Prior to Monday night's game between Ohio State and Notre Dame, Nick Saban appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and offered his unprompted opinion about an unregulated NIL environment...

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"The people out there need to know this model is unsustainable," Saban said. "It's not good for players."

The 73-year-old implored Congress to "get off their butt and do something"

"Players need to get compensated, no doubt. But it has to be done in a way where we have competitive balance, and that every school has the same thing,” Saban continued. "One school can't spend $30 million for players while another school's spending $3 million."

(The Spun)

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GusAU•11 months

People can hate on Saban all they want, but he is 100% correct and I personally believe he truly wants what’s best for CFB.

I would love to see him team up with Tommy Tuberville and Joe Manchin and their Protecting Athletes, Schools and Sports Act to try to save college sports.

He definitely has the biggest stage and established credibility of anyone else involved in college football to try to fix these problems.

JonTheTigerFan•11 months

He wasn’t saying any of this when Alabama was handing out bags of cash and cars under the table

DoubleDown•11 months

So was your team, he was just the superior coach.

GBJs•11 months

Children's hospital?

HillabeeBaw•11 months

This is rich coming from the man who had the largest underground slush fund for top recruits. What a chode.

TigerGrad03•11 months

Wisconsin is already making moves with that safety transfer to Miami. He signed a 2-year agreement with their collective and they are trying to hold him to it.

TigerDeBaiter•11 months

Make Saban head of the NCAA

6R12•11 months

except he can't have an office anywhere near the state of Alabama.

DoubleDown•11 months

Not really sure that helped Bama much this season.

jpainter6174•11 months

Says the man whose championships were bought and paid for by dodge chargers...

chaso•11 months

He was paying way more than others for a long time? WTProblem

FLTech•11 months

Just put a fricking cap on it and problem solved

TigerScorpion•11 months

Yep. A cap and reinstate the transfer portal rules. That’s the only way you “fix” anything.

RFK•11 months

Why should Congress step in though?

atltiger6487•11 months

I agree something needs to be done, but it's NOT the federal government's job.

theballguy•11 months

You can tell Saban touched a lot of cfb fans on they dolls.

AlwysATgr•11 months

Just give him an asterisk to lie down and gnaw on for a while and he'll be happy.

lsusteve1•11 months

A. Federal Government needs to stay away
B. Changes need to be made
C. Saban had bag guys his entire tenure

Morpheus•11 months

Nick has College Football in his best interest. Trump should add Nick to the administration to MCFGA.

LafourcheTiger•11 months

frick you, Nick. You’re just pissed everyone else can straight up pay players like you did a Gump land. You took your ball and went home when u knew your advantage was gone. Coward

atltiger6487•11 months

every major football program paid players under the table, including our beloved university.

cajunmud•11 months

Trump'll get her done!

Hey...I think Trump's taking office today.

Timeoday•11 months

Saban does not like it when everyone else is allowed to be compensated.

DoubleDown•11 months

Yep, I'm sure your school never paid players or did anything wrong. Always part of the "Dindonuffin" clan.

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