limits their upside and downside (except this year). He has built a program with stout defense and great o-lines relying on good runners and a limit errors and turnovers approach (side note: I was SHOCKED by the double pass that resulted in a BYU interception...I think it represented the all-out desperation they had to beat BYU this year). Even this year...their largest loss was a 2 score loss to Arizona. All of the other losses were by 1 score. The most points scored by an opponent was ASU (27).
It's hard to attract playmakers for that kind of football. But...with that approach...they will usually be a tough team to beat.