Steve Jones is a pretty smart guy and he might be right. That said, it does seem like the talent level is way below where we thought it was and apples to apples this team is mid-tier B1G this season
The overall talent (not just QB) just doesn't seem to be there. We'll see where they end up at the end of the season but 5-6 losses with no IU, OSU or Oregon on the schedule and a pathetic non-conf schedule would be a considered a failure