The panic isn’t about being a QB away from a contender. It’s about being a not great QB away from being a 5-6 win team. Yes Mario can recruit, but when you’re under .500 in your first 3 seasons, you’re gonna get left on read by more elite recruits than not. And I don’t have to remind you, what happens when Mario doesn’t have enough talent, and has to corch his way through close games.
This next year could very well spell out Mario’s entire tenure. He’s either gonna take the program to next step, or he’s gonna throw it in neutral and be fired after his contract ends, bc the school can’t afford to pay a buyout when we’re left out of the Power 2.