preseason polls are based on last year/returning players/ and name recognition. that is the ONLY reason NU started so high in the polls. as the season plays out, you have 5 teams that started near the top, still there. several teams that were mid pack, moved up, and a few like Kansas State that were not even mentioned are up at the top. the amount of 5 star recruits going to SEC teams and Texas makes a person think that they should be in the top 5 every year, yet Mack Brown proves that all that talent is nothing with out a coach. then you take KSU, who has no name players, transferes and kids everyone else passed on, and Snyder gets them to believe in the system, follow his approach of getting better each week, correcting mistakes and doing your job. the OU blow out was a combination of OU getting a redemption for the TT let down, and KSU having a string of emotional wins...those kids were just played out! and OU has a plethera of talented kids.... point is, if NU hired Snyder, and not Bo, Nu would have a title by now. FACT. Snyder gets kids to produce. Bo don't .