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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 2940329, member: 966"]
That's a good post, but you're hanging it all on one set of factors, when there are multiple matters to consider. 
• Did sanctions create our style of play, which was constantly hammered by commentators as being 'the slowest in the league?'
• We also were newbies to a new conference, the best league in the country, and we did/do not have the same status.
• JB actually [I]is[/I] older. I don't know very many people who are as good at anything at 70+ as they were earlier. I don't know anyone who actually puts in more effort at 70+ than earlier.
• We were told JB was going to retire. That has to affect recruiting. Hopkins may have been a worthy successor, but he was an unknown. And if you're competing for top 20 kids, the impending takeover by an assistant without credentials is not a plus in a critical column. 
• Maybe, just maybe, the world adapted to the zone and no longer feared it. Shooters now are seeing Harden and Curry launching from five feet past the line. Like how every receiver is Beckham-style one-handing catches for no reason, and tailbacks and tight ends are hurdling tacklers, it's a copycat sporting world. The zone's success in our past is not a permanent thing. 
• I'm too tired/lazy to look it up, but what happened to Louisville following their scandal? Did they get sanctions? The same kind as were imposed on us? They lost a HoF coach, and still managed to be ranked. Are their issues 'too new,' and we expect them to suffer over the next few years?
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