Stability is overrated when you're plaaying in a watered-down conference. I watched the ACC for years, and this "proven structure" you're praising hasn't won California anything meaningful since the Pappy Waldorf era. You know what wins? Talent. LSU's 2003 title team had a defensive identity built on monsters like Chad Lavalais, not just a system. These days, you need players, and if you're not using the portal to get them, you're falling behind. Your top-30 success rate dream is just that, a dream, when you're lining up against teams who went out and got real difference-makers. Defense wins championships, but only if the guys making the tackles are the best on the field.