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Message: [QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 1426086, member: 2585"] Seems like the takeaway is that there is a hierarchy based on talent (this study), coaches, money, facilities, conference affiliation, focus, and fan support (shocker!). Plucking the recruiting numbers and comparing them against w/l is one component in the mix of relative success or failure - but it's not the only one. So then the questions become: How important is talent in the equation (60%, 80%, etc.)? And is there a correlation between the outliers (both positive and negative examples) and the other variables (like Hoke as your coach)? And as it applies to us: how do we rise up a tier? How do we continue the upward trend in recruiting? [/QUOTE]