Name, Image and Likeness may not have been part of The Process before, but it was part of the fun for this caption contest.

As I wrote in the original caption contest post, I had a couple captions in mind when drawing this cartoon. But then I got stuck and sought professional help – yours. You didn’t disappoint. (My caption is represented in the first toon of the gallery, but it doesn’t count. Y’all wrote much better stuff than I did.)

Related: Nick Saban dances with the NIL genie: Caption contest – al.com

Related: Paul Finebaum on Jimbo Fisher’s Nick Saban daddy issues: ‘We need to talk’ – al.com

Related: Nick Saban makes pitch to fans as Alabama launches ‘Yea Alabama’ NIL entity – al.com

Y’all flooded the market with entertaining captions. My favorites are featured in the Nick Saban NIL gallery at the top of this post. Still can’t make a decision, so we’re declaring 4 winners from this list of finalists:

“Thanks for the dance! Now how am I going to stuff you back in that lamp?!!!” – Jim and Paula Verhine

“Our safe word is Jimbo” and “I’ll grant your wish if you get me into law school.” – David Morris

“Sorry, Nick. In my world, NIL means ‘Now I Lead.’ “ and “Kirby was my first choice, Nick. But he rubbed me the wrong way.” – Hugh Kilpatrick

“What are you complaining about? I gave YOU an NIL deal with a duck!” – Tommy Olsen

All four of these captioneers win a print featuring their work. Send me an email to claim your prizes – [email protected].

Check out all the finalists in the gallery

Here’s the rest of the best:

“Sorry, Nick, but when you dance with the NIL, it’s two steps forward and three steps back.” Ira Campbell

‘’The GOAT & the Genie Dance for Dollars$$$” Greg Hirschfeld

“Talk to me about YOUR process …” Tom Cannon

“I’ll dance with your unrealistic promises, but if common sense cuts in, I’ll happily change partners.” Shirley McCrary

“Nick, I thought you said I was crazy.” Nick: “I had nine 5-stars change my mind.” Blake Westbrook

“If you want to be with me, baby there’s a price to pay – I’m a genie in a bottle. You’ve got to rub me the right way” – Christina Aguiera (via Winky Dowdle)

“I dream of Genie and another Natty” – Ron Neese

“I was hoping for Barbara Eden” – Harvey Keck

“Guilty feet have no rhythm.” – Kenny Cuevas

“Can’t Dance that Genie back in the Bottle” – Charlie Cranford

“Hmmmm, defensive tackle…How much you gonna cost me?” Vic Harris

“When you dance with the NIL Genie, the genie doesn’t change; you do.” – Howard Upton

Y’all aint’ right. Thanks for displaying your disturbing personalities in your writing skills, and thanks to all for playing!

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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix.