It's hard to remember a more deflating loss. The flat start, the comeback, and ultimately, the let down, all against an extremely average team playing without a handful of its most important players - it's depressing trying to find the words even now. So let's not.
As far as the Climb goes, I still trust it. Would it be easier if the Climb led straight to the mountaintop? Obviously, but even Alex Honnold had to go sideways or down at certain points on his way up El Capitan. Climbing implies making progress, and we have seen real, tangible progress throughout the first few years of Neal Brown, especially off the field.