Ha, “auto recruiting”, love it. I’m lifting that term from you
Consider that a gift.
But some of these coaches get into that and Stoops was one. On game day in Dallas, you could drive around town and the OU flags outnumbered all others.
The shocker came for me as I am watching Bama vs Miss St. a couple of years ago and the camera caught these two Miss St players on the sideline and the color guy said "those are the only 4 star recruits on the team. By contrast, Bama has two players that are not 4 or 5 star on their entire team". They didn't name or show those two kids but Bama's program was so strong that they could recruit 5 star players and have them sit until their senior season, play one year and go in the first round.
Now that UGA is coming on with Saban's former DC as the HC and the Swinney effect at Clemson, Bama has to work a little harder and those Clemson DL going that high might cut into Bama's stable a little.
The thing that really impresses me about Saban and his program is that he's a D coach and loves the run game. Yet, his WR's, Julio, Cooper and Ridley, all come out more NFL ready than the others. He's not just recruiting, he's developing.