Saban is right about allegiance to the University: "He's got to have an allegiance ... to his university. If they know right from wrong and they choose wrong, they don't really have an allegiance. You have to look at the young man. They know right from wrong." But, if Saban himself has the type of allegiance that he's projecting onto his student athletes... ...Why is his own contract structured with no buyout verbage so he can leave Alabama overnight just like Kiffen and Orgeron did? Is THIS right or wrong? :huh:
This was Chizik speaking, not saban. saban was saying the schools should be let off the hook. Another coach speaking out: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5402211 Tennessee coach Derek Dooley couldn't avoid the question Thursday night at a stop in Nashville, Tenn., on his way to SEC media days. The former Saban assistant laughed when asked about the pimp comment and said Saban made some great points about groups trying to influence young people the wrong way. "There are coaches that do the same thing in recruiting and that is not right either. Bad is always out there. I don't care where you go, you are not going to eliminate bad. The only way to do it is to have responsibility for how you act and then you won't have those problems," Dooley said.
Oh well, not the first time I ever missed the boat...completely. Still, Saban's not the model of loyalty. By the way, I really enjoyed BHelm's link to the napkin receipt ostensibly provided by Dareus...definitely not a link to be ignored!!
I guess everyone is different but if I had to live with other members of my team being punished for something I did I would have a hard time living with that. Risk/reward. If they're rolling the dice in chance of signing an NFL contract they could, in many cases at least, wipe that clean with the stroke of a pen.
Panel considering financial penalties for players who take benefits from agents - ESPN Players who lose their college eligibility for receiving improper benefits from agents could face financial penalties upon entering the NFL draft under a proposal being considered by a panel of college and pro football officials seeking solutions to the problem. The NCAA noted the possibility of "potential post-NCAA financial penalties" in a news release Monday announcing the collaborative discussions between professional and college football leaders, player agents, state law enforcement officials and NCAA executives. The possibility of suspensions during a player's NFL rookie year -- as long as six to eight games -- is also being discussed, according to two sources involved in the collaborative discussions including representatives of the NFL, the NFLPA, the NCAA and the American Football Coaches Association. This means that if a college player's eligibility has ended under NCAA penalty, a player such as former Oklahoma State and current Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant or former North Carolina defensive lineman Marvin Austin could be subject to penalties that extend well beyond the loss of college eligibility. Austin is one of several high-profile college football stars who lost eligibility for this season for accepting improper benefits from player agents. Bryant lost most of his senior season in 2009 for failing to fully disclose his interaction with former NFL player Deion Sanders. Financial penalties collected from players who lose their eligibility could conceivably go to charity, one source said. It needs to go further. How about coaches who turn a blind eye to the activities then bolt for the NFL of NBA when sanctions are imminent.
