(06-08-2016 04:56 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  For the record, UNC is almost entirely made up on in-state students. I believe there is a law that requires 85% of the students to come from N.C.. I wish that Alabama would do the same but that would mean the school would have 10-12k students, at best, and given Alabama's status as a poor state the student demographic would not be nearly as attractive. It would actually probably resemble UAB if that were to happen.

You're probably right about that although I think the number would be higher.

My thought is that as long as the state's students are being taken care of, I don't have a problem with recruiting heavily out of state. It extends our brand and donor base. I think we benefit from having a number of vested alumni all over the country and especially in the region.