You read these things and you're reminded just how out of touch EVERY fanbase is with reality. We make fun of FSU's brain dead fanbase....but in some ways Bama's fanbase is just as bad.
Acting like they've been a clean program during Saban's tenure is probably THE most delusional thing I've read on a message board in a while.
They're mad because everything that use to happen UNDER the table, now happens OVER the table. They're mad because the playing field is now level and the double standards and barriers that use to be in place to keep schools like Miami and Texas from returning to power have disappeared. They're mad because intelligent recruits would rather live in paradise (Miami) than a $hithole like Tuscaloosa.
Imagine that. My prediction, this is going to lead to the expediting of Saban's eventual retirement. Like every competitor who has had a long streak of dominance....he's a sore loser and he isn't going to adapt well to this new world where ALL of the traditional powers have a much better chance to compete. He'll cite health issues or whatever, and eventually fade off into oblivion....all the while cursing this new "NIL era" and blaming it on the "downfall" of college fooball.
In actuality, NIL is going to end up saving and stabilizing college football. Ol Nicky can go ***** himself with his self righteous hypocrisy.