Nick Saban on retirement, college football landscape: 'Maybe this doesn't work anymore' | UNDISPUTED

Nick Saban retired from coaching shortly after Alabama's season ended with a Rose Bowl loss to Michigan, who went on to win the National Championship. He recently weighed on the current college football landscape, saying quote: 'Maybe this doesn't work anymore, that the goals and aspirations are just different...' Skip Bayless and Keyshawn Johnson react to Saban's comments.
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[@Muscleman8562]

I just ate a lit cigarette in a vid 💪🔥

[@ericbell8319]

@@Muscleman8562😅😅😅😅

[@Muscleman8562]

@@ericbell8319 It's a tough one 😂

[@michaeljohnson9877]

You left out the Best RB from Ole Miss or ETN hitting the portal. A lot of great players hitting the portal that are starters and not mid players.

[@CourtneyMiller-ui8xp]

🤔💬Now the playing field is even and now coach Saban does not want to play anymore 🧑‍🍼😂😅🤣🤣💦That shows his character big time😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯

[@josesoto9335]

Nick Saban quit when playing field got leveled. It’s all fair now and Nick doesn’t want to compete. It was all good when he dominated everything.

[@Erica-vd1gb]

Playing field leveled ?? Ah they were very close to being on top I don't think he left a lesser type quality team than in the past

[@jasonbrown097]

You’re delusional. He literally broke down why he retired and you just ignored that and made up your own reason

[@jefftobbin6833]

The playing field was level the entire time he was just a MUCH better recruiter.

[@Erica-vd1gb]

@@jefftobbin6833 I have admiration for a coach who could win national championships like he did. He was definitely doing lot of things right.

[@zelbongrimmage3770]

Facts

[@JMichael-xc7uu]

Poor Nick cant handle other teams getting upper talent. He wants ALL the 5 stars

[@bcjones181131]

Yep exactly

[@zelbongrimmage3770]

Facts

[@55giantsfan22]

Lol they blur the word a$$ but still say it, its ok to hear it but god no we cant read it 🤣🤣🤣

[@schmidtytime]

Blame the FCC.

[@granthagedorn7722]

He pry wasn’t supposed to say it

[@deucefilmz5884]

@@granthagedorn7722skip always cusses lol

[@rubenvelasquez2668]

@@schmidtytime the fucken fcc

[@population-_-420]

Nick Saban forgot to mention social media changed everything its all about clout when at end day only a small percentage of the whole Alabama team actually gets drafted 💯

[@justinbuska3499]

I wouldn't say a small percentage. They've had teams where every starter on one side of the ball and nearly every starter on the other side got drafted/played in the league and 40ish guys total made it the the league. That's not a small percentage.

[@michaelatkinson6730]

Since his arrival in Tuscaloosa in 2007. No other school has put more players in the NFL as Alabama. I'm not sure what you mean by small percentages?

[@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames]

They don’t matter anyways Alabama has paid for their roster every year. Imagine if the NFL had no salary cap….yea that’s nick saban His greatness is flawed honestly I think he’s overrated. He never won anything with nobodies or sub par teams. He had 5 star recruits every single year Lmmfao Money Money money Everyone on earth knows he pays players The school pays players Period

[@chikushodiz91]

@@michaelatkinson6730wow you are slow 🤦

[@michaelatkinson6730]

@@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames Troll

[@pirate135246]

He had success throughout the years because he bought and paid players under the table giving him a large advantage over teams that didn’t. Same. With all the big teams. Now that smaller teams are able to level the playing field he retires.

[@brucelemley7023]

You say that but no proof the losers always say the same thing.

[@demodiums7216]

​@@brucelemley7023they had car dealerships that players didnt work at but got paid like they did

[@jasonbrown097]

Funny how even after 17 seasons there hasn’t been a single bit of proof or allegation with all of the people who’ve been involved with the program and all the past players and NCAA investigators. Literally only the fans of the teams that lost to him have claimed that and when you ask them to show you proof they don’t have any

[@demodiums7216]

@@jasonbrown097 Sabans car dealerships...

[@jasonbrown097]

@@demodiums7216everyone always talks about the crazy number of his players driving chargers and challengers when Saban only owns a Mercedes dealership and Ferrari dealership. Not one dodge dealership in his portfolio. And none of his players have been seen in either a Mercedes or Ferrari while playing for him

[@neneshubby]

Saban got out at the perfect time. While he was still on top. He didn’t win the national championship last year but he did probably the best coaching job of his career taking a flawed Alabama team within an overtime of the national championship game. Credit to him for having enough sense to know when his time was done.

[@Gaderelli]

Amen Brother

[@thecouldntbe]

He can't threaten to take away his player's Hellcat keys when they can afford their own. The transfer portal and NIL forced his retirement.

[@Ingloczswetrust]

No its called being a 7 time champ at 72 with nothing left to prove

[@thecouldntbe]

@@Ingloczswetrust Cope. The NIL and transfer portal made that decision for him.

[@GiftedDee]

@@Ingloczswetrusthe got it off getting the best players now he can’t get it off

[@Lock3d8]

@@Ingloczswetrustnothing left to prove? If you can’t win more championships sounds like you got more to prove. Look at Brady

[@KS-hi8vi]

Saban’s EGO forced his retirement. He made millions off the backs of these Players. Nick don’t have CONTROL. BAMA was buying players a Car, JOBS, Apartments.

[@theblinkerx]

2 things can be true. The kids deserve to be paid so NIL is a good idea but it has ruined the spirit of college football & has turned into a NFL G league

[@wheelchairmanjon]

I agree 100% like I said, I get both sides of the argument but the players not being financially compensated was unethical. In my opinion. The reality is the landscape has changed, and some people just don’t like change. That’s basically what Nick is saying. It’s becoming semi pro football and he doesn’t wanna have any part of that, but like they said in the debate, the coaches always had the ability to move whenever they wanted to move now that the players have the power, the coaches don’t like that I just look at it it is a change and these guys don’t change, but it’s whatever the collegiate athletes not being financially compensated was unethical in my opinion.

[@bigballer6666]

Yup. I have a feeling that in about a decade college football will be like college basketball, irrelevant besides in the South and Midwest

[@wheelchairmanjon]

@@bigballer6666 definitely I think the money will get in the way it’s already getting to that point the money gets in the way but it’s whatever it is what it is plus if somebody offered me millions of dollars to do something I would take it to somebody was making billions of dollars off my name I would have problem with that that’s what it was for so many years university, selling jerseys with no names on the back that was unethical

[@landonjarrett1800]

They need an NIL cap. It would get the athletes paid and level the playing field a little better

[@idkjames]

Ifs ruining college football especially the unlimited transfer

[@Ked-kl1zv]

The players started to get more input and a bigger piece of that college monopolized pie. Good for them.

[@barringtonmorris90]

The 30 for 30 Alabama: Nick Saban is going to be insane!!

[@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames]

I think it will be boring It’s going to be about a coach buying his players to have the best team every year LMMFAO Booooring

[@joshuajackson7929]

@@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames Haha so right!!

[@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames]

@@joshuajackson7929 nick saban most overrated coach in coaching history Lmmfao Never made anybody, he had 5 stars at every position for like 10 years 😂😂😂 he retired because he can’t force kids to play for him anymore they just hit the transfer portal. Saban is not the goat of college ball. He’s like bill bellichick, can’t do anything unless he has the best player. Facts

[@jolunrohthocoudis526]

@@BetterThanYouAtVideoGamesmad cap. Tons of teams had 5 star loaded rosters and did nothing with them. Saban consistently and consistently took 5 5 star prospects and turned them into 5 star athletes. Yes he could turn diamonds into jewelry most coaches couldn’t say the same

[@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames]

@@jolunrohthocoudis526 incorrect Alabama had 55 5 star recruits for 9 years. Lmmfao Saban paid The school paid Now that the transfer portal is around, players don’t need to sit the bench for 50k when they can start for 30k. Saban is far from the goat. Imagine saying someone is the GOAT and never won anything with trash players. YOU ARENT THE GOAT. Period. Saban is overrated. Always will be

[@BIGJ3000]

Key was spot on with this one. Not taking anything away from Nick but he ran away because the playing field is even now. Better to go out on top than end up looking like Belichick.

[@stevena55]

Dumb take

[@GoatedAtNFS]

bad take. the playing field isn’t even one bit USC, Texas, Miami, Ohio State, Tennessee. that’s gonna be the top of the crop NIL $100 million dollar rosters every year

[@sjacqVO21]

@@stevena55lmao keep riding saban. you know it, & i know it. 😂

[@sthomas730]

Great take

[@morganwartman8507]

Nah he just doesn’t like having to re recruit players every single year in addition to recruiting incoming freshman

[@kobeneal4970]

Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, Jalen hurts, and Joe Burrow started all this transfer stuff. Even Cam Newton transfer when he was behind Tebow. My point is that everyone wants some playing time.

[@svenjorgensenn8418]

Newton got kicked out of Florida for stealing a laptop lol

[@CLEMSONtiger300]

Kids aren’t going into the portal for playing time they are going in the portal for the highest bidder.. Caleb downs went to Ohio state because he wouldn’t play at Alabama? Wake up man

[@demodiums7216]

​@@CLEMSONtiger300Ohio st was his second choice out of high school

[@brybry865]

@@CLEMSONtiger300sound like Chad johnson😂

[@BossP81]

​@@CLEMSONtiger300 Caleb downs started last season so why wouldn't he start this season.

[@natturner9997]

The playing field is now level ..Now all the kids can get money and not just the Alabama players

[@tonyesquire5308]

Ratings or not, Key is very good and Skip mesh well with him. I personally prefer this format (With Rachel coming for the basketball angle).

[@warrenrambo]

Heck no

[@hitek9too255]

Ratings are overrated in this era.

[@FreekPhil]

Maybe if NCAA didnt take advantage of the kids selling there jerseys and punishing them for trying to make alittle money this wouldnt have happened .....those kids risk there bodies and if they hurt they throw them away and bring in someone new

[@TimothyPerring]

The man is 72 years old and has nothing left to prove, I think he is flat out tired of coaching man!

[@barringtonmorris90]

Wrong.

[@sjacqVO21]

lmao the man need to prove that he can win with the current landscape of nil deals 😂

[@Anderson_Se7en]

That’s not what he said

[@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames]

He has a lot to prove to people like me who don’t believe he is a good coach He’s a coach who always has the best talent at all positions and has never created anyone from sub parness or mediocre talent. He had the best always, some of the best. No salary cap ruins college football. It’s never been exciting to watch a team spend more than everyone else and win DUHHH Imagine if the NFL allowed you to have 22 $100 million dollar salary athletes….they don’t lose much Same concept in Alabama Overrated end of discussion

[@Naism_]

@@BetterThanYouAtVideoGamespart of garnering that talent is a testament to how capable players feel the coach is. How can the coach help them get to the NFL, bc he is a good coach

[@julianpittman6131]

Damn Key let Skip talk too

[@roberthenderson2321]

It's all about him, don't you know?

[@anthonyallen3671]

Cam n Ma$e. Said that was the reason already. Weeks ago💪💪💪💪

[@williambreeze2659]

Great conversation guys!

[@DontCallmeLadale]

It doesn’t matter what rules they come up with. Money will always find a way. The control that Saban wants is to keep players hostage from leaving and contributing to other teams. Quite frankly if he’s really mad at that then it shows you who he is as a person. Players should’ve been able to transfer freely long ago. That has nothing to do with the money.

[@alantoler8266]

I agree totally wit Coach Saban.....and I don't care if times have changed ...it's setting a bad precedent and in the long run it will be a major disaster ....the transfer portal is rediclous you can't build continuity in a system like that...and these kids don't deserve to get paid your on college to Learn bout Life and prepare a future whatever happened to that...many people are still successful with that blueprint....it's rediclous and it don't make sense just like everything else period

[@scottbowers7248]

What is going to be missing is the crucible of competition between great players battling for playing time.

[@lexis4490]

People say it’s the wild, wild west, but it sounds more like a business. You got employees now.

[@jermainejames7700]

It is a business it always was. When there is entrainment there is revenue but in this case the entertainers were not getting paid that has now changed the entertainment which are the players can now get paid. So, the entertainment can navigate there own deals and not let the business dictate there career path. And we all know the business side of things don't like not being able to control that

[@johnnybgoode8104]

So he quit when the playing field got even. Everyone knows he was giving out chargers and challengers etc before NIL. He's been crying ever since. EDIT: I made my comment before hearing Key. I didn't realize he'd be so spot on.

[@shawnwilliams8538]

No he’s wrong. This is gonna be the downfall of sports. There’s no team/men building. Kids worship money and it’s only gonna tarnish the product which is gonna hurt in the long run. Nick got paid but he earned that. These kids earn nothing and expect everything…. Entitlement is feminine. Football is supposed to be masculine.

[@svenjorgensenn8418]

Every team was doing that. Bush got his Heisman taken away because he got a house and a car lol. Nick Saban doesn't want to coach the babies that think they deserve millions and haven't proven anything.

[@Cabooseforprez2012]

It’s funny because Key’s school got caught doing just that. I get the jealousy. His school could only win by cheating so he lies that everyone does it. Just admit you mad he was that good and move on.

[@johnnybgoode8104]

@@Cabooseforprez2012 Saying "oh You're just jealous" is too simple minded. If you don't want to have a nuanced discussion that's okay. I stand on what I said and Saban will continue to do interviews complaining, backing up everything said.

[@jasonbrown097]

Funny how even after 17 seasons there hasn’t been a single bit of proof or allegation with all of the people who’ve been involved with the program and all the past players and NCAA investigators looking into the school. Literally only the fans of the teams that lost to him have claimed that and when you ask them to show you proof they don’t have any. Stay salty

[@stephensullivan1011]

I'm really liking Key's personality & insights on the show :)

[@starttheconvopod]

He’s comes across agenda free and real.

[@SuperSirianRigel]

What? All he did was ramble and never made a concise point out of it all. lol. It's like he kept starting an idea in his head and before he could get to the point he just stops and starts a new idea. lol.

[@soneares9172]

Nick Saban needs to remember it was the previous generation of players that got him to the top. During that time, coaches could leave the program for more money or get fired but still get a "golden parachute." The tables have turned in favor of the players, and Saban doesn't like not having complete control. The young student athletes should have the option (just like coaches) to decide what is in the best interest of their future.

[@jermainejames7700]

I want to know what other Coaches are talking about building these kids up as men. Instilling in them values, teaching them hard pays off, teaching them how to endure, how work and see things through. I believe Sports are babified and have lowered there morals. I say just focus on teaching them while this transition is happening. Teach them money management, teach integrity matter, teach how to be humble. Show them they matter as a person not just as a player. Because as of now players are focused on getting Paid and coaches and colleges are focused on are focused on winning to get paid more

[@plushpillows8722]

Now that the kids want to get paid he want to leave

[@Muscleman8562]

I just ate a lit cigarette in a vid 💪🔥

[@joblo2299]

Yup

[@GoatedAtNFS]

not that simple but keep believing that

[@fyzix2609]

@@Muscleman8562no one cares

[@nochilllwill]

they was always getting paid certain ppl knew how to keep their mouths shut🤧

[@davidluna7237]

It also makes it more fun for fans because now you have hope if you have a competent nil pool

[@Britton_Thompson]

Key and Skip out here acting like Saddam Hussein just retired from Alabama! LOL 😁

[@Axecarter91]

Coaches started leaving the second they started getting held accountable for their lies they tell during the recruiting process 😂😂😂😂

[@jayman6157]

It isn’t lies tho mane imagine playing corner and you sat behind legit dogs your freshman year…it happens

[@Axecarter91]

⁠@@jayman6157You think Saban Harbough or Deboer told their recruits last year that they were going to quit the following year?

[@jayman6157]

@@Axecarter91 Sabon was going to come back yet again Alabama track record speaks for itself you got kids chasing a couple thousand instead of millions because of casuals like you who think of the present and not the future

[@Axecarter91]

@@jayman6157So told kids he recruited he would be there and then he left? That’s the definition of a lie

[@DougalsBrooks]

Saban Couldn’t handle the loss to the best football team ever in college football - go blue - Wolverines 2024

[@GoatedAtNFS]

why do you think: Jay Wright retired from Villanova Coach K retired from Duke Roy Williams retired from UNC Jeff Hafley left BC football Liam Coen & Kliff Kingsbury left UK & USC Jim Harbaugh left Michigan Chip Kelly left UCLA for a COORDINATOR position Nick Saban retired from Alabama because no coach wants to be a GM and a coach at the same time. you know how hard that is? you now have to convince players to play for you’re program guaranteeing them money AND benefits towards their degree, just to be on an athletic roster. many may say “well they’re just not adapting, they’re tone deaf, they don’t wanna be in this era of sports-Michigan made Nick Saban quit!!” all false!!! NIL having no bounds and the portal rules being non existent-especially in college basketball-has made a job for a coach MUCH harder

[@tavaresprice750]

Lmao i am loving it NIL the best thing that happened to college football plus the transfer portal .Gone are the days my friends of winning off under the table recruitment deals. Coaching now will mean more than ever before

[@madtownangler]

I don't even bother watching bowl games anymore. They are basically showing off who might start next year. All the good players are not even playing anymore

[@coreydon7097]

People talking about NIL needs a cap than cap the coaches' salaries and the AD's salaries also.

[@ysaismartinez7618]

Joel Klatt gave a good idea. Offer the players contracts and no one will get a questions about how much they will get paid or if they will transfer. Treat the student athletes as paid employees.

[@bobnewsdog]

How many assistant coaches, coordinators, staff and consultants has Saban gone through in the last 10 plus years? Was it about the team and development for those coaches.

[@jerikosmith4683]

I really think people forget what it's like to be that player the coach doesn't like and will not spend the time to properly develop you to play. I believe in the transfer portal rules, although there are legitimate concerns. If you're not appreciated or invested in, you have the ability to leave to (perhaps) a better situation. This way, you don't spend good years of eligibility at a school that doesn't want to play you because of a position coach's preference.

[@chrisdemichillie5989]

Reggie Bush called it too

[@quan4251]

Man Nick is full of it with this one

[@zelbongrimmage3770]

I'm for the players these coaches has made millions off these guys im glad for them

[@jensenharbaugh7]

I currently play college soccer and have played at the d2 and d3 level and now play NAIA. I completely agree with Coach Saban here. The freshman these days are asking for ridiculous privileges and guarantees when choosing a school. Kids out of high school are unproven in college. For me personally until you prove yourself at the college level you don’t deserve money or to be paid or any special privileges. I do think players should be able to make money based off of their talent, however though the ego that some of these young kids have is astounding to me and it creates a very toxic atmosphere as I have seen it from personal experience.

[@blakeharris58]

You have an excellent point. This particular issue is about reputation, not performance.

[@brittanywilson9361]

When you go to a job you agree on money 1st before you prove yourself so stop it get paid young men get paid

[@GoatedAtNFS]

THANK YOU. people don’t understand this as a student athlete one of my former classmates, plays D2 football at Campbellsville. now understands that the ego that comes out of high school is ridiculous and if INDEED good, they ask for too much money just to be bench riding for one year unless you’re at a lower university. it’s exactly why my distain for Manning is big-especially since he opted out of EA Madden

[@CobiMoore]

@@brittanywilson9361you apply off a resume tho which is proven work or knowledge of said EXPERIENCE

[@nickcothran3307]

He didn’t want to have to compete on an even playing field as far as talent goes. Now he will have to coach against the players that would typically have been on his bench.

[@N.a.j.i.]

(NICK SABAN'S VOICE): Im mad they wanna pay the players for their talents AND NOT ME for their talents (anymore)!! I cant own/control these kids like i used to!! THAT DAMN LEBRON and TAKIN CONTROL OF YOUR OWN TALENTS/DESTINY!! IF HE IS SUCH THIS AMAZING COACH, "coach w/o Tom Brad??"...it's FUNNY how THESEBRUHS are empowering themselves and getting a seat @a table they built!! HE TALKIN THAT SHIIIII, "get paid later" BUT HE'S GETTING PAID NOW(not BECAUSE HE COACHES GOOD, but because THE KIDS PLAY GOOD)

[@jasonbrown097]

Most brainless take I’ve ever heard. You’re delusional

[@JDotWill]

11:50 I’m not sure if it’s changed but Livy Dunn was the number 2 earner in NIL money last year & she’s a gymnast at LSU. I don’t know LSU to be a storied gymnastics program

[@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames]

She’s on onlyfans, she gets paid by simps It’s not NIL deals only I never see her on TV commercials or advertising anywhere Trust me, she’s banging people to stay relevant that’s reality

[@lorenzoflex7074]

Nick saban is mad because he dosent have as much control as he used to

[@wheelchairmanjon]

It’s just a matter of control now the players have the power, and Nick doesn’t like that too bad landscape has changed whether you like it or not what he’s basically saying is in a way it’s become semi professional football but it’s always been that only differences now the players, the ones taking the risk on the field have the power and there’s nothing wrong with that. The players, not being financially compensated, was unethical. I get both sides to the argument, but the players not getting financially compensated was unethical

[@Erica-vd1gb]

No the players more concerned about themselves not the sport

[@JB-tp6uj]

@@Erica-vd1gb As they should be. The players have a finite amount of time to maximize their earning potential. The sport and those who control it have an infinite amount of time to capitalize from them..

[@Erica-vd1gb]

@@JB-tp6uj well players are luref to a college by their talent and do have expectations that they were told as to why they should play for them I do believe it is sabans responsibility in fulfilling them . Point blank Saban has lost his edge. Hard thing to admit when you can't win it anymore and that other teams more than just Michigan are able to beat him now. He needs retire it's not an easy job anyways

[@Est.1998]

Alabama wasn’t 1 play away from beating Michigan. They were 1 play away from forcing another overtime.

[@dkny2980]

Nick Saban forgot to mention that its now legal to do what Alabama was doing illiegaly since he got there. Now that everyone gets paid, he can't just outright buy the best players in America anymore.

[@Themikelawry]

Do you really think he was the only getting good talent? And paying players???? Wake up have you seen Georgias recruiting class for the last 6 years????

[@dkny2980]

@@Themikelawry Alabama has finished ahead of Georgia in four out of the last six recruiting cycles including a few number one classes. Next, the SEC is the dirtiest conference in football as it pertains to paying players out of the table. Just go look at how many Hellcats Alabama players owned in the last 10 years and you'll see it's damn near every scholarship player. Difference is now, the rest of the country can match what the SEC has been doing for the last two decades. Not some grand conspiracy theory, it's been well documented as the biggest open secret in football. Keyshawn Johnson just made a joke about it last week directly saying exact what I'm saying now. As we say in the south, for a lot less fun if the rabbit has a gun.

[@Themikelawry]

@@dkny2980 who else is matching the sec in in Deals that couldn’t before ??? All this did was make sec teams richer …. It’s crazy you guys don’t understand that … You think the university of Oklahoma is out bidding a sec team now since it’s “even” now ????

[@dkny2980]

@@Themikelawry I don't think you understand how much more football means to the South than it does to anywhere else in the country. And it absolutely means less to those on the coasts. It is factual that the SEC has the wealthiest and biggest spending boosters in the country. Texas a&m boasting the most. There's a reason Ohio State just the guy from Texas a&m to run their NIL program. It is also much easier to get into any SEC school beside Vanderbilt then it is any school in the Big ten and what used to be the pac-12. It is not my opinion that the SEC was paying players but a verifiable fact that Alabama was paying their five-star recruits tens of thousands of dollars to play. Meanwhile at Ohio State, players were having to sell their gold pants that they receive from beating Michigan just to pay for food. Prestigious universities with rich academic histories Don't tie themselves to football nearly as much as the SEC schools with the exception of maybe Ohio State. If you don't know about Alabama paying their recruits, it's because you don't want to know not because it's untrue. A quick Google search will yield countless articles, photographs and testimonies from players.

[@chasemartin5373]

You’re on drugs if you think bama is the only program that was paying players. It’s gone back since at least the 70s.

[@Robbie050]

Key telling it 💯💯

[@125henni]

"you wanna talk baseball?" Key went hush mouth. Skip got him in that one 😂😂😂

[@DK-hg7wj]

Everybody acts like what Saban said is some new revelation...it's not. Anyone who follows college football knew what he said was happening, Saban saying it left no more room for doubt for those who didn't want to acknowledge it.

[@jeffwood7642]

Keyshawn speaking facts period.

[@axemillion119]

AKA “these young brothers don’t know their place and have too much say and I don’t like that” 😂

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

People don’t understand how much it takes to coach because you’re not just a head coach, you’re a counselor, father figure, teacher, etc and that’s just off the field.

[@DougalsBrooks]

It is shameless that you are suggesting Black people do not have fathers.

[@Will-ck7hi]

Yeah and current NIL makes that tough

[@Will-ck7hi]

@@DougalsBrooksWhat’re you talking about lol

[@lexis4490]

They should have just given players a monthly check. I never understood why that was so hard.

[@Cabooseforprez2012]

Greed, the NCAA was so greedy and thought they could keep all the money. If they paid everyone from Vanderbilt to USC, we wouldn’t have this problem. Players should be paid but the unlimited cap is going to cause issues

[@tennisplayer5490]

The ncaa will do anything to not have to pay themselves

[@Gaderelli]

Good Ideas Skip !!!

[@YoungGuwop]

He gotta explain why he would become a average coach

[@dis6900]

Yeah, cause the top players he was getting at Bama for 12+ years weren't getting paid and were graduating lol. Come on Nick, you couldn't hoard all the top players like you used to.

[@DeAngeloStevens]

End of an Era

[@TavionRutherford]

Damn bro can skip speak? This can’t be real

[@jerrylance4932]

Saban retired same reason he left michigan state. If he can’t get/keep the best players, he is just another coach.

[@tonytemple4351]

Same, too, when he coached Miami.

[@markford7217]

College football is a billion dollar industry period the players should get a piece of the pie! Saban is madd the playing field has been leveled!

[@tekojordan4306]

Georgia beat bama several years ago?? It’s crazy how they try to fast forward history so they can quickly forget the championship lost to Georgia smh

[@deon3133]

Lmao nobody forgot but bama beat them last year.

[@ryandefranco7740]

Kinda lame when ESPN just reads those long quotes out loud like that. Just play the recording? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@major3771]

Keyshawn always cuts Skip off, he thought it was bad with Shannon. Now he lost his ratings and still gets cut off at a higher clip

[@ctu5086]

Amateur and Professional Sports are two different things. Watching Tiger Woods develop and complete as an Amateur and a Professional was equally amazing.

[@chikushodiz91]

Nick loved it when he was in control of the money not the players

[@Britton_Thompson]

No, he loved it when he was in control of the players, not the money. He literally said he left because he didn't like talking money with players. Weren't you paying attention?

[@Themikelawry]

Do you really think he was the only getting good talent? Wake up have you seen Georgias recruiting class for the last 6 years????

[@ishmaeldarjean2757]

At this point I’m not sure what the coaches were expecting this to pan out back in the 80s when that 1st coach accepted a million dollar deal. Did they not think the kids weren’t gonna say my plate is empty while you are making 5-10M a year? It’s insane and the coaches, boosters, alumni all created this.

[@AdmiringCrayons-ix2hz]

Know everything

[@Scott-px6mi]

Stop it with the lies. Bama was not that close to winning. They had a chance to tie the game. That’s why both teams were in OT

[@MMWoodworking]

This contract talk will go smoothly until teams realize what players will want in there to sign. You will have guys wanting guaranteed playing time, you will have people wanting full benefits, higher pay if they are having to commit to multiple years, to protect against their own rising value. If I’m a player, being told I have to lock into 2-3yrs, I’m saying I want playing time assurances, in writing, or I’m not signing. Why get locked into a deal that could destroy your ability to develop and play in the NFL if a coach suddenly likes another guy?

[@DodieJ]

Soon as the landscape is equal, "it doesn’t work anymore" 😂😂😂

[@jasonbrown097]

Oh it’s equal? So a place like Arkansas is on the same playing field as say Texas? You people keep saying the landscape is equal without realizing that the 4-5 schools with the deepest pockets and richest donors aren’t going to just hoard all the top talent for themselves

[@brybry865]

Damn this like the one interview I’m trying to listen to skip. Keyshawn talking too much😂

[@hbk92701]

Sorry Nick. Now players get to control more of their destiny and not as much about having you be the highest paid person in Alabama

[@rodinowright6591]

08:10 DJ Uiagalelei......he's talking about YOU!!!!!

[@808jonnysmith]

"There can be only one Lord of the Rings, only one who can bend them to his will. And he does not share power!"

[@joshuaburns4242]

I can see now why Keyshawn was a bust as a #1 overall pick, he’s lazy and wants things given to him for not doing squat,and once he gets that payday he mentally checks out. His whole career was simply him going thru the motions, he’s Uber talented so he got away with it

[@akeilobrien7099]

I can’t stand shows where ppl constantly cut off the other person, I’m following a train of thought that keeps getting cut it’s annoying.

[@Tumbo8]

The same way it got hard in Miami and he ran, he did the same exact thing in college; When things heat up you can expect him to leave

[@svenjorgensenn8418]

Dolphins are a dumpster fire. They have been a joke my whole life. Why do you think Sean Payton choose NO over MIA?

[@Cabooseforprez2012]

My brother in Christ he left Miami when the team overrode him on his WB choice. Saban wanted future hall of famer Drew Brees and Miami said no. If your work denied you what you needed to succeed you’d leave too

[@DougalsBrooks]

He should’ve made it work in Miami. He ran just like he did at Michigan State. We have no respect for him; he left Michigan State, and then Michigan beat him in the Rose Bowl. Saban couldn’t beat the best.(Michigan.), so he ran off like a little girl.

[@Cubies2323]

Nick didn't want to adjust to the modern NIL landscape

[@Scott-px6mi]

I’ve been telling people this for the longest time.

[@EGuala21]

Saban still crying cause every other school can now pay players like he was doing for 10 yrs

[@TheW11slim]

This, even playing field & its a problem.

[@gerrysharpe1958]

When Saban was making 10 million a year for coaching it was working and okay for him. He wants control over the player's destiny.

[@habavdekar]

Hasn't Dillon Gabriel played for like 5 years

[@anthonyburchette5245]

About time somebody was real about the SCC football.. it was NIL for decades.. now the field is level oh now we're retiring.. it wasn't Nick Saban all together it was the people that was over him!! 🤣😆🤣💰

[@svenjorgensenn8418]

Michigan will be the last of the old school teams to win a chip. The new 12 team format will force the biggest teams to spend the most. Unless Tom Brady starts paying up, teams like Michigan will never have a chance again

[@sethvann5751]

Sure you can go to camps and learn mechanics and develop but you cannot substitute that for true gm experience

[@joshuacarr1102]

Must have forgot about Jalen Hurts who transferred because he was benched to Tua

[@jeffandsherriefranzwa8970]

Okay. Saban has the coaches' perspective. Keyshawn has the players' perspective. Do they even care about the fans' perspective? The fans, directly or indirectly, provide the money they are arguing over.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

The highest NIL earners are in Gymnastics anyways. Some girls earning 3-5 million a year.

[@bennwardhaugh3013]

So we're finally seeing the double-edged sword effect with NIL's. The players at the college level deserve some money for what they do but that money seems to be taking away the drive of some players. We'll have to see how this plays out as NIL's are here to stay.

[@taguirre7052]

Skippy is scared lol.

[@DeshawnHamer-ut3np]

That nil hurt saban 😅 he couldn't pay them dudes until the table for the cheap anymore be clear here

[@isaiahzay3392]

Simple, Nick has a fear of competition!!! Scared people run!!!😂😂😂

[@taguirre7052]

Including the SEC crybabies lol.

[@paidbum]

I agree, but players should have always been paid

[@chriscorpening4672]

Kids learn from adults😂 now that kids are getting money adults don't like that 😂

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

I love when Keyshawn talks over Skip

[@blakrabbito]

I really dont understand this "even playing field" talk. There is nothing "even" about how NIL works currently. Oregon state was brought up as an example. What big time recruits did they land since NIL was created? I swear people are more willing to watch CFB and all these other college sports die, than listen to what Saban is saying.

[@ArrghhMatey]

Keyshawn said no QB that is transferring because they want to play will be playing on Sunday... I wonder if he has ever heard of this kid called Jalen Hurts

[@cp3ty868]

there’s only like jalen joe and baker every other qb who really transfers don’t be that good

[@svenjorgensenn8418]

What about Kyle Allen?

[@shakycameratheater]

The scholarship to any college or any university was always payment. Free room and food at the university.