I agree.

I'm trying to think over the years. I guess Oregon and Clemson are two programs that have really elevated their program To A NC level over my lifetime. However for the most part the mid tier P5s of the 80s are the same programs today. However OHSt and Bama are even better.

Clemson would be the outlier though and an interesting case study. It would be extremely interesting to know all of Clemson's secrets. To learn exactly how they built that program.