That's what they said about Meyer and Malzahn too.
Meyer is now without his four bodyguards (Coach Mullens, Coach Strong, Tebow & Spikes)
Coach Malzahn had Payton Hillis, Darren McFadden, Felix Jones & Shawn Andrews to help him transition from HS to the Ocean (example, Coach Borges with AU's backfield).
Last year Malzahn had a Veteran OL & RB....with a surprise in Chris Todd and Darvin Adams.
This year, he has the same veteran OL (sans the RT) & WRs....with a QB that's a once in a coaches lifetime type of player.
So, the moral of my statements is, to be successful in the Elite Conferences, you'd better have Stud Athletes that will buy into the system and gel with one another along with their position coaches underneath you.