My guess is Bama ends up 10-2, and Vandy 4-8. They are not remotely at the same talent level. Maybe NIL leads to more parity down the road, it's possible, but this isn't a good example in my view. I think the portal (which is connected) is of more value to "lesser teams".
A down and out program can potentially get better players pretty quickly now as opposed to recruiting and still having a very young team at best.
But Vandy has nowhere near the talent of a Bama.