Alabama Returns Home and Nick Saban's NIL Suggestion on The Joe Gaither Show

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Let's have a lot of fun on a Tuesday edition of "The Joe Gaither Show on BamaCentral" with Mason Woods as we discuss Monday's national championship, the final AP Poll of the 2024 season, Alabama's basketball game with Vanderbilt and Nick Saban's suggestion to fix college football.

The program opens by discussing last night's national title game as the Ohio State Buckeyes took care of business against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. What did Ohio State copy from Alabama? How impressive was Will Howard's decision making and accuracy?

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The conversation continues by discussing Alabama's final ranking in The AP Top 25 Poll and comparing the Crimson Tide's roster to Ohio State's. Is the final ranking a surprise?

The show then dives into tonight's Alabama and Vanderbilt basketball game as the Crimson Tide returns to Coleman Coliseum. Has Alabama really learned its lesson from last week's home loss to Ole Miss? We discuss the matchup and make predictions as the SEC season continues.

Lastly the program concludes by talking about Nick Saban and his comments suggesting college football implement an NIL salary cap to prevent the sport from losing competitive balance. While the suggestion sounds strong, the program pokes holes in the concept and offers another way to improve the sport going forward.

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Joe Gaither oversees videos and podcasts for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral. He began his sports media career in radio in 2019, working for three years in Tuscaloosa covering the University of Alabama and other local high school sports. In 2023 he joined BamaCentral to cover a variety of Crimson Tide sports and recruiting, in addition to hosting the “Joe Gaither Show” podcast. His work has also appeared on the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt web sites.

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