What coach from the past operating with NIL of today

Ha, he and Barry worked the "under table NIL" better than anyone until Saban hit his stride.

Barry Switzer would be putting out hits on people in the NIL era

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Barry Switzer would be putting out hits on people in the NIL era

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How fun would that be ?

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What coach from the past operating with NIL of today

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To hell with narrowing it to one coach. Give me the entire Southwest Conference circa 1979.

Jimmy Johnson would never lose.

Rick Neuheisel

The only coaches among the ones listed in this thread that would succeed would be Jimmy Johnson and Pete Carroll. Both of them let their players have freedom. The rest, Saban, Bryant and others functioned because they were always in control. They could have never handled the players having the power.

Bryant

I agree that a Switzer, Johnson, and Carroll would do great. Spurrier and Bowden would do pretty well as well. NIL is really not much different than the bagman system. The difference in the era’s is the portal. Without the portal the coaches have the power because who wants to sit out a year today. The portal is what gives the players the power to leave immediately to the highest bidder.

Coaches like Saban and Kirby won due to overwhelming talent thanks to the bagman system that allowed them to buy up players. They can’t do that now which is why Saban retired and Kirby is just now a top ten program instead of a Final 2 type.