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No disagreement from me on that one. I do, however, think that the team was slowly crumbling down the stretch, and it was largely due to Treon's inability to complete even basic passes. The same song and dance that most of these guys have witnessed for most of the past 4-5 seasons clearly had worn on them. While it was Mac's team, he can hardly be blamed for the disaster he was left. But again, just a bad game.
As for Vanderbilt, they've played some of Spurrier and Meyer's best teams extremely tough. I think part of it is the "it's Vandy" mindset, and part of it is its typical placement on the schedule, right after the uga game. Definite hangover effect in that game. Plus Treon.
I won't excuse the Michigan game, because it was a disaster. I think the team had checked out, and I think/hope he learned a lesson with regards to allowing Seniors and draft eligible players to go into "me mode" in the lead-up to the game. Plus Treon.
The signature difference between the guy we're bashing in this thread and Mac is that under the previous regime we never appeared to have any sort of gameplan other than to run the clock and hope to win by 6. And it was every game. As J said, we may not have a complete verdict on Mac yet. But there's no comparison or debate in terms of which one actually looks like a real coach, and which one was a total clown that set our program back 5+ years.
