I only stated a simple and incontrovertible fact, wins over time. That’s all. Everything else being preached by everyone that replied to my post is a creation of their own feelings, or more specifically a group thought, that I accurately targeted with my post. It got the predictable reaction.
It served to prove my second comment, that feelings are overriding fact with a huge segment of the board fan base, many whom are participating in this thread. One in particular who routinely disparaged one of the most prolific passers in Gator history.
I think the purpose for making my post is clear enough for those who can step back, take a breath and stop the endless death spiral of negativity about anything and everything they don’t agree with. We ALL would love a return to the top of the heap, especially those of us who’ve been fans long before the SOS decade and the short Meyer tenure. Silly comments made trying to claim some imaginary absolute discussion victory by suggesting some fans don’t want us to regain “elite” status are stupid and simpleton blather to hide behind. It reveals shortsightedness and being blinded by the tree in front of you instead of stepping back and seeing the entire forest.
It’s even more clear than ever, Gator fans chose to suffer victory as much as defeat. Many will find fault in everything simply to complain. A vast majority of them are products of the fan base spoilage given birth by the success of the SOS years. Success is built on a firm base. Mullen is a building block laid on the rubble left from the Butters regime. SOS had that base to build from when he came home. If it’s to happen again Mullen has to make tougher decisions, we all agree. He’s not perfect. However, people need to stop trying to discount the massive improvement Mullen has been and the turnaround he’s made in the direction of the program. It’s ignorant to even try to imply such.