I guess my point on Turge's teams was his constant whining really got old. I would drive in from Austin for games and the crowd felt kind of lifeless half the time and then in the post game he would bitch about it. I understood his frustration but he never seemed to thank those that did come out or to do anything to get people excited about coming out. He wouldn't visit student groups or participate in promotions. It was really stark to see the difference between him and Gary Blair. There is only so much you can do to guilt people into attendance, you need to find ways to get them excited about wanting to be there.

The style of play was part of it of course. More than the style though was the lack of effort the team often had. It seemed like they would sleepwalk through games against lesser teams and do just enough to win. Lots of turnovers and lack of effort. Then they just wouldn't have the talent to win against the big boys and Turge never pulled in any big names. It's like he never figured out that if you bitch publicly about the support of your fanbase over and over then it doesn't exactly help you on the recruiting trail.

That's what has me excited about how they are handling this UF game. They seem to be really trying hard to get the excitement back. Hopefully they can get some of the energy of the Gillispie era working again. I think Ags just want someone that clearly wants to be there and has players that give 100% effort.