Whats up everyone? Been awhile since I've posted. 5 small kids, etc. Ive been thinking about some of my frustration about our performance this year, especially coming off an unexpectedly good year, last year. Also, I've been consistently surprised at how unrealistic our fan base can be (me included), specifically in terms of a lack of patience with development. And it occurred to me that what Stoops has done at Kentucky is a great example of how our mentality should be moving forward and why we have MUCH more room for long-term optimism than KU does with Stoops. Here are my points to prove such a claim:
1) Like Kentucky, we are not going to consistently pull in the kinds of recruits that UGA is going to bring in. We will always be working to catch up in that department. We can consistently pull in top 15 classes. That is huge for us. In the long run, CWM will always be a superior recruiter; something Stoops can not claim.
2) Much like KU has done this year, we will need to keep on quietly getting better and then take advantage of a season or two to prove that Champ's program is on par or can be better than that of UGA, maybe UF (will will see what DM does there).
3) If we can be patient in recruiting and development, I believe we can build something that will eventually carry its own momentum. We simply do not have the program history or reputation to rely on in the way UGA, UF, et al do.
4) Boooing Jake Bently does not help. Having a fan base that is unrealistic does not ingratiate itself to the long-term rootedness that we will need to keep a very good coach like CWM around.
Programs win championships and we have never even sniffed at what that looks like until Spurrier came here. We've got to let CWM build it- it will emerge eventually. I think he's a better coach than anyone in the east.
1) Like Kentucky, we are not going to consistently pull in the kinds of recruits that UGA is going to bring in. We will always be working to catch up in that department. We can consistently pull in top 15 classes. That is huge for us. In the long run, CWM will always be a superior recruiter; something Stoops can not claim.
2) Much like KU has done this year, we will need to keep on quietly getting better and then take advantage of a season or two to prove that Champ's program is on par or can be better than that of UGA, maybe UF (will will see what DM does there).
3) If we can be patient in recruiting and development, I believe we can build something that will eventually carry its own momentum. We simply do not have the program history or reputation to rely on in the way UGA, UF, et al do.
4) Boooing Jake Bently does not help. Having a fan base that is unrealistic does not ingratiate itself to the long-term rootedness that we will need to keep a very good coach like CWM around.
Programs win championships and we have never even sniffed at what that looks like until Spurrier came here. We've got to let CWM build it- it will emerge eventually. I think he's a better coach than anyone in the east.
