The reality is that we will never match the talent UGA/Bama currently have. There’s only so much talent to go around. The key is to getting back to the days where that talent was more spread out. Honestly the NIL thing along with the transfer portal may make this possible. Why go to UGA to sit for 2 years being just another face in the crowd when you can go somewhere else, start for 3 years, be the face of the team and get the money that comes with that.
On another note I think this may be the beginning of the end of Saban. How many more seasons will he work to build a championship team just to have his top talent opt out during the playoff so they don’t risk their NFL careers? I see him doing it a few more years, especially with UGA and A&M poaching his talent, but don’t think he will be coaching any more after 2025.