Just saw ESPN call Osani Gayles a "needed jolt" for our 2027 class and I almost threw my phone across the room. A needed jolt. That is where we are now. We used to build classes over years, relationships, watching a kid grow from a sophomore in high school into a man who bled crimson. Coach Bryant would walk into a living room and shake a father's hand and that was the commitment. Now we are celebratiing a four-star receiver like he is the answer to some desperate prayer because our class rankings are thin. You know what was thin about the 1992 class? Nothing. We had 15 guys who all became starters on a national title team. No portal, no bidding war, no "needed jolt" language. Just football players who wanted to be here. The whole sport has turned into a transaction and I hate it.