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<blockquote data-quote="Mescalero" data-source="post: 5103217" data-attributes="member: 21439"><p>Yep, imagine that. The rich get richer, and the richest of all gets richerer (I know that's not a word, but it probably is in Alabama).</p><p></p><p>There were signs that he was going to take I-75 north to I-71, but alas no dice.</p><p></p><p>Saban runs that program like an NFL franchise. It's obvious that he processes guys, and if you aren't living up to your 4 or 5 star rating after a year or two, you are cut and told to hit the road. While that's not wrong or a violation of any of the rules that I'm aware of, I wouldn't say that it's right. And it gives his team a distinct advantage. How? Take a look at the recruiting class numbers and average player rating based on 247 for the 2017-2021 classes and compare Alabama to Georgia, Oklahoma, Clemson, LSU, and Ohio State, and this is how it shakes out:</p><p></p><p>Alabama: 130 players, 93.72 avg rating</p><p>Georgia: 121 players, 93.25 avg</p><p>Oklahoma: 115 players, 91.13 avg</p><p>Clemson: 102 players, 92.55 avg</p><p>LSU: 116 players, 91.58 avg.</p><p>Ohio State: 110 players, 93.41 avg</p><p></p><p>Over that time period, Saban got 9 more bites than Georgia, 15 more than OU, 28 more than Clemson(!), 14 more than LSU, and 20 more than Ohio State(!). Because he's processing out guys every year, in any one of those years he likely had, for example, four better players on the field than Ohio State and almost six better players on the field than Clemson! Did having just two better players on the field in 2017 help Alabama beat Georgia for the national championship? It certainly didn't hurt. But the SEC and NCAA just keeps allowing it to go on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mescalero, post: 5103217, member: 21439"] Yep, imagine that. The rich get richer, and the richest of all gets richerer (I know that's not a word, but it probably is in Alabama). There were signs that he was going to take I-75 north to I-71, but alas no dice. Saban runs that program like an NFL franchise. It's obvious that he processes guys, and if you aren't living up to your 4 or 5 star rating after a year or two, you are cut and told to hit the road. While that's not wrong or a violation of any of the rules that I'm aware of, I wouldn't say that it's right. And it gives his team a distinct advantage. How? Take a look at the recruiting class numbers and average player rating based on 247 for the 2017-2021 classes and compare Alabama to Georgia, Oklahoma, Clemson, LSU, and Ohio State, and this is how it shakes out: Alabama: 130 players, 93.72 avg rating Georgia: 121 players, 93.25 avg Oklahoma: 115 players, 91.13 avg Clemson: 102 players, 92.55 avg LSU: 116 players, 91.58 avg. Ohio State: 110 players, 93.41 avg Over that time period, Saban got 9 more bites than Georgia, 15 more than OU, 28 more than Clemson(!), 14 more than LSU, and 20 more than Ohio State(!). Because he's processing out guys every year, in any one of those years he likely had, for example, four better players on the field than Ohio State and almost six better players on the field than Clemson! Did having just two better players on the field in 2017 help Alabama beat Georgia for the national championship? It certainly didn't hurt. But the SEC and NCAA just keeps allowing it to go on. [/QUOTE]
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