4down20
Quit checking me out.
You can try and spin however you'd like.
He came into Bama as an established CFB coach. He had NFL experience. The comments here was that Bama recruits nationally. I pointed out how it was the complete opposite of recruiting nationally -- 90% of his 1st 3 classes were from SEC country, 50% were from Alabama ( I didn't look past the 3rd class, so the 4th could be much of the same)
The national recruits started to come when the success came and Bama was loading up with 5 star recruits from their own backyard and the conference footprint -- then it made bringing in the top recruits across the entire country much easier.
It isn't some big secret -- it is human nature. The best players want to play with the best players. The best players want to play with the best teams. It is no different in high school when you see the best of the best going to IMG and Bishop Gorman, etc. It is no different in college with schools like Bama and OSU, etc. It is no different in the pro's in the one league they allow it to happen -- the NBA -- Kevin Durant could have signed anywhere. He signed with Golden State to play with the best. Kevin Love could have blocked any trade, but he accepted going to Cleveland to play with Lebron and Kyrie.