GUNTERSVOL
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Is it worse than previous coaches??? Please share your opinion...
Don't read too much into what you see on the boards. Every generation has their share of those that think they have solutions to any period of under performance. I imagine the whole Covid thing has aggravated the situation, but there are still plenty of strong willed fans that will tough it out and be around when all the smoke clears. For those that don't have the fortitude I hope it becomes terminal apathy and they sign on somewhere else and share their brilliance with fans wearing other colors. I don't guess we have a new name for the folks CJM once identified as Legion of the Miserable. I don't think there is really a much larger percentage of the weak, just much easier with more social outlets to share their discontent.
The worst of the lot are those that want to hire a coach that does not value integrity, even some that would have the SEC open a branch compliance office in Knoxville. Of course they are willing to spend any amount of other peoples money to quite possibly bring in another string of saviors to The Hill. I am personally hoping that the current guy is requiring a longer coordinator to HC learning curve than anyone would like, but at least he does have quite the history of success at P5 schools in his previous role.... Might never make it, that is a risk, but it cannot be considered a certainty that he will not. I do fear he or his replacement are being negatively impacted with recruiting losses due to support folks doing a risk reward study based on the prolific levels of posts by those that are convinced a better solution is inherently available.
Maybe the rest of us, those not happy with where we are, but not willing to sell out the guys on the field by costing them talented teammates, should have a naming contest for the current group of those that are exercising their rights to expression seemingly trying to out-snark one another.... Guess we might need a name for the loyalists as well....