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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Volatility_rivals135605" data-source="post: 132161634" data-attributes="member: 1476288">Because the previous staffs didnt leave the program in a shell of itself...  If Brown inherited a typical roster from both a talent & experience perspective it wouldnt have taken this long, but he didnt and the starting point matters.  It was literally the worst WVU roster in the 21st century from both a talent & experience perspective.  Going from a few deviations below zero to a couple deviations above zero takes time, when deploying traditional concepts, but even then I feel our cap is lower compared to if we stuck to our roots of what made WVU football a known football brand..The one thing Ive been saying for a few years on here is how WVU should be deploying Speed as its primary skillset, an offense similar to Kansas...  Its an easier path to be competitive and a massive salute to Lance for identifying that & deploying it.  That said, Les Miles did improve recruiting a little too during his time there, which helped, but the combination of specific skillset & scheme can go a long long way to mask other inefficiencies, esp if you are trying to deploy a traditional offense(Like what we are deploying now)...Speed, Shiftiness, & Hard Nosed players that played with heart, strong fundamentals, and hard hitting...  That combined with creative schemes can offset the lack of typical blue chip talent deployed in traditional schemes.  We'll never be able to compete at high levels deploying the same thing as everyone else... The most painful part of Kansas beating us, is they did with a skillset & scheme that use to be our calling card, that we deployed to perfection... Kansas still needs a bit more talent before they can "peak" under that philosophy, but you can see an immediate return and a high ceiling with just a little patience..That should be what is deployed in Morgantown, and Ive been yelling it from the rooftops for years...  Perhaps now people will realize that is the easiest path for a non-blueblood to compete at higher levels..</blockquote>

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