Quote Originally Posted by BB30 View Post
Yes, that played a role in him wanting out. We were pretty dang close to firing him a couple of times and a lot of people didn't really realize that I don't believe.

Pressure from the adminstration and the fanbase.

That is why realistic expectations are so important and our fanbase is full of people that have extremely unrealistic expectations.

Where we are at currently, going anywhere from 6-6 to 9-3 with a shot at making a run every 4 or 5 years should be sufficient for everybody. Unfortunately, we have fans that think we should be beating Alabama and winning 10 games a year with some regularity while nobody in the rest of the conference is beating them on a regular basis nor are many teams going 10-2 often. Schools that spend way more on football than we do aren't even winning 10 games consistently.

We have the smallest donor base in the conference, we have been outspent by everybody in our conference not named Vanderbilt. Yes, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Missouri donate/spend more on football and recruiting than us.

Money isn't always a good indicator of who will be successful but most of the time it is.

We are potentially dead last in giving as Vandy's numbers are private because they are a private institution.

We have a cheap beer budget fan base and yet, our fans are expecting champagne results. In what other industry/world does that typically lead to success?

Last I looked we are also dead last in recruiting spending and we still have fans that expect us to recruit better than 3/4ths of the conference.
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