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[QUOTE="FrancoPizza, post: 4786829, member: 5195"]
That is part of the issue.  Our best teams played softer schedules compared to what we face in the ACC.

Take 1992 - a top 3 SU team in the modern era.  92 they played a ranked Ohio St, BC, and Miami.  Went 1-2 in that stretch.  Throw in Colorado and they went 2-2.  Solid.  But the rest of that schedule was WEAK.  And they had help from the refs (the irony) to avoid an ugly loss at WV.

High NFL draft picks on that squad - Mitchell and Gedney.  Might have had a few fringe late rounders.  That’s it.   Got lucky with key starters lasting an entire season.  The strength of that team was high level college athletes who weren’t quite pro material.

Point being - we might be closer talent wise than we think to competing on a bigger stage.  We need a system and identity that works to our advantage.

Now the McNabb years - we recruited at an elite level at the skill positions.  Average-to-mediocre line play.  Those teams would’ve [B]killed[/B] it with a fast tempo and simplifying the playbook.  Too many of their What losses might be pinned on over complicating things.  A shame.
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