re: Alabama blew it. Kiffin was the obvious choice

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He’s shown that he has adapted to the new version of college football better than anyone. He dominates the transfer portal and brings in guys that fit his system to a T.

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Which is exactly the way to adapt when you are a mid-tier school like Ole Miss or Colorado trying to compete with the big boys. But if you are Alabama, Ohio St, Michigan, Georgia, etc you focus on recruiting and keeping your talent and then occasionally poaching other players as needed. Not saying Kiffin can’t run a big program, but his elite transfer portal ability isn’t necessarily a quality needed at a big time program already at the top.