From Spencer Hall over at EDSBS:
https://www.sbnation.com/2019/2/7/18157817/alabama-saban-school-spending-program-recruiting
https://www.sbnation.com/2019/2/7/18157817/alabama-saban-school-spending-program-recruiting
Great article on the future of the Tide
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To'oto'o apparently never got his copy...What a great article! Every recruit prospect needs to read this
There's a negative vibe to the article. It's perhaps written in the subtext -- but there is a "Bama will do whatever it takes to win" -- but it's not presented as a "good thing". At least that's my perception of the article.
Lot's of anonymous quotes -- never seems to sit right with me.
Lot's of anonymous quotes -- never seems to sit right with me.
I disagree. I read it as here's a program that has done everything to make a successful program. Perhaps first and foremost, they have trusted CNS, given him total control of the program and all the resources he needs to make the program successful. That bodes well for the future. There is a successful system now in place, not just one successful individual.
After re-reading, I get your point when it went into the BOT and power structure biz.
Spencer is a Michigan fan. You gotta expect some degree of sour grapes. I think it is more convincing coming from a fan of another program having to watch this happening. No homerism here.
It is what it is, but it's not negative. Not one fan base in all the land would turn down the option to be Bama right now.
You are right. He is a Gator and his colleague is the Michigan guy. But he is not a Tide fan.
You guys are right about to’oto’o, but i’m Seriously upset about Dax Hill signing with mitchagain back in December
I've been around here for a long long time guys but only posted so long ago I had reregister. Spencer is 'Orsen Swindle' and EDSBS is a great site and back in the day it was especially hilarious and fun to follow. That said... there is a lot of shade in that article, and he knows exactly what he's doing. P.S. Sorry this is my 1st/2nd introduction. I'll be glad to defend my position as a newbie. RTR
The article mentions this briefly, but I don't think gives it enough credit -- the partnership of Nick Saban and Dr. Robert Witt.
Dr. Witt recognized the value of success on the football field to the greater mission of attracting high-quality students, especially high-quality out-of-state students.
He also caught a huge break in all the moving parts that had to come together so that we could attract Saban. But Saban also caught a break in that Witt is one of the few administrators that he (Saban) would genuinely respect. In fact, I would offer that, while their methods of delivery are different, Nick Saban and Robert Witt are far more alike than they are different.
Together, they built a mutually-reinforcing athletic / academic partnership that few schools have ever seen before. Succeeding presidents have been smart enough not to mess with it, but I think Witt was uniquely suited to the initial construction.
Without Saban, I don't think Witt would have been as successful. Without Witt, we might have attracted Saban, but I don't think he'd still be here.
I really think there's a business management case or book in that story.
Dr. Witt recognized the value of success on the football field to the greater mission of attracting high-quality students, especially high-quality out-of-state students.
He also caught a huge break in all the moving parts that had to come together so that we could attract Saban. But Saban also caught a break in that Witt is one of the few administrators that he (Saban) would genuinely respect. In fact, I would offer that, while their methods of delivery are different, Nick Saban and Robert Witt are far more alike than they are different.
Together, they built a mutually-reinforcing athletic / academic partnership that few schools have ever seen before. Succeeding presidents have been smart enough not to mess with it, but I think Witt was uniquely suited to the initial construction.
Without Saban, I don't think Witt would have been as successful. Without Witt, we might have attracted Saban, but I don't think he'd still be here.
I really think there's a business management case or book in that story.
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The article seems to be a straight-forward, honest look at how some people in power decided to change things, and it also seems to say that the plan has worked. The only thing that might be interpreted as negative to me is that as a state we value football more than other important factors. The haves control too much of the state, so they share Alabama football with the have nots so they can seem to have something in common and not come across as being so high and mighty. Otherwise, it seems to show what a good plan and good execution can provide.
He positions the foundation operating within the University as an unfair exploiting of a loophole.
It’s carefully worded, but the insinuation of something nefarious is there
It’s carefully worded, but the insinuation of something nefarious is there
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