This is the most delusional, copium-filled take I've ever read. Silence is perfect? No, silence means irrelevance. You're not being forgotten, you're being rightfully ignored because your program has nothing to talk about. You call a cohesive portal strategy "building a halfway house"? That's just loser talk from a team that can't attract top talent. Notre Dame uses the portal strategically too, but we actually land difference-makers, not just bodies. While you're celebrating being off the radar, real programs are stacking talent and generatiing buzz for a reason. They're getting better. You're just getting quieter. Enjoy the "climb" from the basement. We'll be over here competing for championships, which tends to make a little noise.