re: This Exodus would have happened at Alabama irregardless of NIL. This could still impactSEC

I agree that Alabama is not preordained to be a championship program. That fan base is overdue for a lesson in humility. I suspect many of them will disperse and start following other schools.

A big part of Saban’s strategy was about hoarding talent. Not just to have the best players but to prevent the competition from getting them. The fact that paying players is more accepted plus the ease at which they can transfer torpedoed that strategy.

All of this seems to be leveling the playing field (although not completely) and that’s a better thing. It will never be perfect.