What hath NIL wrought? Only the SEC’s goofiest impromptu offseason news conference since Steve Spurrier stepped forward on a July afternoon in 2015 to label an Atlanta newspaper weasel the “enemy.” As amusing as that was – even to yours truly, Mr. Weasel – it pales in comparison with current events.
The Saban scorecard reads thusly: Scurrilous A&M bought everybody; pristine Alabama bought no one. Yet Saban conceded that Bama players made $3 million in NIL money last season. And what was A&M’s alleged crime? Saban’s own words: “(It) made a deal for name, image and likeness.”
Got that? Texas A&M’s NIL deals are an affront to truth, justice and the American way. Alabama’s are A-OK.
