You could just wait until the kid is in the portal and pay him to go to your school instead of the competitor. So if Bama is fighting over a kid from Florida with a few other schools they could still drop that bag to secure him.
100%. I can't like the guy because he is part of the other team, but I can't say I wouldn't be doing the exact same thing if I was in his situation and would have been pumped af if he was our coach.
This is a big part of why he is so great. Are these waivers going to destroy his dynasty? Of course not, but the man wants to keep every advantage he has, no matter how minor and he will do whatever he can do keep them.