re: What you witnessed was Saban's cheating advantage taken away

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Enter NIL. Now EVERYONE can buy a team. Bama recruiting falls off. Other teams began to siphon off the top players.

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The problem is this is objectively not true. Bama's recruiting hasn't fallen off. Since the 247 talent composite was started in 2015, this year's Bama team has the second highest score since inception (highest was Bama last season).

Bama is landing top recruits and bringing in talented guys through the portal. The issue is they've missed at some key positions the last couple of cycles, particularly OL and WR. They're still landing who they want.