Quote Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg View Post
This morning Bo said that word from within the program was that Moorehead was caught off guard by the speed of SEC defenses & was not prepared for that until he saw it.

I think this is an interesting comment that brings up a number of questions:

- I'm not sure if you can blame this on Moorehead, sure he's responsible, but how would he have known?

- This is why people always ask when you hire a new coach, "Has he coached in the SEC?" I'm not sure why it didn't matter for Saban & Meyer, but maybe they are just outliers. This is why people ask whether or not coaches have SEC experience & why they rightfully should ask.

- It's amazing how the national media has effectively created an illusion that the quality of college football teams across the country is mostly similar. I don't completely blame the media though because 1. They are not scouts & 2. Everyone outside of the SEC footprint wants to believe their teams are similar with SEC teams.

- Will Moorehead also need this adjustment period in recruiting? My guess is yes

- If Moorehead has indeed learned his lesson, was it worth losing 2 games with this roster for him to learn it?

Just some thoughts on a comment that I think tells a lot. Also, I wish Moorehead would've learned his lesson a little quicker, but credit to him for making adjustments & realizing he wasn't in the land of slow white boys anymore in which decisions can be made slower & there is infinitely more field to work with due to the lack of speed.
How do you know it didn't affect Meyer & Saban? Meyer went 9-3 at FL and Saban went 8-4 at LSU. Both also came into SEC when it wasn't as strong as it is now.