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[QUOTE="richmondcuse03, post: 5252069, member: 984"]
Amen. Great post. Couldn't agree more.  The key is stacking 7 to 9 win seasons and then we're positioned for a 10-11 win special year.

Eliminating the talent deficit is the only way that happens. While the transfer portal helps, it doesn't fix the depth issues. The only way we do that is by upgrading and retaining young guys. Folks need to give Fran time to fully reset things. I know everyone thought it wasn't a rebuild but I think any other coach, we would have seen a lot of guys leave and it would have been a much worse season (obviously Kyle helps but Kyle + Fran ensured guys like OG, Pena, Wax and JB all stayed).

There was a story in the Athletic this morning about the SMU defense that I thought was helpful -- took him a few years to get the right guys into place on that side of the ball and now they're humming. I expect improvement on the D next year and even with some regression on O, we should be competing for a bowl game and 7+ wins. Need consistency so this isn't seen as a fluke.

People are starting to notice Fran's success -- it's a quiet 8 wins and if we somehow win on Saturday, the nation will notice.

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