trojanfan12
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They won't even get to current Michigan because they can't recruit like Michigan either. Michigan recruiting classes are in the 5-15 range each year, with most in the 8-10 range. Nebraska's recruiting classes are in the 15-30+ range with most around 25ish. And the only reason they'd even have a shot to win their division is because they play in the division without any big time programs, so the talent level should be comparable there.
To put it in perspective how big of a disadvantage Nebraska's coaches are to even Michigan's coaches.
2012-2022 -- UM signed 86 guys who were top 200 recruits.
Nebraska signed 20 guys who were top 200 recruits.
If you move it to top 100 recruits -- the difference is even greater. But just to take the average that 6 extra top 200 recruits a year that coaching staff has to work with at UM.
The crazy part is -- the different in talent level between UM and Nebraska recruits is roughly the same between UM and OSU recruits. That is how enormous the difference is between a school that recruits top 5 and a school that recruits top 10 classes.
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The right coach changes much of that. How many top level players do you think are choosing Bama without Nick Saban?
Sure, some schools have some built in advantages over other schools, but end of the day, the top recruits are choosing programs that they believe will get them to the NFL. So if they believe going to Nebraska will get them there, they'll go to Nebraska. Guys like Mark Stoops, Matt Rhule, etc. have that, Scott Frost didn't.
I don't know if someone like Stoops or Rhule could get them all the way back to what they were, but I'd bet they can get close enough to at least have them competing for the B1G title most years.