🏈 Nick Saban not happy with SEC 'serious misconduct' rule, cites Cam Newton, Nick Marshall

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Alabama coach Nick Saban is not in favor of the SEC's new rule banning schools from accepting transfers who were subject to official disciplinary action for sexual assault, domestic violence or other forms of sexual violence at their previous school, Saban said Thursday prior to the start of his annual charity golf tournament.

The rule was passed in the wake of ex-Alabama and Georgia defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor being arrested on domestic violence charges after transferring to Alabama following an arrest on domestic violence charges at Georgia last year that led to his dismissal from the team.

The question Thursday: "Were you in favor of the SEC rule that was passed about banning transfers for players who've had serious misconduct at their previous schools."

"No," Saban said, "but I'm supportive of the league. I understand what they're trying to do, and I was really [looking] to clearly define exactly why — or what — I thought convicted and felonies should be involved in the rule, and I guess I got sort of misinterpreted. But one of the points that I tried to make was Cam Newton being in the SEC and Nick Marshall being in the SEC benefited the SEC, and it benefited those players.

"So if those players were not allowed to play in the SEC they'd be playing someplace else. What I'm most concerned about, I just think that we should have the same rules in the SEC as all the other Big 5 schools have because now we're not just talking about the SEC. We're talking about having a playoff — no different than the NFL. One division in the NFL doesn't have different rules, different salary caps, different anything because the league knows that parity is the best competitive balance that you can create.

"So when we pass rules that other people that we have to compete against — and if that is really what's best for the young people that we're dealing with here, the student-athletes that we're dealing with – then it should be best for everyone, or otherwise we shouldn't do it. So I'm hopeful that some kind of way we'll be able to get the Big 5 together — under the NCAA's supervision — to try to create rules that we all see in the best interest of student-athletes, which I think we need to be thinking about here: Why do we do this? It is to benefit the student-athletes, to promote opportunities for the student-athletes.

"Now, they have a responsibility and obligation to do the right thing. But what I see happening a lot is people don't get convicted of things. They're condemned as soon as they get arrested, and I'm not sure that's fair because I don't think that's what our country was really built on."

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[Destiny's Child]

Get'em Nick lol.
All those Barn mouth pieces in the media calling it the Jonathon Taylor rule just got shut up! I love that he threw their two favorite thug heros right back the their face... that was great!

Both were kicked off their previous teams for theft, posession of stolen property and I think evasion for Scam Newton.

 

[TheChief]

But what I see happening a lot is people don't get convicted of things. They're condemned as soon as they get arrested, and I'm not sure that's fair because I don't think that's what our country was really built on."

This^^^^^^

Totally agree

 

[BamaFan334]

I think convicted players should have to deal with this rule. I think it's bullshit they get the opportunity to work back so quickly and be in better position than they originally were simply because they play football. I'm almost to point where they already get favoritism over normal students, so criminals shouldn't get even more preference than normal students and incumbent players that do it right during their time on campus.

 

[TerryP]

All those Barn mouth pieces in the media calling it the Jonathon Taylor rule just got shut up! I love that he threw their two favorite thug heros right back the their face... that was great!

The first person I saw throw the phrase "Jonathan Taylor rule" was Cecil Hurt. He's a bit removed from "Barn mouth pieces in the media."

FWIW, too many seem to miss this phrase:

But one of the points that I tried to make was Cam Newton being in the SEC and Nick Marshall being in the SEC benefited the SEC, and it benefited those players.

 

[Destiny's Child]

Yes Terry I agree that our good buddy Cecil has said it but the media calling it that isn't fair to him or us.

First of all, the guy was innocent of what happened in Tuscaloosa but we ran him off under pressure.. and I can understand distancing ourselves from him after taking so much heat for accepting him. But Saban is right, other schools have done it with no problem. Jeremy Hill of LSU was a convicted rapist before they took him, Cam stole a laptop, hid it from the police when they searched his dorm and everything that ensued. Nick Marshall had several counts of theft from teammates out of the locker room and got busted with 9 grams of weed at a traffic stop. Zac Mettenburger was also convicted of sexual assault and kicked off team and recruited by LSU.

So my point with all that is Saban was right theses guys all were productive members of the football team and were a benefit to the SEC. My other point is that calling the Jonathon Taylor rule is not fair to him when this has been done a bunch by many teams. There was times LSU had an entire sex offender backfield..so the other fan bases and related media mouth pieces shouldn't be casting stones.