It is. Imagine going head to head vs. a back to back championship program after a 5-7 season. Not many coaches would even be in this position, let alone win it. Let’s let this play out.
Now this is what I'm talking about.
@Hurracanes has been super positive all along, but hasn't specifically hyped any one recruit IIRC, and has been fair and balanced on where we're at. He knows more but also knows this is an all out knife fight in the trenches, and Mario's guys will have both wins and losses.
It's just unrealistic to say we're a lock for a guy like Scott or Breland, or talking about the 6-8 High 4 / 5 stars along the DL we're targeting and claiming we'll get most of them. Even if we get 2 out of 8, that's 2 more than any of our past 5 head coaches would have gotten. The key is trusting that Mario will have a Plan 1B, a Plan B1 and a Plan B2.
Let's say we end up with the #7-10 class, for example. That's still almost certainly the #1 or #2 class in the ACC. I expect Bama, Taint, Georgia, USC and A2M to be in or just out of the Top 5. We're right there with Oklahoma, LSU, Clemson, Texas, Notre Dame, Michigan fighting it out for Tier 2. Maybe a UF, FSU, UTN or PSU sneaks in. But we're definitely in the middle of the pack among a 12-team playoff grouping in terms of talent acquisition. When's the last time we could say that we have the talent to win on the big stage? Maybe once or twice in 20 years.