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There is more to it than the admissions standards.

yep and it's called the pool of available players who can meet our standards. Differs by sport. Country club sports: big pool. Football: smaller pool. Out of that pool we have to get high quality players at all positions at the same time. Not all are always available. Happens sometimes, not in others. Being ranked fourth one year, and winning the bowl game, does not equal an NCAA championship. How do you explain, with the same admissions standards, that most country club/olympic sports have won multiple NCAA championships, football none? Bad coaching? Bad recruiting? Right. and no, I'm not crying over it. We are NEVER going to win a national championship in football. I've learned to live with it sans tears. :)

[oldalum]

There is more to it than the admissions standards.

yep and it's called the pool of available players who can meet our standards. Differs by sport. Country club sports: big pool. Football: smaller pool. Out of that pool we have to get high quality players at all positions at the same time. Not all are always available. Happens sometimes, not in others. Being ranked fourth one year, and winning the bowl game, does not equal an NCAA championship. How do you explain, with the same admissions standards, that most country club/olympic sports have won multiple NCAA championships, football none? Bad coaching? Bad recruiting? Right. and no, I'm not crying over it. We are NEVER going to win a national championship in football. I've learned to live with it sans tears. :)