After what at best can be described as a dismal season it looked like the program was turning into a dumpster fire and heading back to the days of the Hackett era
Most were expecting a mass exodus of what talent was in the roster along with any talented recruits bailing
In less than a month Duzz and company kept almost all of the kids who were thought to be higher level recruits as well as minimized losses to the transfer portal. The only “big” loss appears to be Sam O and Jules to a lesser extent. It appears they replaced Sam O with guys who are at least as talented
Secondly most of use were expecting him to hire another underwhelming retread for OC. Bell may not be as high profile as some would like but he’s the kind of more agressive OC most have been pushing for.
I don’t expect 2024 to be an immediate turnaround but I’m far more optimistic than I was at the end of the season. The team is relatively young now and there will be some growing pains. They also lack talent at the most important position. On the team (qb). I like Nate but he’s not a guy who can carry a team that is young and doesn’t have great talent around him
I do expect them to. Be more competitive in 2024 and have a really good season in 2025
Most were expecting a mass exodus of what talent was in the roster along with any talented recruits bailing
In less than a month Duzz and company kept almost all of the kids who were thought to be higher level recruits as well as minimized losses to the transfer portal. The only “big” loss appears to be Sam O and Jules to a lesser extent. It appears they replaced Sam O with guys who are at least as talented
Secondly most of use were expecting him to hire another underwhelming retread for OC. Bell may not be as high profile as some would like but he’s the kind of more agressive OC most have been pushing for.
I don’t expect 2024 to be an immediate turnaround but I’m far more optimistic than I was at the end of the season. The team is relatively young now and there will be some growing pains. They also lack talent at the most important position. On the team (qb). I like Nate but he’s not a guy who can carry a team that is young and doesn’t have great talent around him
I do expect them to. Be more competitive in 2024 and have a really good season in 2025