Not one of the 995ers will acknowledge the lack of talent on campus. Here's some brutal reality for you.
Player status for 19/20 classes combined (descending)
Of the top 10 signed prospects in '19/'20, 1 is a Heisman level player, 1 has only strung together a few games without breaking his body, 1 is constantly being played out of position, and the rest are jags or gone.
Now look at the diamonds in the rough. Who panned out?
How many of these guys would be playing at all if the guys in front of them weren't total busts or transfer? Sweat? Wiley can't be relied on to play half of what his position entails, and the rest are either gone, jags, or have no business playing right now (though I would entertain arguments for Barron).
Finally, the meat of the classes where you find the surprise starters, depth, and specialists/situational players.
A bunch of OL jags yet to sniff the depth chart, evals yet to pan out, and guys who wouldn't be playing if not for attrition and injuries. This tier gives us exactly one guy who has outplayed his ranking in Roschon.
Herman got a lot of credit for '18 and '19, but we're watching the dumpster fire that is the 2018 class as mostly starters, and there's nothing of value behind them with the exception of a handful of guys who may still pan out + Bijan Robinson.
We have nothing. This is a rebuild. Hopefully Sark treats it like one.