Wins come easier when you don't beat yourself.
Charlotte spent the bye week competing with itself. Homecoming will be about beating South Florida, but the lead-up has been about the internal problems that have held the 49ers back from winning consistently — a feat they will have to pull off with a three-game win streak if they hope to make a bowl game.
The first few days of the bye week were spent with little regard for the Bulls.
"We want to take the next step of being consistent in our process," Mike Miller said.