re: The Optimistic Thread @$$hole.

Well we have at least 2 perennial championship contenders on our schedule every year. Rather than go around with a championship or bust mentality, lets keep it simple and focus on being able to beat those 2 teams, with their polar opposite styles on both sides of the ball, and adapt our gameplan for everyone else based on their similarities to the 2 big ones.

I agree 18-25 won't be enough to get us a ship, but with the right mentality and development it might be enough to get us ranked and in some kind of conversation. Then you flip that to some 10-15 classes, and keep repeating that. Then, just try to not throw everything away (or even let rumors start and spread) in five years, and maybe we can build something formidable.