Bull. Minter is a horrible coach and should go. He's not the man to lead us back, whether he has the horses or not. His defense will never be national title caliber. Never. It never has been and it won't ever be.
Gioia? Annoying, and deserving of whatever people said about him. A kicker is hardly part of the team anyway, and when he can't even KICK and legitimately handicaps the team, then he's certainly going to get torn apart.
You tell us you're tired of "fear, uncertainty and doubt" and then tell us to maintain perspective. Well, what is there to indicate that fear, uncertainty and doubt aren't concomitant with maintaining perspective right now? What leads YOU to believe that ND is going to get back to where they belong? It's all just hope.
I have the same hope, looking at our HC and our recruiting- but then I look at our recruiting on D, and our d coordinator, and fear, uncertainty and doubt creep back in. And I'm maintaining perspective. Right now ND is not a sure thing.