Again, you're arguing against something no one is saying. No one. You have a tendency to do this when you realize you might have overreacted. NO WHERE and I mean NO WHERE did I even hint that a grad assistant would have some sort of decision making power on the staff. I know you realize that's an insane idea which is why you're now pretending that I said it. So please try to keep the discussion to things someone actually said (or even implied) if you're capable.
But yeah, it's pretty easy to compile stats of the thousands of players who will enter the portal. Compiling that information is something Ben should delegate. Here is a small hint, that information should be as robust as possible.
Game tape? I never once hinted that Ben wouldn't watch game tape. LOL. But there are going to be hundreds of people to evaluate in a very short time frame. Think of them watching game tape like how they'd scout an opposing team (initial reactions - "can't go left", "dominated smaller opponents", "has trouble with athletic 5's", etc.). I don't know why the idea of a grad assistant doing some of these initial evaluations has pissed you off so much. There are probably 100-150 players who could legitimately come to the U next season through the portal. Each of them played 30 games. That's a TON of tape to watch even if you only watch a portion of it. Ben Johnson is a smart guy and (unlike some people here) will know how to properly delegate those tasks to folks.
Why would Nick Saban need those resources? You don't think he is a better judge of talent than them? You think Nick Saban is going to hear from some grad assistant "don't waste your time on the center from Mississippi, he can't play"? It's a pretty idiotic idea, huh? He uses those resources to compile as much information as possible for him to eventually make a decision. Just like Ben should be doing (and he certainly is).
You're the only person I've ever seen be able to manufacture an insult over the idea that someone at a really high level delegates tedious tasks to lower level people. It happens in every single job in the country, every single day. Lower level does the research/compiles the initial information, higher level makes the final decisions. It's really a simple concept that you're struggling with.
