Sofla strikes me as the kinda guy whos never experienced a full scale, necessary tear down and rebuild. I've been a part of one, and worse, helped lead one at a later point in my career and none of it is pretty or pleasant for quite a while. There is ALWAYS significant attrition, often of individuals traditionally thought of as key and fundamental to success, and rarely does one occur without serious questioning of methods, approach, and lack of positive results early. Those questions and concerns often come from the very individuals at the top who directed full-scale changes to start with.
I'm not going to say have faith b/c folks are already griping about that line of argument. I'll just say, as someone who has more experience with this type of a complete transformation than most, I'm extremely impressed with what I see.
I'll ask. Why exactly do we need a complete tear-down/rebuild? If it's so critical that we completely purge the guys we've purged because they represent everything awful about the previous state of affairs, why are they immediately being grabbed up by programs that have eaten our lunch for much of the past decade? Are we suddenly better at evaluating than Saban, Smart, or even Venables?
Understand, I'm fully supportive of cleansing the entire front office. And I've said nothing about guys like Brewster, Jules, Robinson, etc. being canned. They can all kick rocks because they were a part of the last staff and that's what incoming coaches do. Other than Charlie, and maybe one other coach, Meyer retained no one either. I'm also not talking about losing kids like Corrall, where a judgement call was made on a total pariah. There's nothing we're gaining by essentially dropping kids a week before ESD, especially Florida based kids.
And while I will agree I've never been a part of a full scale dismantling as you say, what I have been around is fans and boosters who aren't going to wait for 4 years to build something. The deeper the hole we dig this class, the more we have to focus on replacing bodies rather than positioning for 2023, the more difficult it will be to get there. It's not complicated. I want to see Napier succeed here. But several decisions he's made are severely hurting his chances. The program may be in a rebuild, but there's no reason why a competent coach can't come in and win with this roster to build for truly competing in a few years. We will be in this position again by Fall of '24 if that doesn't happen.