Also, there's a lot besides his play that has to do with that narrative - I also think that without Quinn coming back that Texas would have taken significantly longer to become dominant, and that's not because he was just some guy that put everyone on his back, it was because it made Texas relevant and he was a significant draw for A LOT of additional talent, especially on the offensive side of the ball. He also started off with a very high floor, even when quinn was playing poorly it was still good enough to win the majority of the games. He definitely had some help with schedule etc early on with a really weak big xii and an Oklahoma that was floundering etc but lets not sit here and fucking pretend that we are where we are without Quinn transferring in from Ohio State. The gravitational pull he had, and kept even after his first season was incredible. Now did that fade going into 2024? Sure, he got passed up by Arch and everyone really wanted Arch to have been playing and Quinn to have left anyway, but if he just plays 2022 and 2023 seasons I still maintain that everyone here think's he's a fucking legend. In 2024 the team made back to back semifinals, the only team to have done it and that wouldn't have happened without Quinn's involvement in the program. I don't think that means that HE GOT Texas to the Semis, it just wouldn't have happened without all the steps that happened because he was around.
There's a lot more than the first order effect of him playing that went into the evaluation that he brought Texas all the way back.