Fleck consistently performs 10-25% higher than his roster talent should. If he's smart with NIL and the portal (as evident in your 2026 class rank jump), I would expect a 10+ win season in your future. 10-win seasons lead to blue chips, period. Took Harbaugh 10 years of 9-10 wins to get the gas...
great points. one issue that's a wrench in things is that in this new era, the old "1.5 years to develop" isn't a good rule of thumb anymore. you can portal in instant production.
From outside looking in, we have a few Wolverines in this status- they want to renegotiate NIL before recommiting.
In this new era- you have to recruit 24/7
I watched some video on Fleck's philosophy and charted his recruiting classes against outcomes- it projects high upside in 2026 given your jump in recruiting class rank.