What I don’t understand is this. As far as the institution itself U Alabama is not very different from the U of Iowa regarding alumni, institutional wealth and so on. The states are not terribly different. Bama may have more former players who became wealthy im professional sports but in terms of boosters and affluent alumni, I can’t imagine Bama being very different from Iowa. Like Bama is no Texas, USC, Michigan or USC. I wouldn’t even put them in the same category as the average sports schools but highly regarded academic schools with affluent alumni such as UVA, UCLA, and UNC.
So how is it that they cam throw $1 mil to 4-5 kids every recruiting class?