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Posted on 8/15/16 at 12:32 pm to Iosh
Posted on 8/15/16 at 12:32 pm to Iosh
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I think if Sumlin can get to 8 wins in the reg season, and avoid another recruiting meltdown, he should be retained. I don't know why anyone who remembers the Fran and Sherman eras would be turning up their nose at an 8-win floor in a tougher conference. And we know the ceiling is substantially higher.
Because this isn't a "hit the floor" year. Whatever struggles we are facing this year are nothing compared to what we are facing say next year. This year we have:
-our most talented team in decades including a top 5 in draft DE
-a senior QB who has some experience and has beat Bama (showing his ceiling)
-we get Tenn, Ole Miss, and LSU at home (not that that means much under Sumlin)
My beef with saying 8 wins is ok is this is the EXACT kind of year we should be getting ten wins. Next year seven or eight is fine, but this year we need to hit a peak to prove to this fanbase Sumlin can do it without Johnny.
I believe there are a few coaches in the game who would win ten games with this team. If Sumlin isn't one of them because he mismanages our advantages he is done for even if we don't fire him.
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Posted on 8/15/16 at 12:33 pm to cardboardboxer
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Because this isn't a "hit the floor" year. Whatever struggles we are facing this year are nothing compared to what we are facing say next year. This year we have:
-our most talented team in decades including a top 5 in draft DE
-a senior QB who has some experience and has beat Bama (showing his ceiling)
-we get Tenn, Ole Miss, and LSU at home (not that that means much under Sumlin)
My beef with saying 8 wins is ok is this is the EXACT kind of year we should be getting ten wins. Next year seven or eight is fine, but this year we need to hit a peak to prove to this fanbase Sumlin can do it without Johnny.
I believe there are a few coaches in the game who would win ten games with this team. If Sumlin isn't one of them because he mismanages our advantages he is done for even if we don't fire him.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 6:07 pm to cardboardboxer
quote:I don't think this is "our most talented team in decades." Our entire offense is questionable. The O-Line is mostly new starters and the backfield is a black box of OU transfers that might be good or might suck. Knight had two years to replicate his Sugar Bowl performance against worse defenses so I'm not gonna crown him just yet. The WR corps is Kirk, Reynolds, and a lot of unfulfilled potential.
Because this isn't a "hit the floor" year. Whatever struggles we are facing this year are nothing compared to what we are facing say next year. This year we have:
-our most talented team in decades including a top 5 in draft DE
-a senior QB who has some experience and has beat Bama (showing his ceiling)
-we get Tenn, Ole Miss, and LSU at home (not that that means much under Sumlin)
Our DL is great but we had turnover in the secondary and I'm gonna believe it when I see it when it comes to our LBs.
This post was edited on 8/16/16 at 6:10 pm
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