Say what you want about the game, but we were simply outclassed

[sgtwebb1]

Want to know the REAL reasons we lost Saturday night?

Not as much coaching as personnel.

2 reasons for that;

Playoff teams ranked by roster strength

Top NIL rankings

We got outclassed because OSU, UGA spend double on their NIL, and have FAR more talent than we do;

UGA:
Overall Team Talent Composite: No. 2

Roster Breakdown: Five-Stars: 14 | Four-Stars: 55


OSU:
Overall Team Talent Composite: No. 3

Roster Breakdown: Five-Stars: 14 | Four-Stars: 55


UT:
Overall Team Talent Composite: No. 17

Roster Breakdown: Five-Stars: 5 | Four-Stars: 34

Until we get near the top of those 2 categories, expect us to remain at or near the same level of competitiveness.

Gotta spend as much as UGA, OSU, Texas in order to get to that level of competitiveness.

Hell, even Clemson made the playoffs, some may say they overachieved, but honestly, with that roster, they really underachieved, as did a few other non-playoff teams (LSU, A&M)

Honestly, using the 2 metrics, UT was the team that overachieved.

Arguments can be made about Boise, SMU, etc, but that's more of a selection process abomination that anything.

 

[Hurley Mooncalf]

I do believe we are a top ten team this year. I think OSU, Georgia, Texas, Notre Dame and Oregon have more talent than the other teams in the playoff. All you have to do is look at the last five years of recruiting ranking and money spent on roster to see those are the teams that should be on top.

We just had a top ten class this year and are coming back from almost twenty years, two decades of mediocre management. Stack on about ten scholarships a year taken away for previous violations, it's almost a miracle that we are where we are.

 

[s_wall98]

I do believe we are a top ten team this year. I think OSU, Georgia, Texas, Notre Dame and Oregon have more talent than the other teams in the playoff. All you have to do is look at the last five years of recruiting ranking and money spent on roster to see those are the teams that should be on top.

We just had a top ten class this year and are coming back from almost twenty years, two decades of mediocre management. Stack on about ten scholarships a year taken away for previous violations, it's almost a miracle that we are where we are.

Neither you or the OP have any place on this board.
What are these facts that are being brought to the table?
Lol

 

[njvols]

It's going to take us a minute to catch UGA's, OSU's, Bama, TX's of the world on roster talent.

The real leap-frog factor which equalizes the talent disparity is top level QB/WR play. We had it with Hooker and group in 2022 and didn't have it in 2023/2024. Milton had top line speed, and Nico has proven to be mobile, but Hooker was downright slippery and dangerous running the ball which equalized some of our lack of talent on OL. Nico has the arm talent and can get there, but he needs big help on OL/WR positions...and holds the ball way too long... if it's not there after "3 Mississippi", tuck it and go.

 

[sgtwebb1]

Neither you or the OP have any place on this board.
What are these facts that are being brought to the table?
Lol