re: Arkansas and the law of averages

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But how was that suppose to happen if they had recruiting disadvantages?

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Back in their heyday, Nebraska was pretty much the premier destination out West. USC, UCLA, Washington and ASU all had some good teams, but they were not as consistently good as Nebraska.

Which leads to another advantage. The were consistently good because they had a line of good coaches. Bob Devaney and then Tom Osborne was there for 24 years. Everything went downhill when Osborne retired.

The strength and conditioning, and the cheating, obviously helped as well.