There's something to be said for our lack of speed and strength as observed both on the field and at the combine. Eifert did well at the combine and did well in the AL game given what he had to deal with. Meanwhile his fellow players who are both at the combine and played in the championship haven't done as well.
I wouldn't blame the program but I would look at why we have the outcome we do and make adjustments such that we're putting out a better product than AL does.