I salute your pessimism and skepticism Pariah, as I am frequently among the skeptics. Although I tend to believe this year's team is leaps and bounds above last year's team. PJ might not be the best QB in the nation, but as Velcro points out, he's vastly improving. Yeah, the 'Ville win was won on big plays (some of which you might call gimmicks) but that's a part of the game, don't you think Leavitt saw a weakness in film and chose to exploit it to the fullest. I'd rather have a win on gimmick plays than a loss with "regular" plays. The defense IS legitimate! Rivals the 2002 team. Having said that, our team has its weaknesses and we have a tough road ahead to run the tables if we even can, but we are a different team, if anything just more mature.