Football with pads is an unnatural sport. At times, you're expected to run close to 20 mph and hit someone who may be running at a similar speed. Most kids coming from HS are not prepared for that, regardless of star rating. Most recruits don't have the mental capabilities to be prepared for that and the physical toll it takes on the body by themselves. That's why there is coaching. It takes coaching to instill a mentality that you're hurting the other team more than you're hurting yourselves. When you play with that type of mentality, you play with speed and aggression and sacrifice your body for the team. Only when you have this mentality will you start to beat up on teams on a regular basis. Frost never even came close to instilling this type of mentality. But coaches like Osborne and Saban do this better than anyone, and it's why they have had so much success compared to other programs.
To be fair...Saban also needs the top ranked recruiting classes to win big. And and he doesn't schedule road games.
Many are not football savvy enough and don’t work hard enough. Terrible combination!
No, it matters there too. Pair great coaching with a great front office with great talent and you rise to the top.
