Outside looking in I have a question

OUr defense was great b/w '09 and '13. Then it went to complete shite in '14 and carried through '15. No matter what, we have nowhere to go but UP on defense. Muschamp will bring in better coaches, players and a more competitive/aggressive mindset. I don't think anyone questions what he can do on that side of the ball.

Muschamp's work ethic is also pretty evident, he started booking flights and officially recruiting coaches right away. He's already started t he process to flip some players/coaches and we have some OV's lined up now with guys we had no shot with last week. He can recruit, that's for sure.

It all is going to come down to offense. If he can bring in a good OC, who can utilize what personnel we have effectively, WHILE still building/recruiting an elite group of players for the offense they one day want, that will be key. The new OC is going to have to evaluate what players we have on that side, see how they can be used in things he wants to do and then play to the strengths that our offensive personnel have. Too often an OC comes into a team and tries to make the squad do his program/plays and he doesn't have the personnel to run it (i.e. not enough speed, WR's not tall enough or physical enough, not enough depth a RB, poor OL that can't pass protect etc....)

If the new OC and Off. Position Coaches can continue to develop the players we have and recruit the players we need, we'll be ok.

Boom is going to get a fair amount of talent on the defense this year, but it just hasn't been well coached for 2 years. I think Boom is going to do well, we'll make a bowl next year and everyone will say that progress is being made. Then after 2 of his recruiting classes, we'll start competing again for the division and further.

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Honestly, after Herman passed and UGA opened up, which took Smart off the table, I don't see what other options were out there that were a good fit for our needs. We could have gone with Lincoln Riley or a mid major coach, but would they have been able to recruit SC, NC, GA and FL like we needed? I'm cautiously optimistic and it's going to come down to whether or not he learned his lesson on offense and doesn't micromanage too much.

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That pretty-much sums-it-up for me as well.

We had to get it done and get the recruiting process underway ... get past all the second-guessing about what went down during the search.

We had to hire a strong recruiter who could assemble a strong staff.

We had to hire someone with energy and enthusiasm for the program, someone who would stick with us for a long long time.

We had to hire someone who was eager to prove himself, to compete in this league, preferably with HC experience.

He wasn't our first choice but, by no means, was he our last.

I am of the opinion that this hire has a good chance for success and that everything works-out for the best in the end.

The more I watch him assembling his staff, recruiting, interacting with the fans, the more convinced I am that this is going to turn-out to be a good hire. Of course, only time will tell.

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... just win all the games we're supposed to win and many of the games we're not supposed to win.

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This is what its all about right here. Muschamp will give you that, something Richt was failing to do his last five years.

I think it is a good hire and will prove a lot of people's opinions about Muschamp wrong.

The only uncertain with the hire is the offense/QB play. We will see how Roper works out. He received high praise from Connor Shaw, fwiw.