Totally agree. I want to pull for this guy so bad, and I obviously want him and the team to be successful but it just isn’t going to happen.
I could make a ton of excuses for him today: our top 2 defenders choosing not to play, our QB that gives us the best chance to win being out, leading rusher in the SEC getting hurt on the first play, etc.....But just looking at the total big picture leads me to believe that this dude just will not be successful here.
What a rude awakening for him. He steps off the plane in Starkville talking about ring sizes and clearing off space on the mantle for Heisman trophies and ****....the bravado. Just staggering. Look, I like confidence. I dig it. When Mullen came here and just told everyone to 17 off, I loved it. We needed that at that time. But this is not that. It’s naivety. Which is not what we need right now, or ever.
He spoke about this season being an “entire book” in a head coach’s memoir(rather than just a single chapter). I agree. What an awful season with tons of adversity. But tutorgate aside, the adversity was largely created by him. The offensive system is abysmal, special teams were a nightmare all season, and the starting QB getting taken out by one of our own players?? Inexcusable. I could name many more and so could you.
At some point you have to take a look in the mirror. And he’s a smart guy, I’m sure he will this offseason. But I feel like we are mired in the definition of insanity. And I just don’t think he has the ability to acknowledge it and make the necessary changes.
So here’s to 2020. Grab your drinks and toast to another year of this nightmare. And mark my words: IT WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THIS YEAR, if not worse. And then we’ll get a new coach and start all over again.
Happy New Year to all.
