This. Seriously. I don't know why this was ever a question. I don't give a shit that OU got crushed except that it was absolutely fucking hilarious. Lincoln Riley's baffled, hopeless face on the sidelines warmed my cold, dead heart. What we did had much more of an effect on our season than anything to do with our shit conference - most of whom I don't give two shits about (ISU and OSU are alright, I guess).
The wheels came the fuck off because our coaching staff was, by and large, a total shitshow comprised of a miserable, arrogant prick of an HC, some decent to good position coaches/recruiters, and a couple other position coaches who probably don't even belong at a DII school. There's no fixing the first one (at this time). Hopefully, we're addressing the last problem. We should be significantly better next year just based on the fact that 3rd and Orlando won't be an issue. Neither will Mehringer's incompetent ass (among others).
Am I expecting the playoffs? No, I'm not (although I'm open to being pleasantly surprised). But I do think we'll be better.