Here’s a hell of a way to sign off from a season preview on WVU: I think Holgorsen is making the right moves in attempting a turnaround, but he probably won’t make any serious headway in that regard until 2015; we’ll see if it’s too late by then.

Oof.

But if we’re honest with one another, that closing salve and everything before it in the always anticipated preview piece is largely agreeable. It’s things we’ve talked about here, and it warms your heart to see someone from a distance get close and spot the same items.

The premise? The Mountaineers are due to get better, but will have their work cut out for them because of the schedule and because so many things have to improve.

Holgorsen’s fate will be decided by whether he has enough talent, on the field and on his coaching staff. When WVU scored 70 on Clemson in the Orange Bowl, we thought we’d seen the future of football. Instead, we had seen what pace and talent could do against a shaky defense. Without talent, nothing else matters.