Should more college football coaches be calling out the impacts of NIL on the sport? | First Take

Stephen A. Smith is joined by Marcus Spears to react to Nick Saban calling out Jimbo Fisher and Deion Sanders.
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[cloak]

I’m so glad they always cut Molly off….makes my day so much sweeter

[NateBee]

One of the guys that TAM recruited for 2023 just left the program this weekend. I bet he didn’t get the NIL deal he was promised 😂

[dennislewis]

All this would have been avoided if you actually gave the athletes a monthly stipend and a clothing allowance. But in America anywhere you can exploit a person you will and call it capitalism.

[vernonblyden]

What the NIL did was open the gate to the free market pastures and the athletes can now feed where they choose.

[dariuswilliams]

SAS is right. NIL was supposed to allow players to sign a jersey or football and get paid for it without any repercussions. Not to pit two schools against each other to see which alumni has the bigger pockets.

[dave]

Cool, cap the coaches salaries at $100k. Don’t allow them to leave for other jobs until their contract is up

[Sixx-O_x]

How are the schools being “Blackmailed”?

[speedracer]

Nick was right, but should not have called out teams.

[LoveFestDP]

He knows that there is an NIL arms race that is coming and it will quickly get out of control.

[JohnDoe-qugm]

This is not the correct way the NIL should be being used.

[tchpowdog]

Anyone with a brain understands the issues with the current state of NIL and that should be half the conversation. The other half should be talking about and addressing Saban's history of cheating (as brought up by Fisher). Why aren't people talking about this?!

[trentmcquarrie]

Nick Saban is not wrong Texas a&m literally bought their entire roster lol and hunter isn’t going to school that has had first round draft pick ever for nothing but an education 😂😂

[odibua]

Coaches I crying about players who they exploit flexing their muscles to get a piece of the multibillion dollar pie. SMH.

[berlindarogers]

Thank you Stephen A Smith, for telling the truth. Nick Saban, should not have called out names.

[Sixx-O_x]

If you feel “extorted” let the kid go to whatever school willing to pay him what he feel his worth. If you call yourself the GOAT of college football coaches, you can coach up anybody.

[troyfireball]

SAS always speaks for his corporate boys that man kills me

[LilRedRasta]

I like NIL, but I do think there should be a few more restrictions, same with the transfer portal.

[TheHolloway]

whats the difference in leveraging one job offer from a company.. to get a better one from another?

[markis]

Based on what Stephen a said what’s to stop the company from doing the same thing. No deal if you don’t go to my alma mater.

[Field_Marshall]

Texas A&M formerly Big 12 currently SEC Always Mediocre University