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Which left most of this year’s leading contenders with one of two things under center: an experienced, multiyear starter, or an untested newbie.

One insider who has been part of conversations about the chances of changing the leader says, "it's not flighty people, not just newbies without a clue, they're not idiots".

Scaling up while holding onto that newbie energy will be a challenge, they seem to be managing both for now.

That same energy — careful attention to detail, generosity, ritualistic devotion — maps almost perfectly onto sourdough culture: people exchanging starters, mentoring newbies on Reddit, obsessing over hydration ratios, even running “starter hotels” for friends’ yeast cultures.

Last season might have been Sunseri’s most impressive working with a newbie quarterback.