Comments on: NCAA Recruiting Changes In Question, But Bama Keeps Hiring

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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:09:02 +0000

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By: The regular guy

The regular guy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:28:09 +0000

I think they should scale it back significantly for every FB program. Establish a very narrow window for recruiting, with all periods before and after totally hands-off. What the scaled-back process should look like I can’t say –but you get the idea. Dial it back for all programs, maybe even limit the ridiculous TV/media showmanship these ‘hot property’ kids are making all of us endure.

By: bpa_kc

bpa_kc — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:04:16 +0000

Bama already gets all of the best recruits anyway. The only thing this does is maybe free up Saban and his coaching staff to spend more time/effort on the current roster.

The only reason I don’t like it is that schools already go WAY overboard with recruiting. Now they are going to be allowed to setup entire call centers that do nothing but contact recruits 7 days per week?? At some point, enough is enough.

By: The regular guy

The regular guy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:28:09 +0000

@I4Bama No offense menat; I was really thinking in terms of other SEC FB programs, not the GaTechs of the world. You mentioned Mizzou — they’ll be in position within the SEC someday, eventually. But you are correct, programs that either can’t or are not interested in maximizing resources and giving their FB program every chance to succeed are not on a level playing field –but in some cases, it’s of their chosing and some cases, the circumstances of a financial pecking order. See?

By: I4Bama

I4Bama — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:01:03 +0000

@The regular guy
Do you really think that Georgia Tech or Missouri or BYU or Purdue, or any of eighty other teams can mimic Saban’s approach? Sure, part of Saban’s and Bama’s success is due to hard work, intelligence, etc. To ignore the obvious advantages inherent to Tuscaloosa and the SEC, though, would be ludicrous. To be fair, many of those advantages exist because of dedication, hard work, and victories in past years, but still…

By: mowens75

mowens75 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:56:34 +0000

Roll Tide!

By: The regular guy

The regular guy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:09:18 +0000

I think the point is that Bama does indeed play within the rules, and ensure it takes full advantage of what’s allowed under those rules. In other words, Saban runs the Bama ship (juggernaut?) like a well-focused business–others catch on to that approach after-the-fact (and after ‘ok to good’ seasons year after year). Saban understands full well (and maybe better than most) that the downside of breaking rules far out-weighs any temporary upside. He watches the rule compliance angle very carefully as he maximizes the benefits of the full range of what’s allowable. Complainers who are fans of sad programs that need to mimic his approach should direct their frustration at their own program, not the pace setter.

By: I4Bama

I4Bama — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:44:35 +0000

When playing within the rules puts other teams at an inherent and unavoidable disadvantage or can even be seen as less than fair, the system is broken.