The verbal haymakers exchanged by Alabama's Nick Saban and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher the past 24 hours can best be summed up as the most appropriate possible soundtrack for 2022.
The joust centered around the year's most volatile issue -- ambiguity around Name, Image and Likeness rules and enforcement. They involved programs expected to be two of the season's headliners, as both Alabama and Texas A&M are locks to be preseason top 5 teams. And, perhaps most important, the dueling former co-workers illuminated the cold reality of college athletics in 2022 - there are few rules and absolutely no one to enforce them.