We've had about a 50% roster turnover from last year, so it's going to take a while for the team to get, but I think Coach Sather will get them coached up and we'll be very competitive by the time that we head into the conference season.
I think it goes beyond embarrassing. Recently heard that the survival rate for the 0-20 age group is 99.997%, so it should probably be treated like the flu. Instead, it's treated like the bubonic plague.
Building relationships with the student athlete is such a big part of recruiting. They have plenty of time with these younger recruits, so if Coach Mallory and her staff can do a good job of establishing and maintaining relationships, they may have a good shot at landing a couple of them.
Football needs to stay in the fall where it belongs, be it FCS or FBS. Mandate masks, temperature taking, or whatever, but it needs to start in late August. This over-hyped baloney will probably start disappearing the day after the election, anyway.