I agree with what I think is your overall sentiment, i.e., that CJH is being judged unfairly, but we are still 19th on the team talent composite, which takes into account all the attrition you cite. The difference is our talent has not been developed as good as other programs for over a decade, under multiple staffs. I don't know whether Heupel is the guy or not but I do know Heupel can't fix everything to most of our fans' satisfaction in a year or two, indeed the constant turnover of staffs and philosophies have been a big part of the problem.
The other big part of the problem is that the SEC is extremely talented. When we finish with a Top 15 to 20 class, that is usually good for between 6th and 8th in the SEC in any given year. If you are No. 10 nationally in recruiting one year, you've usually still got a minimum of 3-4 conference teams ahead of you. We play those teams. Hell, usually the SEC has 11-12 teams among the nation's most talented 30. Think about it, should a team whose raw talent is 19th, whose seniors are on their 3rd coach and 3rd philosophy really be favored against a team that's 26th that's had the same coach and been in the same system for 5+ years? I say that's unlikely. The more stable 26th team beats the 19th, 9 times out of 10 I think. Especially if the stable program is at home. That's where we are and no amount of wishing is going to result in a quick fix that will erase the effects of the last 10-15 years.
Heupel needs 5 years here, at least, to get this thing tangibly moving in the right direction. Short of some sort of major off the field scandal or a Chad Morris type record, think something like 5-19 over two seasons, Heupel needs to be here for 5 years without question and without being on the hot seat. If we put him on the hot seat for less than that we only compound our problem and lengthen our sojourn through CFB purgatory.
2021 College Football Team Talent Composite
