texag101 said:

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vander54 said:

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CuervoAg said:

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So CFP teams stop recruiting during the CFP / bowl season. OP is right - it's a huge advantage not to make the CFP.

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Actually they can't devote as much of their time to recruiting like Elko can. Hopefully this is the last year of this but OP is correct. It's not good but it is a slight advantage

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You don't know this. For example, Elko could recruit for 8 hours, while Sark could recruit for 8 hours and coach for another 8. I'm not saying Elko doesn't work hard or that Sark is a hard worker, but you can't make assumptions and declare yourself right.

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Your right i can't say for certain but I can tell you based on evidence from the past my statement has a pretty giod chance if being accurate.

We should decide to intentionally not plan for and throw all of our games next year to have more time to focus on game planning for t.u.

There is no question the teams out of the CFP are adding quality numbers to their rosters and those in the CFP are not.

This is a massive pickup game every year. Win 10 games in the SEC and you get the invite.

I like our chances based on the portal adds for 2025

The portal will always have teams that suddenly turn things around like ASU when they hit on some really good players but if you want a perennial top program that goes to the CFP 80% of the time, you need to have top recruits/develop and throw in a few to patch holes.

The top teams don't have as many holes so they don't need to overpay for above average players.

Top teams don't need all the time to recruit the portal. They know the 2-3 soft spots in their roster and they just need to focus. Teams with lots of holes have to spend much more time in the portal.