re: Record prediction for next year?

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If House returns I don’t see how we don’t go sub-.500

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I get your point, but I'm going to defer to Kelly's take on this.

If House returns, then Kelly has decided the issue was the guys on the field, basically not understanding how to play within House's scheme. If that's the case, it might be as "simple" as House running a complex scheme that you don't pick up in 1 year... whether you are a transfer or an incoming freshman. But that then would mean the young guys will be ready next year, and the scheme will work a lot better.
In that case, there was always going to be a period of growing pains, and we just went through it.

The benefits of that, IF that's the case, is that the defense will be good as long as you keep a consistent group of recruits. More dependent on learning the system, less dependent on getting a few great guys. In theory, if you get a couple great ones into that, you might then have an elite defense in a year or 2.