One Wolf

I cheered when Saban retired because I was tired of his teams beating LSU so regularly. However, he is the GOAT, retired or not. I think he is one of a handful of coaches who carries the gravitas, the weight, to effect a positive change with regard to the unsustainable chaos of the current NIL+Transfer Portal system. It's not the NIL part that bothers Nick, but rather the unrestrained free agency that is the TP. Coaches need some sort of roster stability to be fully able to develop players, and that's why Saban wants some kind of enforceable contracts.

when one of LSU's hated rivals falls on hard times, I can enjoy it for a couple of years, but then I begin to want them to come back. It kinda takes the fun out of the game.

JD has a good arm, accuracy, and is certainly a better runner than the other two. If I were drafting a QB, my only concern about Daniels would be that he looks so frail. But then again he took some pretty big hits and kept going. Also, when he's running he seems to have a knack for taking a soft hit most of the time. Anyway, I wish him the best.

Glad he's not just gonna retire to his lake house. He has too much to offer to CFB. I think he will ultimately have a major leadership role in fixing the NIL/TP mess.

Unions accrue too much money and power to themselves for any sport to be exempt.

NIL has come so far from the original concept: that a player can be paid for the use of his name, image, or likeness in an advertisement or a video game and that the player can be paid for public appearances or autograph signings. It has now become a monster that is the end of amateurism in sports. add that to unlimited free agency and it kinda takes the fun out of being a fan.

God preserve us from having Coach Prime in the SEC. I don't think I could stand the press conferences.

Willie Fritz has been around long enough that I think he may be content to stay at Tulane, with what he’s been able to accomplish there.

ugaacct02, cut the guy a little slack. It's hard working against a deadline, having to come up with X number of words when there's only so much you can say about any particular game. Enjoy your win.

You nailed it, Weagle99. NCAA is an embarrassment. They blew the NIL issue to CFB's detriment. They pick their battles.

Kiffin just has fun trolling. I don't think he believes it's gonna win any games. I get tired of people who lack a sense of humor

it weren't pretty, but we'll take it. Kudos to KJ Jefferson and the Hogs' offense.

I'm laughing my butt off at the people who were ready to disregard Saban/Bama. He's the GOAT for a reason. I'll be thrilled when Saban retires, but don't count him out 'til then.

I thought the new team was pretty good, but... wherever Gary D would use 20 words, these guys used 100. They just didn't know when to shut up. I think the word is 'prolix'. No complaint about what they said, but geez, my ears are still ringing.

OK, everybody who thinks Saban has one foot in the grave, raise your hands... thought so. Every time I hear or read that Saban/Bama is in decline, I just shake my head and wish it were so, knowing he's still the GOAT.

The Alabama game was a statement game of sorts. It was Nick Sabin’s statement. “OK, you don’t like Milroe, so let me show you what else we have in the tank“. He felt he could take that risk playing against the team they should be able to beat without a quarterback. Don’t sell Nick short. He still the G.O.A.T., and I have no doubt that he will have Jalen Milroe playing at an acceptable level as the season goes on.

Nick Saban did not make a bad mistake by playing his second team and third team quarterbacks. I think he just decided to shut up those people who criticized Milroe. By benching him Sabin was saying “there, you see what I have to work with?“ And I think he was able to do it because they were playing a team they should be able to beat without a quarterback.

I'm not a Bama fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I think Saban is the GOAT. Don't sleep on Alabama. That being said, Geaux Tigers!

Yeah Braves, but right now the Tigers are undefeated--best time of the year

HEHE. Good one.

Ridiculous proposals. BTW, Keith, you'll never be President-- it says clearly in the Constitution that a farner can't be President.

NYtiger, I read your post and thought about it, and I think you have a point.

Kayshon announced he was staying earlier because he thought Jayden Daniels was going pro. When he learned JD was staying, he and his people realized there was no likelihood of improving his draft stock, hence his decision to go into the draft.

Opting out sucks. The excuse “to prepare for the draft” is lame. It’s 4 months away! Maybe if writers would say, “He’s afraid he’ll get hurt” fewer guys would opt out. “Leave the dance with the one what brung you.”

Go, Hogs! Opting out sucks. The excuse "to prepare for the draft" is lame. It's 4 months away! Maybe if writers would say, "He's afraid he'll get hurt" fewer guys would opt out. "Leave the dance with the one what brung you."

Great take, Dragon13!

Matt, I have a feeling that Nick Saban, the GOAT, will come up with a novel way to get his team back on track, but thanks for the advice, little guy.

I would once have agreed with you about live trees, FG, until I decided to burn my live tree by cutting it up and burning it in my fireplace. It burned so intensely hot it warped the metal firebox. That was the last time we had live trees.

That's good for a tip of my hat Leeland. Well said.

Wagdaddy, I agree. KJ and AR remind me of former aTm QB Kellen Mond, talented but inconsistent. I wish them luck.