I hate running from a fight too, but it's hard not to think what the cumulative effect of an auto loss every year, for 10-15 years, means to this program. How many 5-7 seasons could have been bowl games, 15 more practices, and better recruiting?
Think of Clemson's build had they been handed an autoloss every year while building up. No ACC titles. Stifled recruiting. Etc.
Fact is we will be a better program without it. Can we handle the ego part of that? Would anyone outside UT/Bama even notice? Does it happen and Saban immediately leaves and they go through a suck period anyway? Many questions, but I mostly see positives if we just suck up our pride. That said I absolutely don't see it happening without major conference restructuring. And Alabama and Saban will taper eventually. No team dominates 2+ decades.
I said all summer that this team would be lucky to get to 6-6 with JG at QB and it would take a win over Vanderbilt to get it.
JG was very erratic in the 2018 Mizzou and Vanderbilt losses and looked even worse in the Orange and White game while Maurer flashed more than once. I even predicted on Twitter that Maurer would be the starter before October.
And I was roasted by many for my brutal honesty. Some even questioned my loyalty as a VFL.
Just saying.
I said all summer that this team would be lucky to get to 6-6 with JG at QB and it would take a win over Vanderbilt to get it.
JG was very erratic in the 2018 Mizzou and Vanderbilt losses and looked even worse in the Orange and White game while Maurer flashed more than once. I even predicted on Twitter that Maurer would be the starter before October.
And I was roasted by many for my brutal honesty. Some even questioned my loyalty as a VFL.
Just saying.
What’s wrong with Stanford? Getting worked by a 1-5 UCLA team after beating No. 15 Washington aaaaactually don’t answer that, it’s PAC 12 and I just lost interest....
Yeah can't see that unless we were to end up with Oklahoma coming in.I hate running from a fight too, but it's hard not to think what the cumulative effect of an auto loss every year, for 10-15 years, means to this program. How many 5-7 seasons could have been bowl games, 15 more practices, and better recruiting?
Think of Clemson's build had they been handed an autoloss every year while building up. No ACC titles. Stifled recruiting. Etc.
Fact is we will be a better program without it. Can we handle the ego part of that? Would anyone outside UT/Bama even notice? Does it happen and Saban immediately leaves and they go through a suck period anyway? Many questions, but I mostly see positives if we just suck up our pride. That said I absolutely don't see it happening without major conference restructuring. And Alabama and Saban will taper eventually. No team dominates 2+ decades.
Idk how y'all watch baseball I really don't. I know it's a blowout game but still my god it's awful.