It was also an incredible recruiting tool.
It still can be...sort of:
Butch: "Can you believe Derek Dooley coached for Nick Saban?? And Will Muschamp even said he would make a great head coach!?! You really trust those clowns to make decisions regarding your football career??"
"....but UT hired him."
Butch: "And then fired every mother****** that even treated the guy nicely!!"
"...that's still a bit of a reach, coach."
Butch: ".....sigh. C'mon kid, give me a break here. Everybody has a slump buster. At least ours had good hair..."