I never would've expected year 2 to be a must win season. Its just.. the whole thing snowballs really quickly. Have to win THIS year in order to land the transfers needed to be competitive NEXT year. More specifically, to convince the mythical transfer QB (that everyone has convinced themselves exists) to play at Miami.
The 2024 schedule doesn't exactly scream "easy". Even if Jacurri makes a huge leap, they're still going to need to grab a QB out of the portal (along with other starters).
I know Mario isn't going anywhere. But again, a bad season this year can snowball into a bad season next year. Which would be the 3rd in a row. That's a difficult hole to get out of.