Gets me about all this NIL talk and the 21 five stars in this 2027 class? I remember when a kid committed to Alabama because his daddy listened to Coach Bryant on the radio and that was that. Now these 15 year olds got agents and deal sheets before they can even drive a car. We got Oregon stockpiling five stars like they collecting baseball cards and half those kids gonna transfer out before they ever play a meaningful snap in November. The whole thing is a circus and I miss when a scholarship meant something more than a bargaining chip.
NIL revenue sharing at 20 million a school sounds good on paper but you watch, the rich programs just gonna find another loophoel. Back when Coach Stallings was here we won with kids who wanted to be Crimson Tide not kids who wanted the highest bidder. I look at our portal heavy offensive line this spring and I cant help but wonder how many of these guys would have stuck around in the 90s when you had to earn your spot in the weight room not on a balance sheet. The loyalty is gone and that hurts worse than any loss we ever took in the Iron Bowl.