Good luck eventually runs out. UT and UK victories were just that. Mac has won against subpar SEC East teams with poor coaching and has yet to win, let alone compete, against a legit national contender. Yeah, all obvious I know but had to get it off my chest.
It's not only the X's and O's but also a culture issue. No accountability for the coaching staff or players, no sense of urgency and it seems everyone is going through the motions. I don't blame the players- this starts with the head coach and trickles down to everyone and the "aww shucks, we are all family" attitude has to go. Our offense is predictable and coaches can't develop players. There are freshman leading their teams to victories and we can't throw for 150 yards against any team that isn't by a bottom feeder or suffer some from pathetic coaching decisions. Our special teams are a joke outside of Townsend. How can you have all that talent and speed and not at least be respectable in the return game or ever come close to blocking a punt?
Wanting and hoping to win is different than doing the things that it takes to win, like devising a game plan that matches your talent. It's the same poor coaching, pedestrian game plan and mistakes every week with no sign of any progress or change on the horizon. Hope isn't a game plan.
Yes, we are missing players but why are you recruiting and keeping morons who do these things? Because you are desperate and need talent to overcome your lack of coaching and failure to develop players.
I know this is mostly repetitive of what's already on this board but I hate not enjoying Gator football like I once did and just need to vent.