I'll actually eat crow on Mason a bit, I thought he was going to end up Rod Dowhower bad after his first season. The fact that 2 seasons later VU beat us and they made a bowl game, even in this age of 50 bowls, is more than I ever thought he'd do.
I still don't think he'll get close to what Franlin did, but he's bought himself a 2-3 more years at least.