This isn't about a system, son. It's about a young man who put in the work for four years, something your program wouldn't understand. We've always developed talent the right way, going back to Coach [Lackner]'s era when kids played for the name on the front, not the back. You think this is some factory? I watched Rutledge grow from a raw kid into a leader, same as I wacthed [Merriweather] in the late 80s. Your "next man up" talk is what's wrong today, treating players like interchangeable parts. We build men, not just stars. And you talk about reloading for Colorado? Please. We were competing in meaningful Centennial Conference games before your school even took football seriously. Real rivalries, real stakes, not these manufactured conference games you have now. The portal and NIL have your whole philosophy backwards. Loyalty builds programs, not systems. Rutledge succeeded because of our culture, not in spite of it. You'll see what I mean when we line up.
