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The Saban Rule
Published 4/21/2008 by Jai Eugene at Loser with Socks
... ] The Saban Rule [ Anniston Star ]- “The idea is to prevent “bump-ins” between coaches and recruits when the coaches are out talking to the high school coaches.” It’s sort of a reverse work ethic, where it rewards laziness as opposed to determination. Basically, the NCAA instituted it to cut down the effect that coaches like Saban and Herban would have in other coaches’ backyards. I got the following example off of an email. I don’t know if it is true, but it is Bama and Saban, gimme a How many chance meetings with players do you think Saban had the last two years? My favorite ...

The Zooker Takes on the "So-Called Recruiting Gurus"
Published 4/25/2008 by Husker Mike <info@cornnation.com> at Corn Nation: Front Page Posts
Looks like Blankman and I were simultaneously posting the same story...  Be sure to read his take as a former contributor to Scout. Illinois coach Ron Zook doesn't like the new "Saban Rule" that places restrictions on what head coaches can do during the spring evaluation period currently underway.  He's not alone...  Saban (no duh!) and Pete Carroll also aren't happy about it either. But Zook didn't stop there in his interview with the Arlington Heights' Daily Herald, telling Lindsey Willhite that ...