Irrelevant. You only play who is on your schedule. We were 15th nationally on offense. That’s a fact regardless of what narrative you or anyone else wants to bring. No our offense wasn’t what it needed to be. But it was good none the less.
Mine too!! Can't believe we came back from 16 down and couldn't make the FT when we needed it most. I truly believe if we had forced OT we would have won because we definitely had the momentum and better team. Just waited too long to start actually playing hard. If we don't learn from this game that the SEC is loaded from top to bottom and every game is gonna be a dogfight then we ain't gonna win anything. Not the SEC, not the SEC tourney, and definitely not gonna win the natty. I really like our team and Chaz seems to be getting his stroke back, but he has to be more aggressive coming off screens and trying to get open. He has got to be way more physical on both sides of the ball, especially offensively for us to have a shot.
You might grab a chair and popcorn because you'll be waiting a good long while. When has Heupel brought in a high dollar, "splash" player from the portal? I think he's been putting his faith in his HS recruiting and filling holes/adding depth pieces. All comes down to how good his staff is in evaluations and development. In year 4, I think we've got a body of work to look at and form some opinions. We are what we are.
Serious question. Does anyone see UT ponying up the scratch it will take to sign Tate? Know he'd likely be the best WR in our room, but he's no better than #3 at OSU. Is that kind of money for Tate well spent? Or could we take that money and put it toward multiple players who can start and/or provide depth? It's not like we're "one player away"....at least in my opinion.
Short memory? Injuries are a part of the game. Mayes, Pili, etc. Still say we'd better get another playable CB. We've also got needs on the LOS...both sides. Not sold on our LB corp either. Just saying paying a huge sum to one player vs adding multiple player who can either make us better or provide depth at critically thin positions might be a better way to use the money. Will adding OSU's 3rd best WR really bring us into competing with the elite programs in the sport? Not in my mind. Now if we're talking about their freak #1 receiver, that's a horse of a different color.
Aren't we still under a scholly limit of 83 for another year or two? So we can't really judge Heupel and co. until those limitations are off the table? I used to believe that a coach needs 4 years to flip the roster and get "his players" before it's fair to judge him. With the portal, I'm not so sure I can accept that premise.
This was from a supposed insider, so take it however seriously you want. It's not like this is Josh scheduling an out of band press conf to tell the world that the staff likes the roster. It's supposedly an insider source reporting on the coachs' feelings behind the scenes.
