This is astronomical. Want to run with Bama? HA! College recruiting is big business.. obviously the cost is worth it, as Alabama is the biggest fish in the pond and are reaping the benefits from it, however, how many schools can spend $900K just to recruit? Schools like Alabama, Texas, USC are in an echelon of schools far above their peers in the SEC/Big12/Pac12 (Vandy, MissSt, Washington St, Iowa State, etc), and definitely an echelon above Big East, Mountain West, CUSA, etc. At some point the Power 5 (or maybe 4 at some point) will break off, do their own thing, and everyone else will be left to fight it out, including the FCS at the bottom of the food chain (D2, D3 will be LOOOOOONG forgotten).
RT @jonsol Alabama spent $930,997 on football recruiting last year. It was $258,846 when Saban arrived. http://t.co/MgD3Vjwu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There's the Tweet that turned me onto this link. Click the link, read it, it shows the recruiting budgets for the state of Alabama schools.
RT @jonsol Alabama spent $930,997 on football recruiting last year. It was $258,846 when Saban arrived. http://t.co/MgD3Vjwu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There's the Tweet that turned me onto this link. Click the link, read it, it shows the recruiting budgets for the state of Alabama schools.
