re: Success on field compared to recruiting

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1a. Missouri (3 10-win Seasons, 2 SECe Titles)
1b. Vanderbilt (James Franklin)
3a. Alabama (Hard to overachieve when you have 7 straight #1 classes)
3b. South Carolina (3 11-win seasons, 1 SECe Titles)
5a. Mississippi State (Average SEC team with Average Recruiting Ranks)
5b. LSU (4 10-win Seasons, 1 SEC Title, 1 NC appearance, Trails only Bama, Oregon, and Stanford for total results)
7. aTm (3 9-win Seasons)
8. Arkansas (Fired a Coach)
9. Georgia
10. Florida (Fired a Coach)
11. Auburn (Fired a Coach)
12. Kentucky (Fired a Coach)
13. Ole Miss (Fired a Coach)
14. Tennessee (Fired a Coach)

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Table 1 gives an exact number -- the Diff -- for the Aggregate on-field and recruiting ratings, so I don't think the letters are necessary.

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A negative "Diff" means teams "underperformed" their recruiting. A positive "Diff" means they "outperformed" their recruiting.

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1. Missouri (6.1)
2. Vanderbilt (5)
3. Alabama (1.2)
4. South Carolina (0.4)
5. Mississippi St. (-0.3)
6. LSU (-2.8)
7. Texas A&M (-3.1)
8. Arkansas (-7.1)
9. Georgia (-16)
10. Auburn (-17.6)
11. Florida (-20.3)
12. Kentucky (-25.8)
13. Mississippi (-30.3)
14. Tennessee (-40.4)