Saban appears worried about financials getting too bloated for football and hurting other sports.
Interestingly, Saban had a contract clause at LSU that pushed his compensation package $1.00 above the highest-paid coach at the time, Bob Stoops, per the @tuscaloosanews.
Trinidad is playing next year, Nick, because the NCAA was arbitrary and wrong--much less because he had ONLY played three actual seasons of college football, as the judge recognized. This wasn't the system or CFB running amok--this was the NCAA unfairly penalizing an athlete and the athlete seeking legal remedy.
And while we are at it, does anyone out there think Saban would have done anything other than sue for that final year of eligibility had Trinidad been his QB? Oh, wait, he probably wouldn't have had to because under the same exact set of circumstances, the NCAA would have likely ruled him eligible to begin with if he were at Alabama.
Growing weary of Saban's "testimony."
Getting to know transfer LB Luke Ferrelli and his transition to Ole Miss
"We just wanted to find the right spot. Pete (Golding) is just super welcoming. He kind of made it easy. We were going there for the opportunity, knowing what the program provides.”https://t.co/RIfWaUPNiY
@MichaelBorkey@RebsToday Sour grapes by Little Nicky. Saban retired because Bama could no longer corner the market on paying players. A 100 grand & a Dodge Charger isn’t going to get your program very far these days.
4 teams that made the College Football Playoffs also made the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament:
Ole Miss
Georgia
Alabama
Oregon
Some of the elite programs in the country