[gailtate]

1. Recruiting
2. Recruiting
3. Recruiting

This, in order of importance and priority, is the core of football success. The elite teams, needless to say, do it the most efficiently and relentlessly. Not minimizing coaching or "coaching up" or certainly not S&C, but raw athleticism + football speed compensate for a lot of deficiencies elsewhere. Ask the coaches who win.

[gailtate]

1. Recruiting
2. Recruiting
3. Recruiting

This, in order of importance and priority, is the core of football success. The elite teams, needless to say, do it the most efficiently and relentlessly. Not minimizing coaching or "coaching up" or certainly not S&C, but raw athleticism + football speed compensate for a lot of deficiencies elsewhere. Ask the coaches who win.