It seems like every year we make this case: Build Alabama a basketball facility that is worthy of one of the wealthiest college athletic programs in the nation. This year, incidentally, I make the plea less than two weeks removed from the University of Alabama collecting $4.2 million after playing for a national title, on top of the base distribution from the SEC that begins at $66 million to share among its members. And a discussion of the money is important, because this issue boils down to two things, and two things only: 1. Money, and 2.