I think the mental state of some of you will not weather through this change of guard. Bama tried to push with Simpson and some older talents this last year. That didn't work out how they'd have hoped. Now they have essentially hit the reset button and are gearing up for a new offensive build and everyone is mad about it? This is the new norm in college football, you aren't going to be elite and in the playoffs every year unless you spend in the 40-50 million range right now and just buy talent. There was a Texas roster that cost somewhere between 40-50 million this year sitting at home during the playoffs while we played. So it goes to show, $$ doesn't mean jack shit if you can't get the kids to play or if money is their only standard they live by.
Teams build rosters with National Championship Windows, much like the NFL and they try to push in certain years where they think they're more likely to be successful. Some teams are taking different approaches or throwing money at the problem, so far only 1 team has won it all by just throwing money at it and that was Ohio State last year. They saw their opportunity and they spent big, this year they lowered their costs and were out in the first round.
I just don't understand the sentiment by this fan base who obvious doesn't understand that Saban and Bryant will never be repeated anymore...those are impossibilities in the new climate of NIL and spending. Especially with 0 rules, there's less emphasis on development, tradition, and NFL opportunities.
I like the approach we are taking, develop, build the way I see it, we're looking at 2027-2028 as being our big window for our offense. All these guys will have a year under their belt and be much more battle tested. Especially along the OL and at QB. I am not putting it out the window for 2026 but I think we'll likely be rough on offense but the defense may be incredibly solid still. We shall see...
