What Nick Saban Said About Oregon's NIL Spending, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy

What College GameDay Said About Oregon, Oklahoma State

Legendary coach Nick Saban gave his two cents about the rate of spending among the top programs in college football.

"I kind of got the feeling that it's not really about the money, it's about how much, when it comes to some of these programs now and how they're having success," Saban said.

After Gundy compared the name, image, and likeness (NIL) spending of his program to the Ducks', his comments made headlines. Previewing Saturday's game in Autzen Stadium, Davis used an analogy to describe Oklahoma State's trip to Oregon on College GameDay.

"Well, the Cowboys are going to find out how the 'one percenters' live when they visit Eugene, the upper rent district, the high-rent district. The place that, some believe maybe the Cowboys can afford to visit but can't afford to live there," Davis said.

GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit focused more on the actual makeup of Oklahoma State's program when talking about the matchup:

"Entire new staff. When I say new staff, Mike Gundy is the only returning coach from last year's staff. You're starting a quarterback that's making his first career start. Mike Gundy's a guy that's usually when you need to look out. I wouldn't be surprised to see this team compete, but with 16 new starters on the road in that environment for a first game, it'll be tough," said Herbstreit.

Oddsmakers seem to agree with Herbstreit as the Ducks are favored by 28.5 points over the Cowboys per DraftKings Sportsbook.

Gundy, Lanning Pregame Comments

In the week leading up to Saturday, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy spoke to the media about the differences in resources between his program and Oregon.

“They spend a lot of money,” Gundy said on radio. “But they’re a good team. There’s no doubt about it. Our players, we talked about it today before practice, they’re excited about going out there and playing... I think Oregon spent close to $40 (million) last year alone. That was just one year. Now, I might be off a few million."

Ducks coach Dan Lanning was asked about Gundy's comments:

"I've got a ton of respect for coach Gundy. Ultimately, how blessed are we to be in a place that is invested in winning? If you want to be top 10 in college football, you better be invested in winning. We spend to win. Some people save to have an excuse for why they don't," Lanning said.

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