Which Would You Rather?

[rockinchair]

Thought this might make for some good discussion.

Which would you rather have this upcoming year?

A) Another strong season on the field (10+ wins, win the East, etc.), but another disappointing recruiting class?

B) Or, do we struggle on the field this year, but have a Top 5 class?

Obviously, no one WANTS us to struggle on the field. That goes without saying.

But in everyone's opinion, which would be more encouraging regarding the direction of the program under Mac, A or B?

 

[MJMGator]

Can't I hope for 10+ wins that helps create a top 5 class?

 

[MertzJay26]

C) Foley fired

^ if you're really looking for discussion, that would do it

 

[URGatorBait]

Silly question

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

A and B

 

[GatorStud]

+10 win season with a rock toting rumbling backfield and receivers hauling in trigger pulling QB play = Recruits clamoring to get on board. Of course, a Gator always expects his/her Defense to hold their own

 

[GatorTAG]

 

[NVGator]

A decently coached basketball team.

 

[rockinchair]

I guess I shouldn't have made it a "which would you rather" have type of question / post.

The point is which of the two would have you feeling the most encouraged about Mac and the direction of the program?

 

[MJMGator]

Neither of those choices would inspire optimism.

 

[rockinchair]

Neither of those choices would inspire optimism.

Winning 10 games for the second season in a row wouldn't make you feel good about Mac? When the two seasons prior we won a combined 11 games?

A Top 5 recruiting class wouldn't be encouraging to you either?

 

[MertzJay26]

A decently coached basketball team.

 

[rogdochar]

2 warmup wins establishing a Spurrier type offense with excellent QB.
Then 10 straight blow-out wins with top 5 Offense, top 5 Defense.
All followed by a top 3 recruited class.

After that ... a 25 win basketball season.

 

[Gatorphan]

Definitely another 10 or 11 win season with a trip to Atlanta. Especially if it includes a win over the Dwags and Clowns. Class overall rankings are overrated. I think having a great class on paper gives you a better chance to have great players, but it's not always the case.

 

[GatorStud]

Definitely another 10 or 11 win season with a trip to Atlanta. Especially if it includes a win over the Dwags and Clowns. Class overall rankings are overrated. I think having a great class on paper gives you a better chance to have great players, but it's not always the case.

^this
or as my sig succinctly states...

 

[lagator]

Thought this might make for some good discussion.

Which would you rather have this upcoming year?

A) Another strong season on the field (10+ wins, win the East, etc.), but another disappointing recruiting class?

B) Or, do we struggle on the field this year, but have a Top 5 class?

Obviously, no one WANTS us to struggle on the field. That goes without saying.

But in everyone's opinion, which would be more encouraging regarding the direction of the program under Mac, A or B?

This was by far the worst 10 win season in program history with a total collapse ending culminating in by far the worst Gator Bowl loss ever, a record that Mack will likely hold forever. So I would hope for better performance on the field, which wasn't one of your options I realize.

It's too early to rate this class, but it would be nice not to miss on so many top in-state targets.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Winning 10 games for the second season in a row wouldn't make you

Would you rather have a pretty spouse who won't have sex or an ugly spouse who is crazy in bed? It's a silly dichotomy.

Nothing about signing a mediocre class (by SEC standards) suggests we are in for some special year. One of the major reasons teams like aTm and Tinerc are mediocre is because they sign classes like the one we just signed.

You seem impressed with two 10 win seasons. It could mean we are on the right path if we follow up with a monster recruiting class (basically impossible unless we run off some of our Trash) or it could mean we hired version of Mark Richt who can't recruit. I know "ten wins" used to be the standard for a good year, but its been really watered down by the two additional games they have added (cupcakes for us) over the last 15 years. A 10-4 season today is an 8-4 season in the 90s.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

This was by far the worst 10 win season in program history with a total collapse ending culminating in by far the worst Gator Bowl loss ever, a record that Mack will likely hold forever. So I would hope for better performance on the field, which wasn't one of your options I realize.

It's too early to rate this class, but it would be nice not to miss on so many top in-state targets.

I guess you weren't around for the '96 Fiesta Bowl. Getting blown out in a National Championship game that we were confident we'd win vs losing a 2nd tier bowl game that we had very little chance of winning. The Fiesta Bowl was far more embarrassing.

 

[lagator]

I guess you weren't around for the '96 Fiesta Bowl. Getting blown out in a National Championship game that we were confident we'd win vs losing a 2nd tier bowl game that we had very little chance of winning. The Fiesta Bowl was far more embarrassing.

I wasn't counting NC Games, but no doubt, that was our worst beatdown in a championship game. If you want to consider 2015 Citrus Bowl our second worst beatdown it doesn't really change the point much.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

A.)How about we just start off with being more than functional the entire season on offense?
B.) Can we get back to beating the livin' schmit out of the cupcakes on our schedule?.....which btw includes everyone in the East Division.
C.) Can we beat our biggest recruiting rival on the field instead of crapping our pants 6 out of the last 7 times?
These 3 things will give you the only answer you're looking for.....