Legendary college football coach Nick Saban has sent a letter to Sen. Joe Manchin

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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[Marcuse]

1. Manchin is a family friend. Saban should shame Alabama Senators Shelby and Tuberville too.

https://www.on3.com/news/nick-saban-joe-manchin-friendship-from-west-virginia-from-1950s/

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2. Saban acted the pants off Tuberville in The Blind Side

[Crowman2009]

3. Shelby maybe, Tuberville more than likely not.

BTW Tuberville is one of the top suspects in planning the Jan. 6th terrorist attack, and ran a shady veterans charity in which very little if any money went to veterans.

[Poiuyt]

11. Is Saban that small or is Manchin that big?

[RB TexLa]

12. Both

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22. manchin 6'3",

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. Manchin co-authored the bill and already supports it

Saban should have written Manchin a letter urging him to support killing the filibuster.

[FBaggins]

24. Except Saban doesn't want that

From CNN's reporting - the added footnote reads:

"Coach Saban is not in favor of getting rid of the filibuster in the Senate. He believes this will destroy the checks and balances we must have in our Democracy. The others signing this letter take no position on this aspect of Senate policies"

[Fiendish Thingy]

25. So, Saban is a performative centrist just like Vichy Manchin. Nt

[Cha]

5. Rt TY & Nick Saban!

[NoMoreRepugs]

6. I'll say it again - IF enough African American 4-5 star athletes say they will not go to a state

in order to attend college/university and play football or basketball unless voting rights for their mother's are protected the problem would be solved.

Excuse me while I go to the store to buy some more tinfoil.

[oldsoftie]

7. Tough sell when 55 current NFL players are from just UA. Thats a LOT of money

And every player recruited believes HE also has what it takes to get to the NFL
The SEC total has nearly 400 of the current total NFL roster

[NoMoreRepugs]

17. Tough sell, probably impossible, but I have long held the opinion it could change the country.

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8. maybe saban can also get uni of alabama to stop using 'his' athletes to sell voter suppression

at least 8 alabama x-limbaugh stations depend on 4 alabama universities to keep broadcasting sports on them

ALABAMA 8 Auburn 3, Alabama 2, Southern Alabama 2, Troy 1

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9. It wasn't just Saban ...

Jerry West (Laker HOF), Paul Tagliabue (ex NFL Commissioner), Oliver Luck & Darryl Talley (WVU Teammates & NFL Players)

Nick Saban, born in WV
Jerry West, born in WV and attended WVU
Oliver Luck & Darryl Talley WVU Teammates
Paul Tagliabue, no relationship to WV, that I could find.

[Staph]

21. Jerry West, aka The Logo!

https://www.nba.com/news/qa-alan-siegel-creator-of-the-nbas-classic-logo

[Red Pest]

10. Anyone notice that the top signature is Jerry West?

Merely one of the greatest basketball players ever. A standout from high school (in West Virginia) to college (at University of West Virginia, All American) to the Olympics (1960 co-captain with Oscar Robertson of the Gold Medal winning team) to the NBA (All Star with the Lakers) to being an executive with several NBA teams.

Again Jerry West to a real West Virginia hero. But will any of this influence Manchin?

[BootinUp]

16. A very impressive man. Nt

[GoCubsGo]

13. Needs to be sent to the 50 Republicans who are blocking it, as well.

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14. Saban is going to need a huge wad of cash in his hand to swing Manchin.

[budkin]

15. Saban supports this? WOW

I had no idea. I assumed the wealthy coach of Alabama football would be 100% MAGA

[a kennedy]

18. Me too.....😳 😳 😳

[SouthBayDem]

19. He came of age at a time Democrats dominated WV politics

in the 50s/60s. His home county was Democratic at that time going for Stevenson both times, JFK, LBJ, and Humphrey. And he was a student at Kent State in May 1971 (look it up).

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20. No one knows his actual politics if any.

It is in his interest, given the number of black players on his team, to support things like this no matter his personal views. He also said that Tuberville would do a great job as AL Senator.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

23. Not to mention

that Saban had a footnote added to the letter stating that he didn't support getting rid of the filibuster.