In the replies, former Olympic figure skater Todd Eldredge said, “That’s Wicked Pissah! She’ll learn that New England term soon enough. Congrats!” Baio replied, “Thanks so much. My daughter is thrilled PC has hockey teams and people ice skate at the arena on the off season!

Actress Kristy Swanson, who starred alongside Baio in the 2021 film Courting Mom and Dad, offered her congratulations as well, writing, “What a gal, so well deserved.” Baio responded, “Have your son go to PC as they have a good hockey team!”

Bailey thanked her father in her announcement on Instagram on May 6. “This has been years in the making,” she said in the caption.

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“I give thanks to God and my parents first and foremost. To my very first golf coaches, my dad @realscottbaio PGA Ross F. @fugigolf77 and PGA Hans K. @bhbroncos for believing in me.”

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The Joanie Loves Chachi alum is often posting content with his daughter on social media. In March, the father and daughter duo recapped Bailey’s golf tournament in a three-part video series on Instagram just one week before the budding golfer took over her dad’s account to share their trip to a polo game.

In September 2024, Bailey and her father co-posted an Instagram video showing what a day in her life is like as she hit the golf course.

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Baio shares Bailey with his wife Renee Sloan. Shortly after Bailey was born on Nov. 2, 2007, doctors were concerned she had a rare metabolic disorder called glutaric acidemia type 1. After three months, it was determined that Bailey did not have the condition, but the Baios started a foundation to help children with the disorder following the scare.

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Nick Saban’s Next Big Challenge – Fixing College Sports

The commission, behind the leadership of 7-time National Champion coach Nick Saban, is expected to examine booster-funded payments, athlete employment debates, and Title IX applications, among other topics.

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This move comes amid a transformative period in college sports, driven by relaxed transfer rules and NIL earnings, which have given athletes unprecedented power.

Let’s face it, the transfer portal process is absurd, sometimes leading athletes to jump around to multiple schools to fish for more playing time. And NIL is turning athletes from certain sports or with particular looks into multi-millionaires, regardless of talent level.

Shedeur Sanders, a fifth-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns, was a top NIL earner, as was LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne. They are nowhere near the top of their respective sports.

A potential $2.78 billion NCAA settlement addressing antitrust lawsuits is also in progress, highlighting a perceived need for federal legislation.

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Past presidential interventions, like the 1975 Olympic Sports Commission, suggest long-term impacts from such efforts. Critics, including athletes’ attorneys, express concern that Saban’s involvement may prioritize institutional interests over players’ financial freedoms. It is a legitimate concern.

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This Doesn’t Work Anymore

Nick Saban shocked the college football world when he retired at the beginning of 2024, mentioning NIL money as a significant factor in his decision.

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In an interview with ESPN, Saban would later explain that the behavior of some of his players following Alabama’s 27-20 overtime loss to Michigan that year in the CFP semifinal was disheartening.

“I want to be clear that wasn’t the reason, but some of those events certainly contributed,” Saban said of his decision to retire. “I was really disappointed in the way that the players acted after the game. You gotta win with class. You gotta lose with class.”

“We had our opportunities to win the game and we didn’t do it, and then showing your ass and being frustrated and throwing helmets and doing that stuff … that’s not who we are and what we’ve promoted in our program.”

He went on to discuss with his players the potential to field a great team the next season, but found they were solely interested in two things: “What assurances do I have that I’m going to play because they’re thinking about transferring, and how much are you going to pay me?”

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“So I’m saying to myself, ‘Maybe this doesn’t work anymore, that the goals and aspirations are just different, and that it’s all about how much money can I make as a college player?’” Saban continued.

“I’m not saying that’s bad. I’m not saying it’s wrong, I’m just saying that’s never been what we were all about, and it’s not why we had success through the years.”

College players shouldn’t be faulted for wanting to find ways to make money from their athletic careers, especially when 90% of them will not go on to big paydays in professional sports. But something has to be done to fix the issues.

We haven’t even touched on the fact that it’s nearly impossible for these student-athletes to focus on or want to focus on their education when there is social media money to be made and they’re transferring to different schools three times in two years.

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Can Saban help make college sports great again? It might be his biggest challenge yet.

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