That's a classic rival take, trying to downplay a brutal schedule by playing the "returning production" card in the middle of the 2024 offseason. You're talking about 2026. Two full seasons from now. You think we know what Clemson's defensive front or Alabama's receiver room looks like in 2026? That's pure fantasy. The brands are the brands for a reason. Clemson and Bama are going to reload with top-ten recruiting classes and portal hits, not rebuild. LSU has to go to both those places. Meanwhile, you're hyping Texas A&M because they return 18 starters from a team that hasn't played a snap yet in 2024. How do we know they even hit 10 wins this year? That's getting way ahead of the skis. The crystal ball for 2026 is completeely cloudy, so you have to go by program pedigree and the sheer difficulty of the road environments. Calling that schedule anything less than brutal is just wishful thinking from a rival hoping LSU gets worn down.