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Does the payoff to havoc shrink as talent rises? No.

Correlation between winning at the line (stuffs, line yards, power success) and beating your recruiting, within each fifth of FBS by talent. 1,422 team-seasons.

Q1 — worst talentstructure r = 0.2470.461

Q2structure r = 0.1810.343

Q3structure r = 0.2470.272

Q4structure r = 0.2070.386

Q5 — best talentstructure r = 0.1700.341

If elite rosters should simplify, the last bar would be the smallest. It isn't. Penetration pays about the same everywhere, and it beats bust-avoidance in every tier.

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From Ohio State gets more out of its players than any team in college football. Alabama, which recruits better, doesn't.

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