though we have better overall talent. Luck was better than Book, but that gap has narrowed, and I would take our personnel over theirs across the board.
As popular as the spread has become as a tool to overcome a talent deficit, sound, fundamental football with the right combination of strength and speed is a winning formula. It is how Wisconsin has been a perennial power without 5-star talent, and how Nebraska in the '90s dominated without recruiting top ten classes.
Seems Tommy Rees recalls that an effective power running game can be a quarterback's best friend.