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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 4554945, member: 237"]
The BC analogy is a good one even in looking at where we landed last year and are today. BC has been a team that "looks better" based on competitive losses for a while now as they navigate through their season year in year out. It hasn't ever elevated past that.

You can spot development and improvements in a team during both losses and wins. That isn't disputable but there is a Fool's Gold in placing too much stock in playing better vs a good team but still losing. Miami, UNC and now UVA are games where I see so many comments pointing out growth and development in almost winning those games but failing to execute late. The Taylor interview with Devo was a good listen and he expressed positivity as well in terms of expecting that learning how to win those games is coming.

That last hurdle very well could be overcome - not gonna deny that for a second. It's also the hurdle the BC program has spent a decade or more trying to get over despite a smattering of Big Wins and almost wins over that period. We've stayed a level above them up until now but its concerning the similarities developing.

It's hard to see a good or better team next year unless the light goes on this year in the shape of a nice winning streak to close out the season. If it doesn't then you move to the issues around who leaves. If Jesse and Joe move on and everyone else is back then that group will have bigger roles and have to learn to win along with those roles. It can be a brutal cycle to get stuck in for however long...
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