Eye Opening example about Class Recruiting Ranking and success on the field

I get it, but that is much easier to pull off in the ACC.

Couple of superstars on both sides of the ball surrounded by solid well coached players. Its a winning formula.

Check Wisconsin

We all know that story... lol. Just giving an alternative example.

Heck they ought to run Saban off for underperforming. With all his Number 1 recruiting classes in a row he ought to win the NC every year !

It's a good point but I think Clemson may be an exception to the rule due to their QB recruiting.

Dabo has done an awesome job building around the QBs in his system. An A+ QB who has the ball in his hands every play means more to a team than a player at another position.

They are also well coached and have developed talent well.

Look at a team like Tennessee who has had similar ranked classes the past few years. Also Stanford, Notre Dame, Michigan, etc. They have had as much talent as Clemson, just not at QB. The ACC has gotten much better but it still isn't the SEC where you need consistent top 5 to 10 classes to be in contention for an SEC title.

Deshaun Watson was an equalizer.

Some of those classes were small. They had a average player rating of 92 and didn’t end up with a top 10 class. They also got some elite guys in each and everyone, just had some program players filled in.

how many national titles has wisconsin won?

I am not discrediting them for punching above their weight, their coaching staff clearly #CoachesEmUp , but I am pretty sure the bar at LSU is set slightly higher than going to the Rose Bowl...