re: Alabama following up our offers with their own.

I'm sure that on occasion they hear we offer then take a deeper dive or offer to stay in line with others but for the most part I think it's just coincidence.
Makes sense to me it's just a timing thing in terms of new info with the kid in particular. Something got our attention to offer(new tape, in person scouting, visit, etc) at that time so it makes sense they also got the new info on the same timetable. Or it could be as simple as the kid decided to answer the phone that day or the coach informed about the offers in like time. Could be a myriad of things. Following our lead is the least likely of them