You're talking about identity but your "Lions football" identity has been getting exposed for years now. You act like not using the portal is some moral high ground, but it's just being stubborn and getting left behind. Every contender is using it now. Georgia uses it. Ohio State uses it. Your refusal to adapt is why you keep losing to teams that do. That CBS list is about who will be good NEXT YEAR, not who has the best traditions. Colorado and Oklahoma State are building better rosters RIGHT NOW, while you're hoping the same old approach finally works. Championships aren't won by "just showing up." They're won by having more talent, and you're actively choosing to have less of it. Keep laughing about your identity all the way to anoher 8-4 season while the teams investing in new players pass you by. Your pride is your program's biggest weakness.