Teams? What!?
There are such things as stats, W/L records, etc. Which are decent indicators if we are improving.
Are you telling me if we went 8-4 next year, 9-3 the next, 10-2 the next it wouldn't be a since of improvement or progression because the teams are random so it means nothing? Haha what?
We can tell if we are progressing currently, the sad truth is that we just aren't progressing, that isn't independence's fault. Independence doesn't make us lose, we lose because of coaching, institutional restrictions, etc. Independence didn't make us crap the bed against Toledo or USF.