We have a lack of talent alright, in the coaching department. The in game management of personnel, clock, play calling, adjustments on the offensive side of the ball were...offensive. We had a top 20 defense and a bottom 5 offense. Explain how we have the talent to go on the road and beat BE Co-Champion and BCS bound Louisville, but not the talent to beat NCSU at home, WMU, Temple at home, and USF (3 of those schools fired their coaches this year and the other that just moved up from the MAC).
Maybe where DC is confused is we're not talking about having the talent to win the BE the past two years, we're not talking about the talent to be 10-2, 9-3... We are talking about the talent to win 6 or more games against a relatively weak schedule and get us in a bowl game. I still believe with our personnel and our schedule the past two years we were very capable of reaching anywhere from 7 to 9 wins/year.
IMO, more often than not, coaches win and lose close games a much if not more than players. I have heard people/reporters mention how we are a play away in 4 games of being 9-3. Bullsh!t. We are also a play or two away from losing to UMd, UB, Pitt, and UL. The reality is we are as close if not closer to being 1-11 than we are to 9-3. What a joke.