Can you at least agree that fans opening day predictions are not usually very accurate and shouldn't be the primary meausuring stick on how coaches should be evaluated?
The prevailing thought was one of the freshmen would start by midseason. There is no denying that the majority felt that way in the preseason.
Now with that happening those same posters are claiming that it someone should have changed predictions. Silly IMO
Sure but Ron is the one bringing up preseason predictions and then claiming they would have been lower is we knew dobbs would be the starter by mid season
This is why putting Bruin on ignore is infantile. He may make mountains out of mole hills and relentlessly fight to prove his point but, these are great points and illustrate why this season was a disappointment.
I recall the VAST majority of posters saying that a season with no bowl game was going to be a failure, before the season started...combined with the thought/prediction that many freshmen would play along the way.
Now people are "getting tired" of posters holding the staff up to the exact same prediction/expectation.
Let's be clear about one thing: the phrases "year one for this staff was a failure" and "let's FAHR THE WHOLE STAFF" are NOT one in the same.
It's called accountability.
It does NOT mean the staff has lost my support.
It does NOT mean that I do not believe they can't, or won't, get it done.
It does NOT mean that I do not take all factors about the season into consideration.
The task of getting this team WAS NOT easy but was it too much to expect this staff and team to improve upon the previous three years???
Would anyone argue that CBJ is a better coach than Dooley? And, that being said, would anyone then dare to say that the expected results MIGHT be better, this year? I don't think that was an unreasonable expectation.
Now that the end of the season is here, and the results are the same as the previous years, it is absolutely FAIR to say that the results are disappointing and that we failed to meet our objective. That is the very definition of failure.
It IS NOT a statement on the staff AS A WHOLE, it's a statement about th SEASON as a whole.
The way Vandy beat us this year though is something to consider. A poorly officiated game this year as opposed a pure ass kicking last year.
Rationalizing a loss by saying the officials played a role is exactly what Vandy fans used to do when they lost to UT.
They won, no excuses. It doesn't warrant anyone being fired or even put them on the hot seat (no one is saying that, btw) but pretending like it's not a black mark on this staff's tenure, so far, is the type of attitude that many players on the roster had, that absolutely shocked this staff when they took over.
I think that's why we've seen so many of the incoming players be so vocal, they're coming in with same the mindset that used to the status quo on the Hill--at the direction of this staff, Jones specifically.
Lastly...my issues with his staff are (1) failure to go bowling this year, (2) being out-coached by and losing to Vanderbilt, and (3) whether the identity of this staff is the one that coached versus UGA & SC or the one that coached versus Mizzou, Vandy, and Florida. Those are fair concerns and criticisms.
However:
(1) I believe this staff will recruit ELITE prospects and restore the level of talent to a level which could and should compete for SEC titles.
(2) I believe we will have a MUCH clearer understanding of the X's and O's ability of this staff when that talent arrives.
and...
(3) I believe this staff will have four seasons to prove their worth.
Carry on...
