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Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (A disaster followed by.... not sure)

Not buying this is Saban's last season at Bama. He didn't like up tempo spread offenses, so he decided to become the best at it....4 Heisman Winners in the last 15 seasons at a school that had never had one. Let's not forget, despite Aggy finishing #1, Bama was right there at #2. If you listened to Saban's entire speech, it was as much a damning indictment of the NCAA for not enforcing the rules, as much as it was slamming the Aggies. NIL was originally meant to take care of the players on campus, and there is supposedly wording that directly speaks to it NOT being used as a recruiting inducement to HS kids...that obviously happened at A&M. Saban is very likely going to win another natty, and end up with a top 3 class, like always..
Agree. absent a health issue I think there is close to zero chance he would possibly retire. I wouldn’t bet anything on Saban retiring. He always adapts eventually and he’s too competitive to walk away over Jimbo. Saban wasn’t wrong about aggy at all. He’s hypocritical but he wasn’t wrong. The defending of Jimbo from some has been strange. He’s basically Kevin Sumlin at A&M that can recruit better when dropping bags that some idiots in the media pretends are NIL deals. Even their own AD admits most of the incoming guys dont have actual NIL deals
 
I disagree... Saban plans on staying.

Here is why...
"Saban told a group of local business leaders that "A&M bought every player" in its top-ranked 2022 recruiting class with "a deal for name, image, likeness."

He wasn't complaining or trying to change the system. He was recruiting.

The audience was local business leaders. It sounds to me like he was putting the smack down on his NIL money guys. He probably said that if Alabama wants to land 5* players, NIL money is a genuine requirement.

Manning will be there is a couple of weeks and someone must have an idea on how close they can get to what Arch's agent wants.

Saban wants this. So he wants to be there to have a Manning as a QB.
I don't think he's quite lived the experience yet. He's only in the middle of it, and thus, can't quite anticipate how he'll feel at the end.

Of course, I could end up being wrong.
 
Not buying this is Saban's last season at Bama. He didn't like up tempo spread offenses, so he decided to become the best at it....4 Heisman Winners in the last 15 seasons at a school that had never had one. Let's not forget, despite Aggy finishing #1, Bama was right there at #2. If you listened to Saban's entire speech, it was as much a damning indictment of the NCAA for not enforcing the rules, as much as it was slamming the Aggies. NIL was originally meant to take care of the players on campus, and there is supposedly wording that directly speaks to it NOT being used as a recruiting inducement to HS kids...that obviously happened at A&M. Saban is very likely going to win another natty, and end up with a top 3 class, like always..
He's losing c-o-n-t-r-o-l.
 
Ivan’s season is so unbelievably historic that it has allowed Murphy Stehly to have one of the best offensive performances in the last decade plus at Texas go almost completely unrecognized. Think he is 9th all time now for most HR in a single season. Without looking I bet he will be all time top 10 single season at Texas in at least two other offensive categories as well.
Brutal.
 
I suppose you are only counting over the counter legitimate NIL deals

Right now I might only put A&M on the list of NIL powers - maybe you aren’t counting that as NIL compensation- but I’m just looking at the results and you know better than anyone the value of all those five stars

I’m not saying Texas isn’t doing ok in NIL - second tier ? I just don’t see power

Ewers was a big pickup but was that really NIL related or out open depth chart / him wanting playing time / us being a big brand name and big potential stage / childhood favorite etc

When I think NIL power I think picking up players you wouldn’t have gotten otherwise - we’ve picked up some offensive players to an offense that had a good year last year
A&M is less of an NIL power and more of a paying players creatively off the books (allegedly) kind of way.
 
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Agree. absent a health issue I think there is close to zero chance he would possibly retire. I wouldn’t bet anything on Saban retiring. He always adapts eventually and he’s too competitive to walk away over Jimbo. Saban wasn’t wrong about aggy at all. He’s hypocritical but he wasn’t wrong. The defending of Jimbo from some has been strange. He’s basically Kevin Sumlin at A&M that can recruit better when dropping bags that some idiots in the media pretends are NIL deals. Even their own AD admits most of the incoming guys dont have actual NIL deals
Zero, huh?
 
A&M is less of an NIL power and more of a paying players creatively off the books (allegedly) kind of way.

In the new world with no ncaa oversight I’m not sure why I should care about the distinction
 
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Emerged as a starter at center for the Longhorns at the end of his true freshman season. He's another player whose development over the course of the next two seasons will largely define how this class is remembered.

Has a Patrick Vahe/Junior Angilau feel. A guy who people are a bit overimpressed with early because of what is surrounding him only to not really get better as he gets older.
 
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Has a Patrick Vahe/Junior Angilau feel. A guy who people are a bit overimpressed with early because of what is surrounding him only to not really get better as he gets older.
do not disagree, although I wish I could.
 
(Buy) This is his last season at Alabama. This new NIL world is going to break him because of his inability to control the sport like he could before it arrived.

That would be stunning.
 
Last five songs out: Moment of Surrender, New Year's Day, All I Want is You, Vertigo and Walk On

New Year's Day probably needs to be in the top 10.

I vote for a Bellamy Brothers top 10.
 
He would probably start if he did which would greatly increase his NFL chances. I’d love to see what RoJo could do as the feature back. 1100 and 10TDs feels about right.

RoJo's going to make the NFL in '23 anyway. No sense in wasting a year particularly at RB.
 
ketch you get props for even attempting a U2 top ten.

They are probably about 5 songs that have to be in the list and then about another 10-15 which could be on the list.

With or Without you for me has to be number 1.

Unless you were around when Joshua Tree came out you don't understand the power that album had. It was the GenX Sargent Pepper (but not quite that big).

I can't think of another band post U2 prime that was that big.
 
Saban might be hypocritical, but…is he wrong? Multiple current and past college head coaches and prominent college football commentators are pointing out that what Saban is claiming is still the truth, even if Bama also essentially did the same thing. And from my perspective…what part of his accusation is false?
 
ketch you get props for even attempting a U2 top ten.

They are probably about 5 songs that have to be in the list and then about another 10-15 which could be on the list.

With or Without you for me has to be number 1.

Unless you were around when Joshua Tree came out you don't understand the power that album had. It was the GenX Sargent Pepper (but not quite that big).

I can't think of another band post U2 prime that was that big.

Loved your post. U2 is the last historical monster rock band.
 
Saban might be hypocritical, but…is he wrong? Multiple current and past college head coaches and prominent college football commentators are pointing out that what Saban is claiming is still the truth, even if Bama also essentially did the same thing. And from my perspective…what part of his accusation is false?

It's like a serial cheater crying foul when someone cheats on them.
 
I for one wish we would at least take the time to recognize our other teams when they have a huge success wearing the burnt orange and representing the University.

Our Women's Tennis Team winning back-to-back Natty's including a soul crushing beat down of Blow U in the finals ... is at least worth a "Hook 'em Ladies!"
 
Loved your post. U2 is the last historical monster rock band.

Perhaps the only one on the same level over the last 35 years in terms of body of work and worldwide relevance throughout that time is Metallica. But U2 definitely took the torch passed to them at the time from the Police when they wrapped up their career after their monster Synchronicity tour.
 

... I have no idea what's happening in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Might wanna finally get on that. You follow every other sport that exists, but not the one with the best post season tournament.
 
Scott Bryant's numbers in 1989 were video game like. Then, add in his versatility on the mound. That loss to the Shockers still hurts. I honestly believe the change in CWS format that year cost Texas another national title.
 
I'm with the guys that say Saban isn't retiring until some teams starts beating him on the regular. A couple of 4 loss seasons and he'll pull the ripcord, but as long as he is playing in the Natty every other year, he sticks around for a while (assuming no health problem forces his hand).
 
Perhaps the only one on the same level over the last 35 years in terms of body of work and worldwide relevance throughout that time is Metallica. But U2 definitely took the torch passed to them at the time from the Police when they wrapped up their career after their monster Synchronicity tour.
I'm not sure there can even be a band like it any more. Different time and place. The flame is out IMO.
 
I'm with the guys that say Saban isn't retiring until some teams starts beating him on the regular. A couple of 4 loss seasons and he'll pull the ripcord, but as long as he is playing in the Natty every other year, he sticks around for a while (assuming no health problem forces his hand).

I"m not sure he hangs on until he's near death.
 
I'm not sure there can even be a band like it any more. Different time and place. The flame is out IMO.

Yep. An overlooked amazing fact about U2 is that in over 45 years of existence, not a single lineup change. Incredible. For sure U2 and Metallica are for the foreseeable future, the last of the superstar rock bands.
 
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Yep. An overlooked amazing fact about U2 is that in over 45 years of existence, not a single lineup change. Incredible.

Beyond incredible when you consider at the ways a line-up can be forced to change.
 
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