re: Rick Ray or Sly Croom?

Croom. He took over a team that won only 8 games in the 3 seasons prior to his arrival. While ultimately he didn't turn things around, he beat Ole Miss and Bama twice, and took the Dogs to a bowl game (and won it) for the first time in 5 or 6 years. Ray inherited a team that had a winning record for 5 or 6 consecutive years prior to his arrival and didn't have a winning season in his 3 years there, and never made a postseason tournament...