Its the Fickle effect. If Rhule jumps right from Baylor and comes to Nebraska they would have a much better view of him. People have short memories. They remember Fickle going to the playoffs. They remember Rhule as a failed NFL coach.
I'm also always very interested in what they define as a returning starter. I would consider Teddy P a returning starter, but they probably don't. The new center Scott is probably not considered a returning starter even though he was a starter at ASU. Being a starter IMO is not nearly as important as having playing time.
I agree with the Fickell effect. Good point.
While I don't know what qualifies as returning starter, I also listed returning production -- which would include all players based on their 2022 production (starters and non-starters). That seems to be the trend with the college football analysts -- production over starts.