2 weeks in a row man. We been sucking it up on here. Off the chain
I get the frustration. I'm 49 and was fortunate enough to see the 90's. The streak against Bama was nice, the one against UF not so much. Here's the thing. I bought into Lane but moreso the staff with Monte, Chaney and Coach O. That relationship didn't last too long. I never believed in Derek the Doofus, sure he quoted Rommel and others, but it never felt like he was the right one. Butch, he came from tagging along behind what Kelley had left. Add in his brick by brick and whatever other innuendos and he came across as a used car salesman, especially when you listened to the BJ shows on Sundays.
I won't sit here and pretend JP is the man. I think it's more than fair to question his staffing moves, especially Brumbaugh when it costs the University upwards of 800K. Helton...I can see the allure but maybe JP was too young in his career and had his fingers all over the play calling. I'll give him a pass on that one as I consider it better than Butch promoting Larry Scott. I never once felt like that was going to work. I also think it's fair to critique him on not playing others when the game is over at the start of the 4th qtr.
JP has his work cut out for him no doubt. We aren't tOSU, Bama, UGA, LSU, etc where we can cherry-pick kids within 300 miles of the campus. The days of Fulmer rolling into SC and grabbing a Haynesworth no longer exists. JP and his staff will have to work their asses off to recruit at that level until we start winning. I do believe they're giving that effort. I like the kids they're bringing in.
I personally am willing to wait a few more years to see what he and the staff can do with players like Omari, Keyshawn, Bailey, Hyatt, Lenneth, etc. I do believe he has recruited rather well and when you swallow your pride and realize we aren't the UT of the 90's you maybe willing to cut him a little slack. If he fails to develop those players in the next 2-3 years and we're still losing by 30 to Bammer, then I'll likely agree it's time to look elsewhere. Until then I am in no mood for another coaching change.