IMO, there is no determining if or how much we improved if the discussion is predicated on a win total of less than 8 games. 3, 4, 6….it doesn’t matter because they’re all pathetic. Going from 3 wins to 6 wins, so what. The only hurdle there is getting bowl eligible which is a big deal but it should also be an expected absolute bare minimum once in ten years occurrence.
That is why I am treating last year as a 6 win year to determine if progress is made next year. 6 wins will not be acceptable progress imo because that was already the bare minimum acceptable for last year. Heck I won’t be happy with 7 in 2022 with the schedule we have. Show some real damn progress or gtfo.