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Is there something about the place or is it just the players that makes for wins

Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:27 pm
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
16102 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:27 pm
Just wondering if you put the exact same team on the field would they perform the same at any given school?

Here is the thing, I am an Ole Miss fan, and it seems we have a saying "We are Ole Miss" for a reason. Are schools like Ole Miss, Vandy, MSU and UK doomed because of lesser facilities and tradition?

Does the Bama or LSU mystic contribute to success, insert FL, UT, UGA or AU too?

Could you put the same players from say Bama/LSU, coaches included and get the same results?

I think the atmosphere of an Alabama and an LSU does contribute to your success.
Posted by Tigerman97
Member since Jun 2014
10354 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:28 pm to
I do believe psyche plays a roll in both our success and failures.
Posted by DMagic
#ChowderPosse
Member since Aug 2010
46430 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:29 pm to
Not tradition but a lack of leadership and talent. The facilities are there finally.
Posted by Woodford Reserve
Member since Jul 2014
203 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:32 pm to
You have to look outside of campus also. If I grow up in the likes of Miami, a large city, I wouldnt want to go to a small city.
Posted by REBEL5 AC
Member since Sep 2012
14701 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:35 pm to
Depth talent. Simple as that. Most teams in the SEC will have the Top 22 talent to compete with everyone, but it's things like Bama having 4 RB's that can play for any team or LSU having guys like Robinson, who could start for 98% of teams in the nation.

Posted by Brosef Stalin17
Member since Sep 2014
1090 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:52 pm to
me thinks it has a lot to do with the depth of the roster

Competition breeds talent... Having depth will make blue chips work that much harder just to see the field.
Posted by Cdawg
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Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:54 pm to
How many days do you think you could go without starting a thread?
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
16102 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 12:55 pm to
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Posted by REBSontheRISE
Member since Nov 2008
4420 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

How many days do you think you could go without starting a thread?


Says the dude with 39thousand8hundred posts, to a guy with just over 5thousand...
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
16102 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 1:03 pm to
He mad, cause I got game.
Posted by sjmabry
Texas
Member since Aug 2013
18500 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 1:21 pm to
It's a combination of things.
Athletic department
Coaching stability
Fertile recruiting area
Talented players
Facilities
Boosters
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
16102 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 1:24 pm to
Yep, but no one seems to want to answer the question of whether or not say a Nick Saban could do just as well at say a UK?
Posted by Lilarny
Camden County GA
Member since Aug 2014
108 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 1:26 pm to
I started a similar thread yesterday and got flamed.... Good luck
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
16102 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 1:30 pm to
Posted by NotRight37
Nashville, TN
Member since Jul 2014
5843 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 1:43 pm to
Nick would have UK a good team. Winning national championships, SEC titles, probably not. Part of it is the culture. His recruiting classes wouldn't be as good, and like Stoops there now, Franklin at Vandy etc...he would move on for more money to an easier place to recruit and that puts more emphasis on football. The Bill Snyders of the world are hard to find.

Demographics play a part as well. How long have the 3 Florida schools been good historically.
Dems can also hurt areas. Look at the Big 10, declining population base, etc. As well as individual teams...UT and OM were fantastic when only a certain percentage of their states pop. base were allowed to attend the SEC schools.
This post was edited on 9/19/14 at 1:54 pm
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