I think the biggest plus of UT is the location, assuming rankings don’t matter for where you get a job. I feel like there will be more opportunities for local start up companies, and if I were to stay in Texas, a degree from UT is basically the pinnacle of education.
Grad school, which is in the back of my mind, would be more obtainable, especially with the opportunitiy of a 5 year masters at a top 10 CS university. And, there is a pretty good cyber security program which is not available at Alabama.
Alabama is a great pick for many, especially if your don’t have a phenomenal in state university, but I recently decided on UT Austin for various reasons!