Never said under-the-table pay NEVER happened. Iโm sure things happened just like they did everywhere else, but acting like Alabamaโs success was solely because of money ignores the development, championships, NFL pipeline, and culture that made elite players want to be there in the first place. I personally never received anything, but Iโm also not naive.
The point is that the narrative that he only recruited so well due to allegedly paying players is lazy and flat out wrong. Ironically, other schools are the ones that were really throwing around money to be able to compete since everyone wanted to go to Bama but yโall donโt want to talk about that.
The best players wanted to be developed by the best, compete for national championships, and have the best chance to make it to the next level. Itโs that simple.