Bobby Boy at his best.
Diaco said he expects every one of his defenders to be better the next time they play after Saturday's Buckeye experience.
"So as a coach, the silver lining of this dark, miserable cloud, the silver lining is that the players are improving through experience. And then overall, the unit, brick by brick, building, the unit is building, It'll become the type of unit in time ... we are just getting started. we are just getting started.
"I mean, I just got here," Diaco continued. "These players are playing, a lot of new players are playing. We are just getting started with our unit, we're getting started with our culture which has been under spectacular amount of strain and attack, but we're just getting started...
Diaco finished with an optimistic thought about his young players after a miserable night. It's one he has to believe, and they have to believe, even if many on the outside will be full of doubt.
"They're going to be really good," he said, "and we're going to be really good."