Everytime they lose people say they can’t compete in the “NIL” era because it has “leveled the playing field”
A lot of people say NIL “exposed” Alabama, how much truth do you say there is to that idea?
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It's not just Alabama and before niqqas bring up Saban retiring Deion has expressed similar sentiments about NIL and is still in it.
Peruvian Connect
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individual money > institutional prestige
If youre a college student balling in the era of NIL what would make you want to go to school in the middle of nowhere Alabama 
Kids want to play now and they have to be on the field to get that NIL money. 'Bama had 5/4 star players on their 2nd and 3rd units because players wanted to be at Bama. Now in 2025, why be a 2nd stringer when you can start at another P4 school and get NIL money? And on top of it all Alabama and most SEC schools aren't rich schools even though they spend big money on their football programs.
Chrishaune
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They are not getting the talent yeah.
NIL was basically created to end Nick Saban
NIL was basically created to end Nick Saban
Chrishaune
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triplehate
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Younger Saban would have destroyed college football with NIL, he already getting players to the league, they already winning, so he would either get them straight out of high school. Or the best thing available in the portal
Lol, no it wasn't.
If youre a college student balling in the era of NIL what would make you want to go to school in the middle of nowhere Alabama
This is true but on the flip side of that, kids aren't exactly running to USC or UCLA in packs.
Sk3ptical
alhamdulillah
nikka what
JasoRockStar
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Alabama's talent at skill positions has dropped pretty badly. Even their transfers out of the program like Bond and Hall didnt set the world on fire with new programs. None of them compare to Ridley, Jeudy, Riggs, Smitty, Jamo etc.
Even with mid ass QBs like Mac Jones and Coker, you can win a title throwing to dudes like that.
Even with mid ass QBs like Mac Jones and Coker, you can win a title throwing to dudes like that.
Well thats always been what people asked the NCAA enforcement and why you see a lot of college football fans happy at them becoming more and more irrelevant. They did not levy equal scrutiny or punishment across the board and often looked the other way for certain brands/programs.
This could all be one thread with this discussion lol