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re: Which of these outcomes would you prefer?
Posted on 9/10/17 at 10:06 am to Hawgeye
Posted on 9/10/17 at 10:06 am to Hawgeye
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I think Long, along with Bert misjudged the roster and the football program as a whole at the time and assumed Petrino left the cupboard semi full.
I don't buy that.
Long has stated publicly and in interviews that he told Bert the first two years were essentially freebies and that it was a substantial rebuilding effort.
I do think Bert significantly underestimated how tough of a rebuild it would be, especially given the style of football he prefers and the dynamics of the SEC. It also goes withiut saying that he either underestimated how tough the SEC is, how capable he was/is of coaching in it, or both.
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Posted on 9/10/17 at 10:07 am to BB1977
quote:exactly. There's no reason we can't be just as good as Oklahoma state, tcu, Utah etc. Meaning pretty good competitive year in and year out with a chance to make a run every 2 or 3 years
I believe we can get a coach where we are better than mediocre year end and year out.
Posted on 9/10/17 at 10:10 am to Feral
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It also goes withiut saying that he either underestimated how tough the SEC is, how capable he was/is of coaching in it, or both.
I would lean towards both.
Its one thing to sit up in the Big Ten and crow about how overrated you think the SEC is and how you think your North league is tough too. Its another to be smack dab in the middle of the SEC West and your only light weeks are playing OOC TCU, FAMU's of the world.
I think thats why Patterson has never left TCU and why Meyer took the OSU job and why Franklin left Vandy for Penn State. Its harder than people realize, and you don't actually realize it until you're right in the thick of the SEC schedule.
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