Although much of this is common knowledge, please consider the following:

• SF is dismissed in September after sending the program into a near-imminent nosedive

• Mickey, knowing that this was a high possibility, accepts the WR/AHC position upon being hired

• takes the reigns on a (basically) short week heading into the OU game

• Salvages a could-have-been winless rest of the season, beating RU and IU

• Recoups the squad to fight their asses off, amid head-scratching horrid OL performances

• Busch brings order, as much as he can, to a lost defense

• kick and punt teams all-around better this season

• MJ accepts responsibility for every shortcoming while team struggles continued (spare us all the feelings "regurgitated answers" during postgame pressers. What else do you want the man to say aside from the team needs to improve?)

• Still an opportunity to finish with a better record than last year, bruises and all, with a shot to beat a rival

Another new era begins next year. Let's just be happy. Happy Thanksgiving to all and GBR!