{"id":2194861,"date":"2024-03-07T13:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nick-saban-on-college-footballs-monumental-changes-coaches-have-lost-leverage\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T18:17:45","slug":"nick-saban-on-college-footballs-monumental-changes-coaches-have-lost-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nick-saban-on-college-footballs-monumental-changes-coaches-have-lost-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Saban on College Football&#8217;s Changing Landscape: Coaches&#8217; Leverage Diminished"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnick-saban-on-college-footballs-monumental-changes-coaches-have-lost-leverage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2194861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Adapted\u200d from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/nick-saban-s-candid-thoughts-on-alabama-players-chris-marler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCrain &#038; Co.,\u201d<\/a> March\u200b 7, 2024.<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Jake Crain:<\/h3>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Chris Low <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/39623503\/how-alabama-moved-nick-saban-kalen-deboer-49-hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published a profile<\/a> on Nick Saban just yesterday,\u200b and in it, Saban basically \u2064said \u200cthe quiet part out loud. The truth \u200bis, with the way \u200dcollege football \u200dis structured right now, after all these monumental \u200bchanges,\u200c coaches have lost a lot of leverage.\u200b And when you lose leverage, you lose a lot of control \u2014 control over \u200cbeing able to know who\u2019s coming back consistently,\u2064 control over being able to construct a depth \u2062chart due strictly to who practices better and who has earned it. You lose a lot of your ability \u200bto \u2063cultivate long lasting program culture, which takes the result even further out of your hands.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Nick Saban said, \u201cSo I\u2019m saying to myself, \u2018Maybe this doesn\u2019t work anymore, that \u200cthe goals and aspirations are just different and that it\u2019s \u200dall about how much money can I make as a college\u200b player?\u2019 Now, I\u2019m not saying that\u2019s\u200b bad. I\u2019m not saying \u200cit\u2019s wrong. I\u2019m \u200djust saying\u2063 that\u2019s never been what \u200dwe\u2019re all about, and it\u2019s not why we had success through the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I agree that players should be\u200c paid for NIL, but with no guardrails and no balance, it\u2062 goes \u200dfrom a <i>part<\/i> of the motivation to the\u200c <i>main<\/i> motivation. Now, \u200dthat isn\u2019t a brand\u200d new concept. Guys have been motivated by making money in the NFL for a \u200clong time, but you didn\u2019t get that reward until you finished\u2062 college \u2014\u200d outside of \u200dwhat the boosters slid in\u2064 before you committed. So \u200bone can want players to get rewarded, but are we \u2063trading the most valuable lesson of \u2063college football for valuable pieces of \u200cprinted paper?<\/p>\n<p>Saban sustained success for so long for many reasons, but his best poker play was being malleable even when he was at the top because\u200c he had control. And a great poker player knows when to hold them, knows when to fold them, knows when to walk away, \u2063and knows when to run to your $17 million island that you just bought because you can\u2019t \u200ccontrol all the variables anymore. And he\u2019s smart to do\u2062 it.<\/p>\n<p>The game has changed, and we \u200chave to be able to walk\u2062 and chew gum at the same time with this\u200b NIL situation with no guardrails. They let the monster out to\u2063 attack the villagers. And you\u2019ve seen coaches lose that control. And \u2063it\u2019s really hard right now to be able to consistently have a roster that you feel like you have molded the piece of clay as much as you possibly can. You\u2019re basically only co-parenting now, and it\u2019s \u200btough.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/nick-saban-s-candid-thoughts-on-alabama-players-chris-marler-member-exclusive\">WATCH: \u201cCrain &#038; Company\u201d on DailyWire+<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>David Cone:<\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget that Nick Saban is 72-years-old. That\u2019s the\u200d primary reason for him retiring. If he were 50-years-old, I don\u2019t care what the\u200c players\u2063 did\u2062 after the Rose Bowl, he was going to whip the thing into shape and come back next year.<\/p>\n<p>I do find Low\u2019s interview with Saban very telling though, and all of the reactions \u200dthat I saw to this interview fell into one of two categories. Either, one, Nick Saban is exactly right:\u2064 Money is ruining college football. The game is not the same and I\u2019m done \u200bwith it. Or two, Nick Saban is just mad that he\u2019s not\u200c the only one who can pay players anymore and he wants to exploit their talents, so go on and be gone and good riddance. \u200bI think it\u2019s low resolution on either side \u200dof those arguments.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, this has ushered in a new wave of college football without any\u200d sort of guardrails, and any time the NCAA\u2064 has tried to put\u2063 some\u2064 rules in\u200d place,\u200d we\u2019ve gone to class action or antitrust lawsuits like we\u2019ve just seen at the University of Tennessee. The NCAA has brought a lot of this on themselves.<\/p>\n<p>But we can have leadership in college football without everything falling off the rails. Nick Saban needs to take a\u2063 leadership role in college \u200dfootball. \u200dI know he\u2019s going to go work at ESPN \u2063and I know he\u2019s going to be on television, but he can help bring about some\u2064 positive change.<\/p>\n<p>We can solve a lot of these problems \u2063and college football can \u2062still be great, even if players are able to capitalize monetarily \u200cin some aspects.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><em>Jake Crain is co-host of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/%22https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/crain-and-company\/%22\">Crain &#038; Company,<\/a> the Daily Wire\u2019s sports show hosted by former athletes \u2063and \u200ccoaches Jake Crain, Blain Crain, and David\u200c Cone. Follow him: @JakeCrain_<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>David Cone is a co-host and producer of the Daily Wire\u2019s sports \u2063show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/%22https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/crain-and-company\/%22\">Crain &#038; Company<\/a>, as well as a contributor to\u200d Morning Wire. David is also a former quarterback for the University of Michigan. Follow \u200dhim: \u2063@davidadamcone<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has\u200b the introduction of NIL affected the goals and aspirations of college players?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  He would still \u2063be \u2062coaching next\u200d season. It\u2019s unfortunate that the game has changed to the\u2064 point where coaches like Saban feel like they are losing control and leverage. But,\u200b as he mentioned in\u2064 the interview, the \u200bgoals and aspirations\u200b of college players have changed as well. Money has \u2064become a significant motivator, and with the\u2062 introduction of\u2062 NIL, players now have\u2063 the opportunity to earn \u2064substantial \u2063sums \u2062even before they reach the professional level.<\/p>\n<p>While it is understandable \u200cthat players should be compensated for \u200btheir \u2063name, image, and likeness, it is also important to consider the\u2064 impact this shift has on the sport. Saban raises a valid concern about the potential loss of the\u200d most valuable lesson in college football: the development of character and teamwork through dedication and hard work. If the primary motivation for\u200d players becomes financial gain, will they still exhibit the same level\u2064 of commitment and passion for the game?<\/p>\n<p>Saban&#8217;s \u2064success\u2064 came from his\u2064 ability\u2063 to adapt \u200dand control \u2064all the variables within his program. However, with the changing landscape, it is \u2064becoming increasingly difficult for coaches to maintain that level of control. The introduction of NIL has disrupted the traditional\u2063 structure, introducing\u200b new challenges and uncertainties. Coaches\u200d must now navigate the delicate balance between nurturing talent and managing individual interests.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident \u2064that the game has changed, and\u200b it is \u200cunderstandable \u200bthat Saban, at\u2063 72-years-old, is contemplating retirement. He has achieved unparalleled success and built \u2062an extraordinary program. But as he stated, the \u2064game has become more challenging, \u200cand the ability to consistently mold \u2063and \u200cshape a\u2062 roster has diminished. Coaches\u2062 must now \u200dshare the responsibility of shaping players \u200bwith external influences, making it \u200ba more \u2062challenging task.<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of NIL without proper guardrails has\u200d indeed unleashed a monster. Coaches are witnessing the erosion of their\u200b control and influence, making it harder to cultivate \u200ba lasting team culture and construct \u2064a \u200ddepth chart based solely on \u2064merit. The\u200b ability to\u2064 recruit and retain talented players consistently has also become \u2062more\u200c challenging.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the interview with Nick Saban\u200b sheds light on the changing landscape of college football. While coaches have lost leverage and control, players have gained\u2063 new opportunities for financial gain through NIL. It is\u2062 crucial to find a balance that allows for player compensation while still preserving the core values and teachings of college\u200c football. Coaches must adapt and find new ways to motivate\u200b and guide players in this evolving landscape. \u200cThe \u200dgame\u2064 has indeed changed, and it remains to be seen how coaches and\u200d players will navigate this new era\u200b in college football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapted from \u201cCrain &amp; Co.,\u201d March 7, 2024. Jake Crain: ESPN\u2019s Chris Low recently featured Nick Saban, who openly acknowledged a significant truth. 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