Very cool. I am trying to read the tea leaves and 14/15 is interesting because that’s where Colorado falls out and they are clearly the most top heavy. I’m amazed that TCU is so high and is all the way up to 24. Although their composite at 24 is over 1 point lower than at 14.
Utah is pretty disappointing to me to be honest. By the time we reach the top 5 (13) we’re at 3 while Colorado and TCU are still well above 4. And when we fall out at 20 we are still 1 lower than where TCU ends at 24.
Also interesting is that other than Houston the Texas schools as a group are so dominant. I’d never have thought TT and Baylor would be among the top 5. Which with TCU and Baylor makes me curious about their NIL pools. Especially as I think about how their cousin in SMU has basically just thrown money at being relevant.
The fact is you need a few special players to break through. Without it you will be what Utah has kind of always been. Just a solid team that by scheme plays tough games and wins more than it loses. All the times we’ve competed for championships it’s because we’ve had a few special players.