I think they were due to coming off a 9 and 4 season in which we had a lot of breaks go our way.
We're expectations too high for this past football season?
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Definitely. We were not a good 9-4 team last year. Thinking we could challenge UGA for the East was asinine. Put way too much emphasis on that game and crapped the bed.. set the tone for the season.
Won’t be a problem next year
Probably. I think a lot of us remember the 11-2/5 straight vs Clemson and decided it shouldn't take long for Muschamp to pick up there and take a step forward.
We should have focused on the 7-6 and 3-9 finish, the depleted roster with no QB, no RB, no pass rushers, etc. My problem is this: granted, I don't know EXACTLY what the incoming players will become...but I STILL don't see any RBs or pass rushers. Maybe Pickens, but no one else is getting the fan base excited.
I think ANY coach coming in was looking at a 5 year rebuild. Problem is, I don't think Muschamp can/will get it done.
We should have focused on the 7-6 and 3-9 finish, the depleted roster with no QB, no RB, no pass rushers, etc. My problem is this: granted, I don't know EXACTLY what the incoming players will become...but I STILL don't see any RBs or pass rushers. Maybe Pickens, but no one else is getting the fan base excited.
I think ANY coach coming in was looking at a 5 year rebuild. Problem is, I don't think Muschamp can/will get it done.
I expected our QB to play like a third year starter. Didn't happen. I expected our receiving corp to be at or near the top in the conference. Didn't happen. I expected a running back or two rise to the top of the heap. Didn't happen or wasn't allowed to happen idk. Those are where my expectations fell short. Can't say my expectations on defense wasn't met. Although I do think playing to defend the long ball while giving up short balls contributed to injuries in the secondary. I'd call that more of a disappointment in strategy than not meeting an expectation.
The question is how low will expectations be next year.
Whatever you want to call the new fresh expectation level now is zilch. This team and staff took any expectation level by the fans in a trash can put gas on them and lit a match.
Hope we win 6 and get to a bowl and hope we don’t get massacred by our rival. Not even dreaming of a division title.
See that was easy....
Evidentially but they shouldn’t have been. Many reasons and excuses but the staff needs to motivate, train, and prepare this team much better.
When you look at a game like the Belk Bowl and absolutely give no credit beforehand to the team you are playing, like many did with UVA, is it any wonder that folks were upset? Why they thought since we are in the SEC we should automatically walk over them. Those were unrealistic expectations that lead to so much anger. Yes, we should have won, but they were not a team that was so much inferior to ours. Realistically, if we could have won, it would have been in a close game and high-scoring game.
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