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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1123441, member: 2265"]
NOT.
The argument is often made that the big state schools with government funds and huge alumni are impossible to compete with for smaller private schools. (Especially, in places where there is nothing to compete with college football for the entertainment dollar.) While it is undeniable that money and fan base are big advantage, the landscape continues to change with the continued rise of TV at the expense of game attendance. It can certainly be argued that playing in prime time TV is more important than filling a large stadium. More important to the program, the recruits and the school.

It is important to remember that there are only 13 private schools (20%)  in the P5 + ND and BYU - total of 65 teams. Four (bold face) are currently in the top 25 - that is 31% of the private schools in the P5 are currently ranked. Of the 52 public schools in the P5, 21 or 40% are ranked.
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[*][B]Baylor[/B]
[*]Boston College
[*]BYU
[*]Duke
[*]Miami
[*][B]ND[/B]

[*]Northwestern
[*][B]Southern Cal[/B]
[*][B]Stanford[/B]
[*]Syracuse
[*]TCU
[*]Vandy
[*]Wake Forest
[/LIST]
In recent years we have seen TCU, Duke, Baylor, ND, Vandy, SC, and Stanford all have great multiple season runs. It seems to be a prima facie case that private schools are and can continue to be competitive.it s

The more time goes by it seems clear that the most meaningful factor in college football success is coaching. Nothing else seems to be even a close second.

That's my opinion - of course, I could be wrong!
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