this take fundamentally misunderstands the talent gap. washington and lee's 2025 class ranked 487th nationally. even if every power four program mismanaged their roster, the trickle-down talent would go to the sun belt or aac first. the idea that a program with that recruiting profile can outmaneuver the system is fantasy. their average commit rating last year was 0.8200. texas's lowest-rated signee was 0.8900. the dam isn't breaking. the structural advantages in resources, exposure, and nil are only getting wider. a few players might fall through the cracks, but to suggest a seismic shift is coming for fcs programs is ignoring the actual data on where talent ultimately lands.