re: Is "knowing how to win" a thing?

Interesting premise.
I actually read an article this morning that discussed it.
Winning is a habit, as Texas A&M shows and Arkansas is reminded
All indications are that Bielema is a coach who will get his team there--they're simply a year or two away.

And FWIW, I think both Sumlin and Bielema agree with your take:

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“When you’ve got your foot on somebody’s throat, keep it on it,” Bielema said. “We need to have that killer mentality, to put that thing away.”

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“We’re going to be in games like that,” Sumlin said. “The key is, you have to have a personality as a football team that allows yourself to think that you’re going to win.”

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