re: Was ND THAT out-talented in the NC, or is it development?

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Michigan was good enough to be within 5 minutes of beating USCe in the bowl game last year. They didn't win, so of course it is meaningless, but they had the talent to compete, and that was obvious throughout the game. Michigan had 5 losses last year I believe and they were to 1-3 in the AP, USCe & Nebraska ND had wins over multiple teams who put guys into the NFL year after year. NFL teams don't care what conference you are in; if you can play, you get drafted high. I said in a thread before that I believe A&M, Bama and UGA were better than ND, but UF/LSU/USCe all had inconsistent units that let them down at times. I think those are more of toss ups But I think the separation is bowl game prep as opposed to a weekly thing like is seen in conference play

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Buckeye06

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Nebraska had no defense. LSU would have pounded the ball at Irish' overrated defense like they did to Bama's defense in 11/12.Florida would have done the same. Notre Dame and Michigan were about the same talent wise.

Urban Meyer is improving OSU by recruiting out of state kids. Watch Ohio's best hs teams lose again in August to teams from Texas and Florida.