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Jim Harbaugh fires shot at Nick Saban and Alabama over recent rant
Jim Harbaugh wasn't going to let Nick Saban's anti-satellite camp rant slide on Tuesday. The Michigan head man fired a shot at Saban and Alabama on Twitter
The satellite camp debate just won't die, and on Tuesday it got heated up again thanks to Alabama coach Nick Saban and Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
Saban ranted to reporters at the SEC Spring Meetings on Tuesday about the dangers of satellite camps turning into the "wild, wild West."
Saban has been vocal in speaking out against satellite camps for a long time, but he was clearly upset by the NCAA's decision to continue allowing them by way of not fixing the loophole in the bylaws.
"Anybody can have a camp now and if they have a prospect, they can have a camp," Saban said. "Then you're expected to go to that camp and then they can use you to promote that camp because Ohio State's coming, Alabama's coming, whoever else is coming. Somebody sponsors the camp. They pay them money. What do they do with the money? Then who makes sure the kid paid to go to the camp? I mean, this is the wild, wild West at its best because there's no specific guidelines relative to how we're managing or controlling this stuff."
Saban was asked specifically about whether he'd feel the same way if he coached in the Big Ten like Harbaugh, who has been the most aggressive coach when it comes to using satellite camps to expand his recruiting reach.
"I'm not blaming Jim Harbaugh," Saban said. "I'm not saying anything about it. I'm just saying it's bad for college football. Jim Harbaugh can do whatever he wants to do. I'm not saying anything bad about him if he thinks that's best. There needs to be somebody who looks out for what's best for [college football], not what's best for the Big Ten, not what's best for the SEC, or not what's best for Jim Harbaugh."
Naturally, Saban's comments made their way back to Harbaugh, who responded with a shot at Saban and Alabama on Twitter.
"Amazing to me- Alabama broke NCAA rules & now their HC is lecturing us on the possibility of rules being broken at camps. Truly 'amazing,'" he wrote.
Hoo boy.
Harbaugh is referencing the alleged recruiting violations committed by former defensive line coach Bo Davis, which led to his resignation earlier this offseason. Davis reportedly had improper contact with multiple recruits during periods of the recruiting season when coaches weren't allowed to have any such contact.
The message is simple from Harbaugh: Don't throw stones if you live in a glass house.
Saban may have a point about some potential dangers of satellite camps, but Harbaugh isn't here for Saban's preaching about the potential for violations at camps in a year when a staffer had to resign over allegations recruiting improprieties.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ot-at-nick-saban-and-alabama-over-recent-rant
Jim Harbaugh wasn't going to let Nick Saban's anti-satellite camp rant slide on Tuesday. The Michigan head man fired a shot at Saban and Alabama on Twitter
The satellite camp debate just won't die, and on Tuesday it got heated up again thanks to Alabama coach Nick Saban and Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
Saban ranted to reporters at the SEC Spring Meetings on Tuesday about the dangers of satellite camps turning into the "wild, wild West."
Saban has been vocal in speaking out against satellite camps for a long time, but he was clearly upset by the NCAA's decision to continue allowing them by way of not fixing the loophole in the bylaws.
"Anybody can have a camp now and if they have a prospect, they can have a camp," Saban said. "Then you're expected to go to that camp and then they can use you to promote that camp because Ohio State's coming, Alabama's coming, whoever else is coming. Somebody sponsors the camp. They pay them money. What do they do with the money? Then who makes sure the kid paid to go to the camp? I mean, this is the wild, wild West at its best because there's no specific guidelines relative to how we're managing or controlling this stuff."
Saban was asked specifically about whether he'd feel the same way if he coached in the Big Ten like Harbaugh, who has been the most aggressive coach when it comes to using satellite camps to expand his recruiting reach.
"I'm not blaming Jim Harbaugh," Saban said. "I'm not saying anything about it. I'm just saying it's bad for college football. Jim Harbaugh can do whatever he wants to do. I'm not saying anything bad about him if he thinks that's best. There needs to be somebody who looks out for what's best for [college football], not what's best for the Big Ten, not what's best for the SEC, or not what's best for Jim Harbaugh."
Naturally, Saban's comments made their way back to Harbaugh, who responded with a shot at Saban and Alabama on Twitter.
"Amazing to me- Alabama broke NCAA rules & now their HC is lecturing us on the possibility of rules being broken at camps. Truly 'amazing,'" he wrote.
Hoo boy.
Harbaugh is referencing the alleged recruiting violations committed by former defensive line coach Bo Davis, which led to his resignation earlier this offseason. Davis reportedly had improper contact with multiple recruits during periods of the recruiting season when coaches weren't allowed to have any such contact.
The message is simple from Harbaugh: Don't throw stones if you live in a glass house.
Saban may have a point about some potential dangers of satellite camps, but Harbaugh isn't here for Saban's preaching about the potential for violations at camps in a year when a staffer had to resign over allegations recruiting improprieties.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ot-at-nick-saban-and-alabama-over-recent-rant
