There’s no reason our program can’t at least be as good as Wisconsin’s. They have no built-in advantages over us.
We became stagnant under Bo. We were consistently letting ranked teams (and not just the Ohio States of the world) run wild on us for seemingly 8 YPC. It wasn’t fun anymore. There was no upward trajectory toward our potential. This state clamors for a team that does more than just taking care of business against Minnesota, Purdue, and Illinois.
Yes, it’s gotten worse since he left. That doesn’t mean it was the wrong decision.