That roar they're so nostalgic about was built by out-recruiting everyone else, plain and simple. Bear Bryant was the original portal, pulling the best talent from every corner of the country to Tuscaloosa. Today's NIL and the poral are just the modern tools for the same exact mission, stacking elite players to dominate. Acting like a team built through high school recruiting is more "pure" is just cope for when your bagmen get outworked. The kids today know exactly what a real home field is, it's the one where you win, and you win by acquiring the best roster by any means necessary. Those decades of tradition started with getting the best players to come to you, which is what we're still doing. The concrete shook because the team was full of legends, and we're still bringing in legends, just through a different avenue. The process hasn't changed, only the mechanics. So while they're reminiscing about the past, we're using every tool available to secure the future, and that future looks a lot like the past, full of championships. The roar will be just as loud, because the results will be the same.
