re: Caleb Downs

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I think the rude awakening is how Uber broken our Nil deals are when we can’t even pony up dough to keep kids from ole Miss and auburn. If anything is broken it’s our NIL that needs a complete revamping and this proves it. Like it or not if this is the game then we ain’t getting the Alabama discount anymore.

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I don't get this spiel every time we have a transfer or lose a recruit. Alabama is estimated to have one of the top NIL collectives in college football. The two SEC Texas schools are far ahead of the field and nobody is catching up to all their extraction capital and defense contractor money. We're firmly in the same tier as UGA, OSU, etc.

Sure, sometimes Texas may come in and buy your 6ft-nothing slot receiver for 1m and lambo lease but mostly Alabama's competitors are playing in the same financial constraints. We lost Caleb Downs and most of these other kids since Saban's retirement due to the loss of relationships and allure that the grass is greener on the other side.