Is it too early to get excited?

Too late. Almost a decade. FYI I still refer to the conference as the Pac 10 so I really have no authority on these matters. 

Are they going to be playing for Linus Pauling or Cheldelin?

Errors in the OP aside, I am getting enthused about the potential that in the coming year Marie continues on the the trajectory she has been on, that Goodman is the "steal of the 2017 class" as described by her AAU coach, that Grymek can stay within 10-15% of her 60+% shooting percentage thus far in her career, that Kat, Maddie, Mik, continue to grow, that Taylor sees the floor more, that Janessa is the next Kolbie, that Taya can contribute like Mik did, that KTMac takes off, that Tarea surprises.................... you get the idea - this team has so much potential for really good players to emerge and take the next step. Good thing I have baseball and football season to distract me for a few months :-).

Go Beavs!