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[QUOTE="GoSU96, post: 1164192, member: 114"]
Four year prior to Briles Baylor had won 15 games, vs 10 for SU the prior four, including a five win season in 2005.

Here are the prior four year averages for Baylor and SU before Briles and Marrone took over.

Stat Baylor SU
Total Offense 93 113
Rushing Offense 109 94
Passing Offense 44 94
Pass Efficiency 81 97
Scoring Offense 90 110
Total Defense 94 94
Rushing Defense 94 104
Pass Defense 78 71
Pass Efficiency Defense 75 82
Scoring Defense 99 86

The two years prior to Briles taking over Baylor had been 11th and 27th in pass offense.   That's what I mean about situation.    They were bad shape but not close to the depths SU was in terms of basic capabilities.    Briles was not starting from scratch across the board.

So he had a more capable team on both offense and defense,  being in Texas means he had better base to recruit, and bringing RGIII with him to Baylor from Houston might lead one to say he had a better situation to start than Marrone had when he took over at SU.

Unless you believe Greg Palus was equalized the starting points.
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