Philosophical Question...

So, $cam and crew have made me think about some deep issues. Of course, he's announced he's going pro, and Fairley has too. They really had a perfect storm of recruiting and senior leadership, which is usually what it takes to win a championship unless you are insanely talented. So those 2 mercenaries are going to play exactly 14 games for the War Chickens. So here's the question:

Would you take a 14-0 national championship run with 2 JUCO one hit wonders if it meant you went into the tank the next year?

It's easy to just say "of course", but you have to think about the longevity of the program and what is best. Is it best to build a program around a Murray or a season around a Newton? Just looking at their roster, it's staggering what they lose. Their 22 seniors consist of:

Etheridge - DB
Washington - DB
Bynes - LB
Burns - WR
Byrum - K
Caudle - 2009 starter & back-up QB
Fannin - 3rd down back
Carter - DE
Pugh - Center
Goggans - DE
Ziemba - OL
Zachary - WR
Clayton - DL

They lose 4 of their starting 5 on the OL and their 2 back-ups at the guard spots were also seniors. They lose 2 of 3 starting WR, they lose their starting, Heisman trophy winning QB and replace him w/ a guy named Barrett Trotter, who looks a lot more like Joe Cox and went to a school w/ the word "Christian" in the name. Just sayin'.

With Fairley leaving, they'll lose 3 of their 4 DL. 2 of their 3 LBs graduate. 2 of their starting 4 DBs graduate and their other 2 are juniors.

Their kicker and their punter were seniors. And their best kick returner was Washington. They will AT LEAST lose 14 of 22 starters on offense and defense (7 on both sides of the ball). And both their specialist. And 4 of those 8 coming back are juniors. Except for Dyer and McCaleb, there's not that many ball players in that bunch, either.

They play @ Clemson, @ South Carolina, @ Arkansas, @ LSU, and @ Georgia.

They also host Florida, Miss. St. and Bama.

I'm calling it. They're going 6-6 next year and they might not make a bowl. So, would you trade a BCS title for 5-7 and not going to a bowl the next year. (I know, I know, we didn't win the BCS and almost did that this year…but it's not like you wanted to.)