I have a 2024 graduate and she’s going to Miss State, because they rolled out the red carpet for her. Her academics are really good, and she turned down about ten offers from D1-D3 schools for soccer to play club at MSU. We toured MSU and then Bama in the same week, hitting MSU first. They were amazing, and offered her a job on campus. She received weekly handwritten notes from her recruiter and others.

We get to Alabama and it’s beautiful, the new welcome center in the old Bryce hospital is jaw dropping… it was first class all the way. We’re in a big conference room and no kidding, we’re the ONLY people from Alabama and I’m the ONLY alumni. Alabama seemed to could have cared less. Unlike State, they offered no other personal tours, and we couldn’t get anyone to meet with us one on one like state did to discuss academics. My Alma mater didn’t seem to really want my kid.

She graduates from a 6A school in Baldwin County and MSU went above and beyond to get her. Bama… not even a little. I will say this, about 10-15 of her friends boys and girls applied to both Auburn and Alabama, every single one of them including mine got into Auburn… THREE including mine got into Alabama. That’s what blew my mind.

TLDR MSU rolled out the red carpet, Alabama could have cared less, they were more interested in the out of state students.