Top programs don't rebuild, they reload.
University of Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell and his staff's collective hope this season was that there wouldn't be much of a drop-off from the Bearcats' record-setting season of a year ago.
After Cincinnati's narrow 29-27 win Saturday at SMU, it's evident Fickell's squad is still laden with talent, but the discipline is lacking.
"No matter what, you've got to be able to play in some chaos, and chaos is when the situations get really tight," Fickell said. "Our guys have done a phenomenal job at playing in some of that chaos.