This is exactly the kind of soft mindset we left behind in the Pac-12. You play the schedule in front of you, period. Texas A&M is ranked there because they have a roster full of guys who could start for any team in. We hear this every year about the SEC being too hard, and then those same teams are in the playoff. Talent absolutely translates, that's the whole point of recruiting. Our guys go through a brutal Big Ten schedule and we still reload because Lanning and his staff develop players better than anyone. You think we're worried about strength of schedule? We're demanding a chhampionship schedule. Austin Peay's situation has zero bearing on how you evaluate elite programs. The challenges are different because the expectations are different. We're building to win national titles, not just compete in our conference. The media gets it right by focusing on talent because at our level. If you can't recruit with the big dogs, then the schedule will eat you alive, that's just reality. We don't make excuses about who we have to play, we just go out and dominate.