"his hero ****dong"
Fck yeah ****dong leaked it on purpose. He wasn't about to let little nicky be embarrassed in any way. Its exactly like that Mel Kiper **** from a while back.
Remember the agent who accused Kiper of working with agents to steer prospects in their direction? IIRC when the agent wanted to sign a player, he would with call Kiper and tell him he's with the best at the players position without giving his name. Kiper would conveniently know who it was and start talking about what makes him elite and how could go in the first round ... as long as he has the right agent.
He also claimed Kiper would boost players in his rankings if they signed.
Swap ****dong for kiper and Saban for the agent. Its the same story.
EX: Saban calls up witfong on speaker and tells him he's with the best CB in the class. Witfong immediately identifies the player as Jason Marshall. He says Marshall could be a first round pick one day... as long as he signs with the RIGHT school. A school with a history of signing and developing top players. If he does, he'll be a future 1st round pick, and he'd keep his 5th star. Otherwise.. no guarantees he'll keep his 5th star or go in 1st round, even with his talent.
Kids want that 5th star too. Schools like Alabama, ohio taint or UGA getting all the top players is good for witfongs business. Huge, curious fan bases mean huge subscriber numbers. And as long as he plays along with the coaches who'll use him, he'll keep getting inside information for his business.