Yaki, I agree with everything you said, but let me add a slightly different slant.
This team exceeded its potential by more than any Coug team since I've watched the Cougs (late '60's). We have never had a team (IMHO) where the whole was so much better than the sum of the parts, or which found more ways to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat (rather than the reverse). Yes, a lot of that was Minshew. Though less visible, I suspect that a lot was also Pelleur. But what CML said postgame about this team being the most coachable he has had is an across the board sort of statement...note something, fix it, move to the next thing, resulting in improvement each week. That requires buy-in from every team member as well as good coaching. I wonder how many of our posters understand how HARD it is to do that?? We have teams everywhere: sports, work, church, politics, society in general. How often do you see any of those "teams" go on a 13 "game" streak where they continue to be coachable and actually improve after every event?
As you suggested, Yaki, it was also one of the most enjoyable Coug seasons for me and a lot of other Cougs, as well. If the team can take that "minimal ego/highly coachable" attitude into next year, we may have a very good season then, too. Here's hoping that the seeds of 2019 were sown in 2018 and that they grow well.