Exactly. In the Big 10 yeah. The SEC- no. The last time we pulled it off was 1999 when we had the number 1 defense in America.
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We had the best defense in America in ?18 and what?d that give us? 8 wins.
We aren?t going to beat the big boys playing their game. No matter how much some of our resident mouth breathers refuse to believe it. We have to do things different.
Playing slow, methodical offense and focusing on our our defense isn?t going to win games against UGA, Bama, Or Texas. Sumrall has the most talent in the Sun Belt and can beat Southern Miss, USA, and others doing that.
I don't care what we run as long as we win. I really don't want a boring offense. I hated the Leach AR because of how boring and predictable it was. I REALLY hated the offense this year. I just like winning. So my point was I don't care if we line up and play Iowa offense and win 8-10 games a year. I'm not a cult member like some on this board.
If all things are equal, sure everyone would take an entertaining g offense w 10 wins vs a boring one w 10. But prior to 14 the only 10 win reg season ever , we had a 10 win season in 99 counting bowl and that offense was boring as hell. But guess what they won.
Look, I prefer Lebby over sumrall. I do. But you and your crystal ball is just that, made up crap. You don't know how well he will recruit. You don't know how many games either will win here. But carry on. Course of sun talk gets it, we won't have to listen to you anymore cause you're out.
We got I?m headed to retirement Leach and it sucked here. It was boring and ineffective. I hated it and he refused to recruit over Will Rogers.
I think Todd?s point is that we can?t win in the SEC playing the way Iowa plays. Which after this year, everyone should be in agreeance with. We tried that out with Arnett and Barbay. Sumrall is in the same mold.
My argument the whole time about Sumrall has been he won?t be successful here like he is at Troy because he just out talents teams running an Iowa-lite type of offense. He will bring that philosophy here and fail.
His will start struggling mightily next year when he starts running out of Chip Lindsey?s recruits.
Be honest. Today is the first Troy game you've really payed attention to.
Because it sounds like there's a lot of our fans paying attention to him and using one game, today's game, as the basis for why they don't want him.
They are going to blow out Southern Miss and finish 10-2 with losses to Kansas State and James Madison. We could do worse than a guy with SEC playing and coaching experience that wins football games at a P5 school in our recruiting footprint.
I think the argument is more so what works there would not translate to the SEC at a program that struggles with obtaining talent. We see this all the time with G5 coaches going to P5 jobs with even better resources than us. I think he is a good coach, but I would highly question if he translates well to what we need in 2023