The jury is still out on Inge , in my opinion. We have some great young albeit raw LB talent , but they seemed to get lost in coverage all year . I kept waiting for that to improve , but it never did . I agree with your assessment of the other coaches.
A notable shift that i see , is Sankey has carried Saban/ Bama's water for years , SEC refs have been his henchmen and the SEC network is the Bama propaganda machine.... All of that is shifting towards Texas ! Merely my opinion .
O-line has been our biggest issue in my opinion , pass blocking in particular . An issue I see on the other side of the ball . That I haven't seen mentioned in this thread , our LB's often get lost in coverage .
Hypothetically , an 8 team playoff between the 4 highest ranked SEC teams and the 4 highest ranked big 10 teams , would be must see TV . More competitive and more entertaining than what the committee has proposed .
Some of us are capable of having more than one thought at the same time. I am beyond ecstatic that our VOLS made the first ever 12 team CFP and I think we are peaking at the right time and poised to make a run . I am also tired of the Bama bias year in year out . No other 3 loss team...
It's possible and probably would happen at some point. I just don't think a 3 loss team ( that didn't win or at least play for a major CC ) deserves the opportunity to make a run at the natty , but as you pointed out neither does a smaller program , that would get curb stomped in the...