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re: Cody Campbell (TTU super booster): Alabama, Auburn too poor to compete
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:00 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:00 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
A&M consistently recruited Top 12 classes for years before NIL, still good enough for 5th or 6th best classes in the SEC. Think about it, you could have a Top 12 class, and be behind 6 other SEC teams in the rankings, pre NIL and now. There will always be a lot of teams full of blue chippers in our conference.
Tech historically had to recruit in the 30’s or 40’s, so in his mind, schools only got players bc they are paying, ignorant of recruiting history.
Plus, transfers are to supplement your rosters, not build a team from just bc Colorado does it. He flat out knows he has to pay HS and transfers to go to Tech to land Top 10 classes from HS.
There is a lot of attention put on the #1 transfer class as if it’s supposed to be guarantee you a playoffs spot. That only works in the Big 12 when you can talent whip teams full of 3 stars. Vandy and State probably have more blue chippers than 90% of that conference on paper.
Tech historically had to recruit in the 30’s or 40’s, so in his mind, schools only got players bc they are paying, ignorant of recruiting history.
Plus, transfers are to supplement your rosters, not build a team from just bc Colorado does it. He flat out knows he has to pay HS and transfers to go to Tech to land Top 10 classes from HS.
There is a lot of attention put on the #1 transfer class as if it’s supposed to be guarantee you a playoffs spot. That only works in the Big 12 when you can talent whip teams full of 3 stars. Vandy and State probably have more blue chippers than 90% of that conference on paper.
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:06 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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It’s funny to me that Tim Cook is an Auburn grad but gives absolutely nothing to athletics
A gay man who has lived the bulk of the last 40 years on the west coast.... funny...maybe....surprising.... not so much
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:11 pm to AHM21
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Didn’t Alabama make it as far as Texas Tech did this year?
This won't be an overnight change. It will take 3 - 5 years. But, the declline has begun. Cody is correct. Schools like Alabama, Auburn and Oklahoma don't have the resources to sustain their programs at a competitive level in this era.
We will likely need to see a tiered system, with schools like Alabama and Oklahoma playing their financial peers with lesser players. It isn't fair to have them competing against well-funded schools in the long term.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:14 pm to SneezyBeltranIsHere
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But, the declline has begun
LOL - Bama and OU made the playoffs while Texas sat at home
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:15 pm to SEC Doctor
Mentioning Auburn as an "SEC Power" nulls whatever he said.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:15 pm to SEC Doctor
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[Alabama, Auburn] can’t raise the money like the University of Texas can
I don't really see how this is debatable. Of course they can't, long term.
There are athletes with billions of dollars tied to the state, and there are literal billionaires tied to the state of Alabama through various business endeavors.
But there is and probably always will be a finite limit to the resources of those programs, compared to any another one, just like anywhere else.
Someone always has a bigger yacht.
What if Elon Musk wanted to pour cash into a school in Pennsylvania, or into Stanford? What if he wanted Alabama-Huntsville to start a football team and call themselves the SpaceX Rockets? No one could touch his resources. Would that make those schools bluebloods?
I mean, damn, is this really what we want college football to be?
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:17 pm to SneezyBeltranIsHere
Spending 35 million to win a championship like Ohio State did isnt even impressive. Congrats to the rich assholes in Lubbock that won nothing until the wild wild west.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:18 pm to jangalang
I'd have sour grapes too if I spent the amount of money he personally did all to have the same number of national chmapionships for the 2025 season as Auburn has
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:18 pm to LSU Tiger Eyes
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Mentioning Auburn as an "SEC Power" nulls whatever he said.
Count em up. 9 national championships
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:20 pm to jangalang
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Spending 35 million to win a championship like Ohio State did
shite, the Yankees and Dodgers have been doing that shite for years.
And the NFL pays players exorbitant, multi-multi-million dollar contracts.
Guess which two sports I don't really care about watching?
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:23 pm to 3down10
That last line is 1000% accurate. It’s insane the big 12 and the ACC both get to keep acting like their entire conference is in the same breath as the sec and big 10.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:24 pm to 14&Counting
That’s really why Cody Cambell is so different, every university has multi millionaires or billionaires who theoretically could give to a football program to at least accumulate talent.
However, most (like Tim Cook) don’t give 2 shits about football or their Alma mater.
However, most (like Tim Cook) don’t give 2 shits about football or their Alma mater.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:27 pm to SneezyBeltranIsHere
I hope you are wrong for the sake of the sport.
I am willing to bet the schools who can’t sustain will band together against the ones who can and eliminate the competitive advantage. Bama, OU, etc will not stand for sliding because they don’t have the financial support of donors like tech may have.
I am willing to bet the schools who can’t sustain will band together against the ones who can and eliminate the competitive advantage. Bama, OU, etc will not stand for sliding because they don’t have the financial support of donors like tech may have.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:28 pm to 3down10
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It cites Alabama, but Alabama is low because Alabama dropped 23 players, but only picked up 16(I thought it was 17, so whatever). Which might make sense, if that was the only place you gained players. It's not.
They count transfers out and in. What are you talking about. You think they use graduating players in the rankings?
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:29 pm to SEC Doctor
Don’t leave out OM. They were so cheap that they tried to lowball their own players , and then got mad at Lane about it . fricking poors !
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:29 pm to paperwasp
No, not at all. However it would be interesting to see if Elon could win a title giving a coach unlimited resources to truly see if coaching and culture matters over talent acquisition.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:29 pm to jangalang
No one will ever acknowledge this that’s not an Auburn fan. Ever.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:32 pm to Woopigsooie20
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They count transfers out and in. What are you talking about. You think they use graduating players in the rankings?
Which is why I said it was a good tool and useful to see what a team is losing and gaining.
But as a ranking system, it's dumb.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:34 pm to SEC Doctor
Didn't help Texas Tech this year, still have to live in Lubbuck.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:34 pm to TexasWranglers
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I am willing to bet the schools who can’t sustain will band together against the ones who can and eliminate the competitive advantage. Bama, OU, etc will not stand for sliding because they don’t have the financial support of donors like tech may have.
I think what is going to happen is there is going to be some legislation introduced that keeps the playing field leveled to ensure completion.
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