you're just bitter because your program can't keep up in the new landscape. we embrace the portal and it's made us stronger, look at how we rebuilt our secondary last year. that continuity argument is nostalgia for a time when your team had a chance. the soul of a rivalry isn't killed by new faces, it's fueled by the colors and the history. you think because a guy like philip rivers plaed forever it meant more. that's just because you lost to him so many times it left a scar. our guys learn the history the minute they put on the purple and gold, they know what that game means. the animosity is in the stands and in the record books, not just in recognizing a jersey number for four years. you're clinging to the past because the present scares you. we're out here competing for championships with the best roster we've ever had, and you're writing eulogies. the gravity of the game comes from what's at stake now, and with us in the big ten hunt, every conference game is massive. if your program developed talent as well as we do, you wouldn't be so afraid of a little competition. the game hasn't lost its meaning, your team has just lost its way. we'll be ready in the fall, and our guys, whether they've been here five years or five months, will understand exactly what they're playing for.