re: Caleb Downs on biggest lessons Saban taught him: "He taught me a lot about commitment..."

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Let’s not pretend football isn’t a business for these players. And let’s also not pretend fans wouldn’t support putting a “committed” player on the bench in favor of a mercenary transfer who’s better." -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------It must not be all business for some of the players because some that could have left choose to stay.

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Yes, it's all business. The guys who stayed didn't have better options, or they had a good financial package with Alabama, or maybe the financial packages weren't as good but when combined with potential development, it evened out.

None of these guys are hanging around out of a deep abiding love for Alabama. That's for us, not them.

These guys are professionals now and like all professionals in any field, they're looking out for themselves (as they should). Some will make good decisions, some will make bad decisions but all of these decisions are made with themselves and their families first, just as mine are.

The players that stayed did so because it was best for them. Not the university or the team.