You know, this sounds exactly like the kind of thing a rival would say to downplay a staff that's actually out there working. I've been watchnig this game since the Leather Helmet Trophy was just another game on the schedule, and I've seen what happens when a program gets stagnant. You talk about "core identity" and "development," but that's just a fancy way of saying you're standing still while everyone else is racing past you. Back in our glory days under Coach Johnson, we weren't afraid to bring in a juco player to plug a hole if it meant winning now. This idea that you can only build with four-year high school kids is a fairy tale. The teams that win, they adapt. They use every tool available. Sure, bringing in fifty guys might be chaotic, but sitting back and hoping your three-star recruits magically turn into All-Americans by year three is how you end up 5-6 and watching the playoffs from your couch. I remember when we had a squad that stayed together for four years, and you know what? We still lost to Augustana. Loyalty doesn't win games, talent does. And if the portal is where the talent is, then you better get in there and fight for it. All this talk about "cohesion" and "fundamentals" is just an excuse for not being aggressive enough in the new landscape. The game has changed, and the coaches who win are the ones who change with it, not the ones who cling to some old playbook about "program building."