| FTBL Updates on Alabama players that are entering the transfer portal...

Brandon Van de Graaff said:
Doesn't he work for one of the networks? I think there's some decent people* working those jobs on some of the team sites, but at their core, it's all about drama and clicks. Don't get me started on the player ranking systems. For all the hate PFF gets, and they deserve some of it, a lot of the same people throwing stones are ALL IN on 247/Rivals/On3, etc...


*there's also some real shitty ones.
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I like PFF mainly because they deal with metrics so its a little less subjective. But yes he deals with the On3 guys I'm pretty sure. He started building relationships with these kids a couple years ago so he could start doing these announcements and graphics for them with edits and highlights sometimes.
 
alabamajack said:
It is a two edged sword. Just talking about the players here. Heck yeah, get financially secure if you can, but you are going to see players who throw all their money on frivolous items and be broke at the end. Maybe I'm just a grumpy old man but instead of spending all their money on jewelry and cars, maybe invest it in much better ways and think about the future.
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Saban had our system set up, I believe, to gain that financial wealth in the long term through investing and teaching them that. Problem is, these kids have too many handlers/family members giving them bad advice ( leave now, go get that 💰, buy this car, that jewelry and other short sighted bullshit) that ultimately dooms them a La Trent Richardson and his NFL riches. College football as many of us grew up on is DEAD!!
 
BamaFan334 said:
There in lies the problem. "Go get that check" could ruin your future as much as getting injured. Let's face it, $2M after taxes, agents, and other fees isn't still $2M. You also could have hamstrung yourself into a terrible situation at an inferior institution because you chased dollar signs. What happens if say Bond goes to Texas chasing that money and Ewers has a down year and Bond looks worse, therefor his draft position sinks and he is forced to come back or transfer again? you also say "go after the money", but what about the money your school invested into your kid? you think the weight program, stipend, clothing, nutrition program, health program, medical program, tuition, room and board, all of that is free? Your spot on a roster that costed another kid a spot on a roster. You don't consider that an investment in your kid and you should create some loyalty to that? I'd question you raising your kid on chasing money rather than seeing out a plan. Saban says it all the time, "we want to set you up for success after you leave Alabama, not just while you're here". $2M will buy you a house and a car, but can you afford the upkeep and property taxes associated with it if you aren't prepared for a future without football since only 1% of the 1% make it?
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I get what you are saying, honestly I do. Everyone's situation is different. $2M is not what it used to be but it is still better than $0M. Now, from an NIL or collective perspective, I would like to see those agreements have some teeth. If you quit, sit out or transfer early, you should be responsible to pay some of that back. I just don't think it is as black and white as we try to argue. We have an emotional attachment to the program that took years, even decades to develop. Most 20 year olds are not going to have that same type of attachment. Also, when this time of year rolls around and some players have to have "the talk" with the coach, is it not fare to say when they are told to move elsewhere that that isn't the same breach of trust in reverse? We can't have it both ways.
 
alabamajack said:
It is a two edged sword. Just talking about the players here. Heck yeah, get financially secure if you can, but you are going to see players who throw all their money on frivolous items and be broke at the end. Maybe I'm just a grumpy old man but instead of spending all their money on jewelry and cars, maybe invest it in much better ways and think about the future.
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No doubt about this. But, I've seen grown men come into a substantial amount of money in there 30's that they just piss away on a new boat, truck, Seadoo and parties. A lot of people who have never had money don't know how to handle it. Some figure it out. As Bill Engvall says, "you can't fix stupid".
 

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