Alabama didn’t haul in the No. 1 ranked recruiting class for the first time in ages this past Wednesday which means it’s time for the Crimson Tide to blow everything up and start over.
We’re only half-joking.
The Tuscaloosa News says that the school’s board of trustees approved a $2 million budget for a new recruiting lounge for the football program, which will span two floors at the team’s Mal Moore Athletic Facility and result in the renovation of some 7,447 square-feet. All the latest bells and whistles are slated to be incorporated, including new video systems, graphics and furniture.
“Nobody wants to tell Nick Saban no?” Physical Properties Committee chairman James Wilson III joked.
No designs were released but the Birmingham firm of Davis Architects was hired by the board to spearhead the project.
Between Alabama’s latest national title, an upgraded football staff and this latest facilities upgrade, something says Saban will be able to get back on track and bump the Tide up on the recruiting trail going forward after that horrendous dip all the way down to No. 7 in the 247Sports’ team rankings.