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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1006738, member: 716"] Good observations. The post-championship situation really seemed like a wasted opportunity - bad play at the wrong times, decent recruits who either didn't mesh with each other or didn't develop at the pace we wanted them to, and bad luck overall. Then that post-'05 era really felt hopeless at times. I remember that Notre Dame game, and the one the next year (with blue jerseys), and the 2008 West Virginia game. Seemed like those programs were passing us and we didn't have much of a chance to beat them. After 2009, everything turned on a dime. We had the right group of self-motivated players and the coaching staff handled them really well. The second half of this season was very disappointing, but hopefully we can bring back a lot of talent and keep this winning era going for awhile. [/QUOTE]