Huge advantage. 1 game that isn’t a cup cake- win it and in. A lot had to do with how truly bad the rest of the B19 was this year, but some also had to do with paying to get out of contracts with tough nonconference opponents.
This is totally aside from their shenanigans.
Try playing multiple real games in a row against top 20 teams… that is where most great teams slip up.
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