This is an opinion post. It includes some facts. Much of the rest is based on 'supposed' facts that are widely available. It concludes with a perhaps unanswerable question. How long in football and men's basketball can the Alabama Crimson Tide continue to do more with less?
Little-regulated transfer opportunities, sometimes massive NIL resources, and revenue sharing have changed big-time college sports. So far, the changes have evolved rapidly. There have been claims that some football programs have player budgets of around $40M this season. It has been reported that the Kentucky Wildcats have a $22M basketball player payroll budget this season.