I'm actually with the Donkey on this one. While our last few classes may have been ranked better than the bottom tier of SEC teams, they also have had ZERO coaching, ZERO S&C, and were part of the laziest administration ever. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard - right?
Our bottom half of the roster is FAU at best. Sadly, a lot of those guys are our upperclassmen who are now expected to contribute. We look like FAU. Upsetting better teams with more energy and getting smoked by better teams who come to play. This is what SunBelt fans feel every year. Except, we get to play an actual SEC slate.
Also, our SunBelt defense is geared toward pass rush only. We can only do that well when we have a lead and force the other team to be one-dimensional. We had a chance yesterday, yet again, to go up quickly in the first few drives of the game and help the defense. Except, yet again, the offense stalled. Franks inability to push the ball downfield with any sort of accuracy and consistency is destroying the offense and punishing our one-dimensional defense.
And, for some God unknown reason, we were also going hurry-up when we couldn't move the ball. Why?