Let's all be honest, if the product on the field hadn't looked as bad an Injun in a wonder woman uniform the first two years, he would have had some leeway in year 3. There is a lot of stuff he could have done personality wise that would have helped him as well. This is going to be a brutal schedule, but the great ones rise above. Only 4 true away games, that means most of this will be in front of the home crowd, there are no excuses year 3.
This. Similar to this year, yes, there are some difficulties to account for, but that’s what great coaches do. For all of the woes, such as offensive line, there are bright spots like the play of Mertz, ETN, RP and Wilson. On defense, we started two five stars, both with experience, an All-SEC end, a corner that at one point was wanted by Smart and a lot of talented youth. Is it ideal, no. But is it so out of the realm of possibility that we will likely never see such a roster dilemma again? Also no. That’s life. Same with the schedule. It’s brutal, but also our new reality.
The argument after 2013 was the historical amount of injuries, which was somewhat accurate. Probably wouldn’t see that again. Still wanted WM gone, but it was valid. The question again here is if we ever have holes in our roster again, either due to injury, transfers, recruiting or portal losses, etc, what can we expect. The answer is right around .500. If that’s acceptable, then he’s your guy. If not, he is out. So anything less than 8-9 wins next year should be all the answer you need.