re: What’s going on with LSU’s lack of scholarships?

Exactly

But why waste the intelligence on a school like Alabama? Use it where it will actually be nurtured and developed into a productive force.

Also,
LSU will give tops which essentially cuts out tuition. Housing will cost something but so does alabama.
The travel costs will be real.

The doctor visits will be an issue

Then there’s the high probability that there will be a mixed marriage with a bama girl and that’s just awkward and wierd