Strange mix of emotions today. It’s sort of like getting dumped but realizing you could now ask that other good looking girl in 3rd period out. But she could say no. Or she could be a psychopath. And maybe it was just about to get better with your ex, but you’d be dating since 9th grade and she’s the only girlfriend you’ve had in high school. That was the day.
But it’s over. And I knew it. I knew it in Jacksonville. I went to every game this year, and what I can tell is that it just wasn’t fun. You guys tha know me, know I live for it. Saturdays in the fall are my vacation, and being a dawg fan, especially a road dawg, took more work than I can ever imagine. We had almost nothing to cheer for. We nearly let a terrible vandy team beat us. We lost terribly to UT, after being up by 21. We were embarrassed in Jax. We couldn’t hardly do anything in Auburn, only to do less in Atlanta. 5 worst road games I’ve ever attended in a season. All season long, we had one fun night against the cocks. That was it. 1 game to cheer and feel really good. And the fanbase knew it. Our fans were listless and numb leaving Everbank. It was a morgue. We had been to a funeral. My wife said it. It felt different. I knew after the other 50 losses we could turn it around. After that one, I was finally not as convinced.
I wanted Richt to stick around. I thought holding the team together was masterful. I wanted Eason and the recruiting class and Chubb back. I wanted him to get another shot. But, I get it. I’ve had enough staff members to know that if you know…you gotta make the move.
I’m not sure I trust McGarity, but we have to. But, for some strange reason, I trust Kirby. I can say that Herman is no different from Kirby. He’s been a head coach for 1 season. Would it make you feel better if Kirby had just finished up a one year stint at Houston at 10-2. Probably. But that doesn’t really mean anything. Just because it’s an easy hire doesn’t mean it’s wrong. If Kirby comes here, it’s because he wants to be here. It’s because he WANTS to do at home. It’s because he wants to build something we’ve never seen. I think he knows how. Listen, guys, he’s learned from the most remarkable coach that we’ve probably ever seen in SEC history. From 2008-2015, this is Bama’s regular season records:
12-0
12-0
9-3
11-1
11-1
11-1
11-1
11-1
We’ve never seen anything like it. It is a run only comparable in recent memory to Bobby at FSU and Osborne at the end at Nebraska (but even Osborne’s stretch wasn’t that long). Kirby has seen first hand how to win in THIS LEAGUE up close and personal. And he’s our guy. We have seen the implants into the conference that are pretty good coaches that take a while to catch up. Kirby won’t feel the pressure of 100,000 people in stadiums and Momma’s living room because he lives it every day. I don’t know if he’ll be a good tactical coach on gameday, but I know he’ll load us up with talent like never before, have a mean, lights out defense and run a pro-style offense like the one that has produced the last two RBs to win Heismans (in about 2 weeks).
How would I feel about Muschamp as DC? I don’t know. He’s an embarrassment, but I trust Kirby. Kiffin was an embarrassment, but you haven’t heard a peep since he went to T-town. That’s the kind of ship I expect Kirby to run. Herman doesn’t excite me just because he’s got a year’s experience. I have no idea if he can recruit South GA. I know Kirby can. Dantonio or Brian Kelly excites me, but I don’t think we’re going THAT expensive. So let’s have mama call. He might be our Spurrier. It might bug him to no end to see us lose and he might do anything to fix it.
But I want it to be fun again. And it just wasn’t fun this year.
Go Dawgs!
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