Player talent is paramount, that's why unranked UCF, with a backup quarterback, beat #2 BYU, unranked South Carolina beat #11 Tennessee, unranked Cincinnati beat #8 Texas Tech, and unranked Minnesota beat #15 Iowa .......... or maybe not.
(Author's note: I'm just a casual observer of the human dynamic and amateur philosopher)
Exceptions happen, doesn't make it the rule. Those teams that pulled upsets also lost some horrible games too.
I believe it’s fair to say a lot of our talent from last year went to VT and Tennessee because most of ‘em wasn’t wanted. The Iowa St players were the priority per MC.
Penn State goes into Ohio and beat the Buckeyes to land 2027 running back Jordan Hall
Here is the RB I posted earlier I didn’t know his name at the time. I copied this.
"Wasn't wanted"I believe it’s fair to say a lot of our talent from last year went to VT and Tennessee because most of ‘em wasn’t wanted. The Iowa St players were the priority per MC.
Yeah... most of the offensive players who left went with Franklin and the defensive players went with Knowles.
But sure... those coaches being at the exact schools the players ended up at was just an incredible coincidence