A flurry of reports from last week resulted in two clear tidbits: (1) a presidential college sports commission is coming; and (2) former Alabama (and Michigan State and LSU and Miami Dolphins) coach Nick Saban will likely serve as a co-chair.
Saban addressed the subject for the first time on Wednesday, in an appearance with ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.
“Well, first of all, I don’t know a lot about the commission,” Saban said. “Secondly, I’m not sure we really need a commission. I think that, you know, a lot of people know exactly what the issues are in college football and exactly what we need to do to fix them. I think the key to the drill is getting people together so that we can move it forward.”
Despite his misgivings about the necessity of a commission, Saban never said he’d decline to serve.
Whatever his role, his agenda is clear: less money paid to the players, more money retained by the schools.
“I’m not opposed to players making money,” Saban said. “I don’t want anybody to think that. I just think the system that we’re, you know, the way it’s going right now, it’s not sustainable and probably not in the best interest of the student-athletes across the board, or the game itself. I think we need to protect the brand and the competitive advantages and disadvantage that are being created right now, and I think we can we can fix all that, but I think we know how to do it, and I think not just me, but a lot of people. We just got to get everybody together to do it.”
As usual, the presumption from Saban and those of his perspective is that college football is broken. From the perspective of the players, who enjoy unprecedented compensation and unlimited restrictions on their mobility, no one is claiming that a fix is needed.
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