Makes me more confident than any spring game stat line or recruiting ranking? The tailgate scene at our place. I was there last Saturday walking through the lots before the spring game and it hit me again. We have ssomething special that no amount of NIL money or portal splash can manufacture. Three generations deep in some of those family setups, parents teaching their kids how to properly grill. Meanwhile these new Big Ten teams are trying to buy traditions with fancy facilities and brand deals. You cant buy the smell of grilling in the valley or the way the whole crowd hits the fight song together. That culture is why we reload instead of rebuild. Our spring game attendance was better than most programs get for regular season games. That matters. That foundation is why we will be in the conversation every single year while other programs year through coaches and identity crises every three seasons.