I am giving up. I have defended the coaching staff, but been disappointed. The most telling thing is that with 3 top-10 teams we never made it even into the teens recruiting. Although there are huge misses, there is still a huge difference between the average 5* and the average 3*. Our players are good after they have been developed 4-5 years....but not enough of them. Way too little depth. Way to few Gladneys, way too many mediocre players who never "grew up" i.e. they never developed from 2-3* to a good FBS player.
The first Thursday of February look at 247's rankings. Almost all the top Texas (and many out of state) talent will have been offered by TCU, but very few will have signed with the Frogs. To say we don't go after the top talent and "we got who we wanted" is a lie. GP disputed the term "leftovers" in an article a year or two ago, but that's what they are. Sadly, our best recruiting has been on offense...just not the results. I imagine the offensive recruiting will go way down this year, perhaps with some top talent leaving through the portal, too. If something major isn't done this off season, I am afraid that is the end of the GP era of good teams...although probably years away from the end of the GP era. Doesn't look good any more for the next reorganizing of college football. We will be left out unless we get way better in a hurry.
Sorry, I have been optimistic for years, not any more. I know when I am whipped. This my first year in 36 not to attend a TCU football game and my first year in 30 no to own season tickets. I just am tired of caring. Hopefully basketball will continue to improve and I can support that like I did the days of Sullivan and Tubbs. I fear ACS will become a deluxe White Elephant. Like Danny Glover said in Lethal Weapon "I'm gettin' too old for this s*** "