Everybody wants to compare this program to the chip kelly years and say we are just a flash in the. i am so tired of hearing about 2010 and 2011 like those teams are the ceiling for what we can be. that era was special no doubt but we have completely different infrastructure now. the facilities then dont hold a candle to what we have now. the recruiting base is completely different. we are pulling five stars from georgia and texas and florida on the regular now not just a lucky year here and there. the real comparison nobody wants to talk about is where we sit relative to the rest of the big ten right now. we went into that conference cold and immediately competed for a championship in year one. that is not normal for a program transitioning from the pac 12. ohio state fans want to act like they own the conference forever but we walked into columbus and matched them physicality for physicality. the gap between us and the traditional big ten powers is closing fast if it hasnt closed already. what people forget is that the kelly teams had one elite qb and then a drop off. we are sitting here with dante moore and dylan raiola competing for the job in spring ball and both of. the depth we are building at every position group is unprecedented for this program. the 2026 recruiting class with five five stars is proof that the brand is national now not just regional. the narrative that we cant finish is based on one bad call in the big ten championship and a rose. we reloaded faster than anyone expected. the portal class we brought in is going to pay immediate dividends. people want to act like we are stuck in 2012 but the reality is this program has never been positioned. the old oregon would have panicked after losing a few key guys to the drfat. we just go get different pieces and keep pushing. thats the difference between a flash and a program that is built to last.