Meh.
Bump was the hire to make. It was right there, but we went the easy route.
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If he is lazy, how have we signed the class we have? We don't recruit Top 25 on reputation. So he and his staff must be doing something.
Doubt we would have beaten the number of ranked teams we did this year if he was lazy. Mullen couldn't lick his way into as many as Leach did.
That narrative of Leach laziness I think is idiotic and not able to be supported.
Name for me one non lazy staff in the entire country that has a lazy head football coach.
Staffs are driven by the head coach. They don't just randomly do things by themselves. It's coordinated under the vision of the head coach. If the staff isn't lazy, the head coach isn't lazy.
I'm pretty sure Kiffin spends more time in South Florida than Leach does, which is something I wouldn't have said a year ago. I mean, they are both there a lot, but I think Kiffin leaves his car running at the airport in Miami when he flies back to oxford.
Not saying it has been perfect by any means. But no successes? A&M, AU, and LSU away are big wins in the SEC. NC State and UK were good wins. I am not about moral victories but the UGA game was one of the gutsiest performances I have ever seen by any sports team.
The Memphis game and both Ole Misss games were big letdowns obviously. Although we pulled it out the La. Tech performance was a head scratcher. The bowl performance this year was downright terrible.
I think it would be fair to say Leach has been inconsistent, including flat performances. But to say there have been no success at State is just off the mark.
The big question is can he win 7 next year?