play, could have just as easily been a bowless team) was due to cultural carryover. Your Crowton analogy is a good one. Several good seniors and the remnants of the previous culture carried over. Same with Virginia last year. Year 2 is a much better indicator of a coach, Many more examples prove this point than disprove it.
There is enough talent on the team to beat Umass and ECU. You have never addressed this, still making every excuse but coaching.