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Message: [QUOTE="TheFarmFan, post: 3778753, member: 9403"] Don't disagree at all, and did not mean to impugn Westbeld, who's been doing yeoman's work and carrying this surprisingly desultory ND team. I just meant that if you're that heavily reliant on a frosh forward to run your offense, it's a pretty bad sign of how few good options one has. Given the overall talent of the ND players, it's kind of surprising how the whole seems to be so much less than the sum of its parts. I realize some of the injuries are chronic and probably impairing the players from performing at 100%, but it's still be a shock to see how fast they've fallen from national champions to also-rans. And a sobering lesson for fans of all teams of how quickly the the tide can turn on any team. (See also Oregon State.) Has there been any talk of whether Muffet should have retired a season earlier in 2018 when her starting five all went pro? I can't help but think Niele might have had a slightly easier transition if she got to rebuild from the ground up rather than have to come into an already flailing program? (OTOH, after last season the expectations for her are certainly much lower!) [/QUOTE]