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- At the SEC coaches meeting in Destin, Nick Saban discussed 8 vs 9 conference games and slipped in an wild stat about Alabama alumni
- Saban is ALWAYS recruiting and the eye-raising amount of money his players have made in the NFL over the past 12 years is hard to comprehend
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The fine coaches of the Southeastern Conference have all converged upon Destin, Florida for their annual meeting. This year’s big agenda is discussing whether the future of the SEC is an 8 or 9-game conference schedule. But the underlying drama has made this year’s SEC coaches meeting more interesting than years past.
We got a look at the seating chart for the meetings earlier. And it’s downright hilarious to see where Alabama’s Nick Saban and TAMU’s Jimbo Fisher have been sat after their recent public feuds.
There are always some choice quotes to come out of this late-Spring meeting but Nick Saban’s quote about his player’s NFL earnings led to an audible gasp from me. Nick Saban is ALWAYS recruiting even if he’s not speaking to ‘croots. He was asked about the 8 vs. 9 conference game schedules and gave this answer below while casually slipping in an amazing quote about his player’s NFL earnings.
Nick Saban Reveals How Much NFL Money Alabama FB Alumni Have Made
Saban on 8 vs 9 SEC conference games:
Nick Saban on 9 SEC league games: “I’ve always been for playing more conference games, eliminating some of these games that fans, players, supporters are not really interested in. What is best model? That’s the issue. Are other conferences going to play more conference games?"
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 31, 2022
Saban on just how much money Alabama players are making in the NFL.
Nick Saban casually mentions since 2010, Alabama players have made $1.7 billion playing in the NFL #alwaysrecruiting
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 31, 2022
The Crimson Tide head coach was asked about his recent comments regarding NIL money:
Nick Saban asked what evidence he has that Texas A&M bought its recruiting class: “I didn’t really say that anybody did anything wrong. I’ve said everything I’m going to say about this. I should have never mentioned any individual institutions as I’ve said before"
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 31, 2022
Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier is about to oversee his first season in The Swamp. He was *this close* to getting dragged into the Bama vs TAMU NIL drama but gave a diplomatic answer:
Florida’s Billy Napier on Saban-Fisher feud: "I’m not foolish enough to get caught commenting about that"
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 31, 2022
Alabama currently has 78 active players in the NFL. Those players are earning a cumulative $957,203,202 at this moment, according to Sportrac. I’m not at all questioning Nick Saban’s $1.7 billion figure and I fully believe that’s accurate, but some of those players have since left the NFL.
Interestingly, LSU is listed at #1 on Sportrac for highest-earning NFL players right now with 72 active players earning $988,298,114. Ohio State ranks third, Cal-Berkeley fourth, Georgia fifth, and Michigan sixth.