There's a difference between pumping sunshine and saying it is what it is... Let's hope these young guys learn and grow from it. That's the attitude I choose to take. No one is happy to see the team struggling. A lot of us just refuse to sit there and cry about it which is what it appears you like to do.
Fran is trying his best to land better recruits. Acting like he could do a better job is ridiculous. He's trying. He's on the recruiting trail as much or more than any other head coach in the country. It sucks he hasn't landed a higher quantity of elite players, but it isn't for lack of effort. That's why it annoys me so much when you choose to focus on that. The guy is trying his best. He has earned the right to have a down year without people like you (not even sure you're a fan) breathing down his neck for everything that hasn't been executed perfectly. He's human and so are the players on the team. They are where they are and they need to make the most of it. They are trying to make the most of it. They are working their asses off. I believe, as a fan, that I owe it to them to get behind them and hope for the best instead of moping around and bitching about everything. It says a lot to me about your mentality as a person.