been much uglier and many posters are sold on we suck?

Sounds like the team played with some heart and didn't give up. Sometimes you get outplayed especially with some better athletes and depth. If you are being honest and not just whining it's way too early to tell if this team won't be an improvement over last year's team (notice I said team).

What were all the "we suck" people expecting this year? The LP3?