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The number of older "steak eaters" on the team - "bonafide P5-level," if not legitimately good, recruits that have not panned out - seems larger than it used to be. And of course there are 3*s almost everywhere now, especially on defense.

Yes, this.  In fact, more broadly, we have done a terrible job developing players.  Players that look promising as freshmen stall in development, and while normally you would look for them to be stars as upperclassmen, they are nearly adequate or actually regress, while few players seem to "emerge" as juniors and seniors.  It has gotten to the point that if I don't see a player make substantial contributions as freshmen or sophomores, I assume they will turn out to be steak eaters.

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The number of older "steak eaters" on the team - "bonafide P5-level," if not legitimately good, recruits that have not panned out - seems larger than it used to be. And of course there are 3*s almost everywhere now, especially on defense.

Yes, this.  In fact, more broadly, we have done a terrible job developing players.  Players that look promising as freshmen stall in development, and while normally you would look for them to be stars as upperclassmen, they are nearly adequate or actually regress, while few players seem to "emerge" as juniors and seniors.  It has gotten to the point that if I don't see a player make substantial contributions as freshmen or sophomores, I assume they will turn out to be steak eaters.

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