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So other than a competent defense, what is OSU missing to compete with Bama and Clemson consistently and get in the playoffs every year?

Better OL recruiting and coaching?
It is my understanding Bama's off-season conditioning is the most rigorous in college football and more rigorous than that in the NFL. I think we see the results on the field. And that must be a big selling point to recruits--"Join us here at Bama; ya'll'll do great at the combines and once you get into the NFL the conditioning there will seem like a day at the beach."
 
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It is my understanding Bama's off-season conditioning is the most rigorous in college football and more rigorous than that in the NFL. I think we see the results on the field. And that must be a big selling point to recruits--"Join us here at Bama; once you get into the NFL the conditioning there will seem like a day at the beach."

You must not be familiar with Mickey Marotti. He takes a backseat to no one
 
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Brian Kelly says that the Clemson win was a mirage:
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- After falling to Clemson 30-3 in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly stressed that "four big plays" were the difference and that the Irish's issues Saturday were "technical and tactical," rather than talent-based.

"I do not feel like there was an overwhelming difference in terms of talent," Kelly said. "If we coached better and we made plays that we have been making all year, we would have had a pretty good darn football game going into the fourth quarter."
 
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