My opinion….bama is going to be throwing the bank at making sure they get the same caliber of recruiting results that they have grown used to over the last several years. Lots of folks have said that they didn’t have to pay anymore because of on the field results, but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t pay. I think they will try and buy their way beyond the saban years and they are hopeful that similar results will galvanize a belief that it’s just because they are alabama.
Also my opinion, if they get the on the field results they won’t have to worry about who or when the next coach is because people will believe it’s just the awesomeness of alabama.
If we wet the bed on this with the way college ball is trending we won’t be a consistent challenge for them going forward.
I don’t have the answer but I hope someone does.