As a student I always tried to achieve A grades, but in spite of my best efforts I did not. Because I stated it as a goal that I wanted to get an A and ended up getting a B (missing A- and B+ also) mean I wasn't successful? To me it does not. I didn't achieve all that I set out to do, but I certainly wasn't a failure.

I don't know if Bronco will call this season a success or not, but that isn't the point to me. Based on his comments he expects more and will do everything in his power to achieve that standard going forward. To me, the program is successful and this season is too, but it certainly isn't great. Win 9 games and it is closer to great than successful to me, but still not great.

It seems like too many of you are afraid that saying the season was successful will imply some kind of apathy or satisfaction with these results and invalidate the issues in the program, as if no one will acknowledge that 4 bad losses happened in October. They were bad, they happened and saying the season was successful won't change that. Acknowledging the good along with the bad doesn't begin to mean that "all is well in zion" and that nothing needs to change. I think a fair number of you need to relax about Bronco and the team enjoying the good along with the bad.