Former Olympic record holder Micheal Johnson would probably disagree with you, as well as Gatens. Matt did lose some weight, but IIRC he did it by decreasing body fat. IMO with the right kind of strength gains you can improve quickness and endurance. Strength training is not just an asset in football. It's a tool used by many top athletes.
I'm not looking at strength training as what's going to turn things around next season, but it's something that could aid in the process. As far as looking for a 1 year turn around that's exactly what happened last year. We went from a 10 win B1G team in 2016-17 to a 4 win team, with Jok the only significant loss. Last year most of our production came from freshmen and sophomores. Next year it will be sophomores and juniors, with a possible 2 freshmen added to the rotation. The optimist in me thinks we could see a huge difference, especially if Cook comes back.
Agree totally with the exception that if Cook comes back part. He will need to to be 100 times more assertive on Defense for the others to follow suit. He has 1,000’s of minutes to research but it seems he rarely plays hard on D. Let alone box out. Now I’m setting myself up for ridicule because of all the film to watch. I feel he’s waaay to lax for his ability!!! Just my opinion!!