Nah man if you think I only see positive I don't know what to tell you. What I do know is that we are eat better off than we have been despite the somewhat sluggish start to recruiting. I worry quite a bit about the defense going forward just don't see the point in griping constantly about things I cant change. I love an explosive defense but hated the repeated lapses we saw this year. When we officially lose polite and zuniga I will worry even more but again....I'm in wait and see mode.
Zuniga is probably in for another year, he is the 18th-21st ranked at his position on most boards I've seen. Polite has a mid1st/ early 2nd round grade. But that isn't where the majority of our issues on the line are at DT where we only picked up one.
Mullen haters cited his inability to beat ranked teams. So we beat LSU and miss st and with a depleted team and people still gripe. They griped about his recruiting at miss state. He will recruit better here and its already happening for 2020. I don't care about other schools. Well sort of. We're not beating Bama or georgia often on recruits. We just aren't set up for it. Uga used to beat Spurrier in recruiting too. How did that work out. But there has to be a balance and we are a little short on the recruiting end for now. I just see the change in energy, coaching, perception haopening and willing to give him a pass with all other things considered.
Mullen did go 2-3 against ranked team, and 2-1 against teams with equal or better talent. But I've already addressed his coaching as far as this conversation, yet you bring up it instead of keeping to the topic at hand.
Until we have LOI's for 2020 there is nothing to discuss there, they will not be helping this team until 2020 if they sign.
If you do not care about other schools, how to compare the job he is doing? If the market is 130 D1 schools and 65 P5 schools, that is the market that is what he is compared against. More specifically there are 14 SEC schools and only 10 schools that are on our tier of programs nationally.
UGA used to beat Florida regularly in recruiting under Spurrier…. so what you are saying it those teams from 90-02 we were less talented than UGA teams? I think much like your quarterback argument, you might want to go back and check the tape.
I do like your habit of giving an argument, being proven wrong then changing the argument... keep it up... you will be fun to play with.