So How Does Bama Get The Best Players Year After Year?

The increase in recruiting coverage has turned many of today's top recruits into prima donnas, and almost every major program has to deal with players who want special considerations (a starting job, an offer for a buddy, the coach has to sleep over, etc.) to sign. Even traditionally powerful programs have last minute decommits and deflections from players who are treated like the next great superstar before a single college snap. '

But somehow not only does Bama select the players it wants, but those players willingly wait their turn in a (long in some cases) line of former 4 and 5 star players to get a chance to play. As Steve Spurrier said, at most places you can only get a few studs signed up before the next crop looks elsewhere just to get maximum playing time and exposure.

What is it about modern Alabama that allows them to treat players differently and pay no penalty for it? How come every other program has to sell on the chance to get to the NFL, when just due to playing time Bama is successful selling the opposite?

I know people will say cheating, or kids want to be winners, or some simple answer but I can't see how it's that simple. Too many kids from too many places, too many backgrounds, sign up to ride the bench until Nick says they are maybe ready. Just as important why can't other programs successfully negative recruit against Bama just based on the roster alone?

Thank you in advance for any serious responses.