhavetobekidding•13 hours

LSU still upset after all these years... RT

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